The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-17
PROGRAMME FORCONGRESS.
THE PRESIDENT ~ CONSTIPATION
WITH REPUBLICAN, SENATOR'S.
The Nicarsgus Canal 81 to He Passed After
Contract for the Right Of way Has bsen
Made. and the Bsy.Pauncefote treaty
Ratined-Aii War Taxes Nav he Removed
Shipping and Army Bills to Be Pushed-

MRde, ana the hay.PauncerOte hres'y
Ratined-Am War Taxes NAV he Removed
shipping and Army Bills to BE Pusned-
WASHINGTON. Nov. 10 President Mchin-
ley has been In consultation to-day with
two or three Republican Senators who are
here TO attend the meeting of the special
Senate Committee engaged in the task oil
investigating Cuban affairs. and something
like a programme for legislation during the
approaching session was outlined. These taiks
with the Senators followed the meeting OF the
Cabinet. where the views OF the various secre-
taries were obtained by the President vi
course. no formal rogramme can be arrahseu
until the Speaker and members OF the houSe
and a majority Of the Senate arrive in the clty'
but from the expression OF opinions to-day q
fairly good idea was obtained Of what the lead
ers Of the Republican party propose TO DO
In the first place 1t can be positively sta~o
that no attempt will be made during the pres
ent session to enact legislation for REDUCING
the representation In Congress and the flec-
toral College Of the Southern states VINO nave
DISTINGUISHED certain classes OF citlzefs' iNe
President. IL opposed to the agitation ot uh's
subject. at least at this time. aud 80 are the
Republican leaders in and out Of Congress
with whom he has talked. A rearportionmeht
bill will be passed. however. II there Is time.
~ Z " Nll' uAlllpoN W ''e s'f
that developed during to-day's conferences
Ia that the Nicaraguan Canal bill. which Is
the special order In the Senate for Dec. 10.
will be temporarily laid aside until the Admins
istr can make an arrangement with the
governments Of Nicaragua and Costa Rica
which will give them the right 10
construct, control and " absolutely
the canal across the isthmus. The Adj
ministration ia confident this can be accom-
plished. and the Republican leaders believe
that this Is the only sensible way 70 20 about
the matter. Heretofore. they say. the cart
has been put before the horse. and now the thing
to do Is TO make a contract with Nicaragua
and Costa Rica. ratify the Hay-Pauncefote
Canal treaty. and then pass the bill. II Is
the belief Of the President and his advisers
that three-fourths OF both houses OF Con-
gress are in favor OF building the canal. and
that a large majority OF the Senate will now
vote TO raufy the treaty. thus paving the way
for the construction OF the canal and its owner
ship by the United States.
Pending the perfecting Of the agreement
between the United States and the Central
American governments the Ship Subsidy bill will
be discussed In the Senate. and there seems to
be little doubt that it Nil be passed by a good
sized majority.
Another important matter talked over to-day
was that Of u reduction in the war revenue
taxes. and it Is learned that there Is now a plan
under discussion that may change the Admin
i~-tration programme Of reducing the taxes at
this session to the amount Of si5.r"o,0co only. so
that the bulk Of the war TAX - shall be removed
al once Heretofore Il has been impossible for
thcAdministration Officials 70 appL9Slmate VIII
surplus revenues. but during the last few days
Secretary Gage has been at work on this prob
lem, and Is now able to give the assurance
thai the surplus Will be very much larger then
at first supposed OF, as estimated after the
first hasty .eAamlnation q the books. The
Republican leaders are In favor Of making this
"a BUSINESS session" a. Senator Aldrich, the
who was one Of the Presidents callers to-day.
expressed it,. He thinks that there Il no use ~
s"siSs AND be Rt.t 6ei IL ' a, DO man many On" cf T the
o'lRr Republican leaders. thai everything
should be done this SEES. lon toward
5ss pr"ts sbiEat :nrp ihs' ia nan the re 1THg m so v,"T thS at
the business world can be assured that there
are TO be no further changes In the tarlr and
%t ,Sis idss ia i1T T;in fir ,S at k ,cssi f .tr y 6a and EN dni
OF legislation that will provide for mucl larger
,sdl,t.on o Of s3 ,Sst .bi thsn ,S VAS a., :, hr ntn ,houss s
ures. when finally prepared, will fully Justify
them In this course.
MON bill viii 6e passed during the coming SEES
about as large az tina, which is in existence
today Il i the hope Of the Prcsidrnt and
Philippine war. II II may De 30 called, viii he
closed up AZ an early, day, and therefore in
figuring on the probable SURPLUS. ihe eXr"nses
the basis for the future.
II i the hope 81 the members ~ the Cabinet
matters Il legislation will ne 30 promrtlv and
thoroughly disposed ~ that no EXTRA session
Of the Ffty-seventh Congress will be neces-