The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-07
But He Thinks the Bucket shop Tax
May Yield $4,000, 900, Making
the Net Cut $30,OO0,0OO.
WEST POINT BILL PASSED
WITH A STRINGENT PROVISION
AGAINST PRACTICE OF HAZING.
Military Academy Cadets Who Disre-
gard the Law to He Expelled
and Never Reappointed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The Senate to
day passed the war revenue reduction bill
and the Military Academy appropriation
bill-two important measures-and began
holding night sessions. There has been q
slight shifting of the situation, not as to
the fate of the shipping bin. but as to the
probability OF an extra session OF Congress.
There is practically no chance for the pass
age of the bill at this session. whatever
may be its fate in some other Congress.
The night sessions of the Senate. which
began this evening. while ostensibly for
the purpose Of forcing the passage Of the
shipping bill, are intended to enable the
Senate TO pass the appropriation bills be-
fore the hour OF final adjournment arrives.
at noon March 4.
The day sessions are given UP. and have
been for several days. to consideration Of
money bills. the shipping bill being tenn
porarily laid aside without prejudice" for
that purpose. This compelled the cham
pions of the subsidy scheme TO ask for
night sessions in order to carry on their
bluff. The trouble with the shipping bill
is that it has not fighting majority for
it. There are more than dozen Repub-
lican senators who do not want IL TO come
to a vote, though If 1t did they would be
obliged to vote for 1t. 1t is exceedingly diff
ficult to pass bill through the Senate un-
der such circumstances.
The shifting referred TO concerning the
extra session is due to sudden doubt as to
whether the President really wants one.
If he does. of course, he can have IL, I'm
spite of the fact that many senators and
representatives oppose it merely out of
consideration of personal comfort. They
try to argue that extra sessions are unpop-
ular and hurt the party responsible for
them, but the experience of the Republican
party during the Harrison administration.
when no extra session was called, and
that OF the present administration, which
called one Immediately after Inauguration.
Is such as to destroy whatever force the
argument in question may once have had.
1t is intimated that the President has been
convinced by the arguments OF Senator
Platt, Of Connecticut. and others that the
Philippines can get along very well under
existing conditions; that the Taft commits
sion is working out the problem satisfac-
torily, and that a little delay will not hurt.
AS to Cuba. these same statesmen insist
that it will be just as well to make haste
slowly. They declare that 1t would be abb
surd for the United States 10 withdraw
from the island until the future relations
between the new government to be set up
there and this government are fully and
explicitly set forth In the fundamental law
of Cuba. In spite OF this the general opin-
ion in and out of official circles Is that.
however much IL may be deplored by those
who seek their personal comfort rather
than the public good. an extra session II
still to be counted among The probabilities
of the near future.
An Associated Press dispatch says: 'It
was admitted to-day by high official OF
the government that the administration
earnestly desired the adoption OF the Gu
ban constitution before the adjournment
Of the present session OF Congress. The Of
fetal who made this statement said that
no official representations had been made
to the Cuban convention, but that the dele
gates had been informally advised as to the
views of the President on the subject. Gen.
Woods remarks TO the Cuban delegates
who called on him yesterday were in line
with this policy. The official further said
that the provisions OF the constitution. as
finally agreed on. would determine to a
great extent, the character of the action
of this government. While It was extremely
desirable to have Congress pass on the con-
stitution. he said. II was possible that II
might be so satisfactory I'm its provisions
that, regardless OF the date OF its adoption.
the President might not deem IL neces-
sary to call Congress together in extra ses-
sion to pass upon II. According 10 his un-
derstanding It was clearly within the legal
rights OF the President 10 withdraw the
troops from Cuba when he was satisfied the
country was pacifed and A competent.
stable government established. without
submitting the matter 20 Congress. The
speaker made II perfectly plain. however.
that the relations between the governments
of Cuba and the United States must b
clearly defined. either In the constitutions
or I'm some other satisfactory way. before
the United States viii consent 10 withdraw
entirely from the government OF the island
Secretary Root said. this afternoon. that
ne had no idea when the Cuban convention
would finish its work or what action would