Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-09
57TH CONGRESS.
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty First on
Senate Calendar.
Senate Will Consider Il in Executive
Sessions Until Completed.
House Will. This Week. Look Alter Tariffs in
the Philippines.

| Washington. Dec. S.-Thc only meas
ure Of importance which the Senate
| has on its calendar for the present
| week IS the new Hay-Pauncefote
| treaty and opening the way for. the
miuOstruCted construction of IN 18TH
n,ian canal by the United States. Act
! ing for the committee on foreign Icla :
'ions. Senator Lodge Will ask the Sen
| ate to go into executive session. To-
morrow. ion the consideration % tine
| treaty and in each day thereafter un-
Ill The ConN ention is disposed of
1t can he said that ut this time the
prospect is Very strong that tn. treat
viii he ratified ana il now looks as IL
this result would be secured after
comparatively little delay. There viii
be some debate ANA some features OF
the document Will be criticized as un-
desirable. but there ~ no probability
Of captiUus opposition. Tn" criticism
win be- along the lines indicated by
Senators Money ana Bacon in tn. com
mittee on foreign relations at its meet
ing. Friday last. No senator thus far.
however has shown a disposition To
carry his objections To the point of
ultimate effort to defeat ratification
Of the treaty are southern senator's
VINO are, generally. very anxious for
the construction OF the canal. They
tiEd that all canal legislation will be
tied M until action can be secured on
the Treaty and they are. on this ac-
count. less liable than they otherwise
would he To 10 anything to delay ac-
ton upon the treaty itself The most
active friends Of the treaty now claim
that ratification will BE- secured during
thc present week. and the opinion IL
very general that ratification will .bc
obtained before the Christmas holi-
days.
Beyond the consideration of the treaty.
Very little business win ~ Undertaken
before the holidays. II is now generals
agteed that the question Of reciproci;,
will 90 over until January ana II may h.
added that. from being for q time The
subject most likely 10 attract early at
tcntion it has taken Y position anon.
the matters which will he vigorously
urged When the reciprocity treaties do
com" up for consideration tterc Will TIC
persistent opposition to the agreement
with France ana to that with Great Bri-
not 50 mach feeling over the convention
with the South American republics.
The present outlook also is against amy
immediate action in The Senate looking U
tariff legislation for the Philippines. ana
ther" are some indications that th.- Sen
ate will wait upon the House III this mat
ter. Probably the Chinese exclusion act
will he reported from Committee Gurins
the week.
The nomination Of Attorney General
Knox will be reported at the first eXeCil-
tive session. but immediate confirmation
probably will he antagoniZed bv some
senators.
The House. this week, probably will
pass a measure 10 meet the situation
created by the Philippines decision Of the
supreme court, last Monday. Up to thc
present time. however. the Republican
mittee have not decided upon the char
acter Of the measure when will be re-
ported. y difference of opinion exists as
to whether there should be a temporary
enactment of the Dincley rates on goods
entering the United States from the Phil
tppineS or whether permanent schemr
OF tariff legislation for the islands should
be prepared. II is understood that Nir
Payne. chairman of the committee. ANA
Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania. favor the
latter course The Republican members
of the committee will meet again. to-
morrow. of course. if Il Is decided tu
enact 4 temporary measure the proceed
are Will be extremely simple and il prob
ably can he passed in q day. IT, on the
other hand AN entire scheme of tariff
legislation is To be enacted. more tim"
Will hr consumed. both in the prrparatio. |
ana paSsag" Of the measure.