The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-09
TREATY in CONGRESS.
Senate viii Be Asked 10 Consider the
New Convention Today,
LODGE WILL REPORT 1T.
Some Features of The Document Will
Be Criticised by Senators.
RATIFICATION ALMOST CERTAIN.
The Opposition Is Not Likely 10 Become
Stubborn or capiiouS,
RECIPROCITY CEASED TO BE URGENT
House May Take Up the Question Of
Tariff Legislation for the Philippines
Curing the Week,
RATIFICATION ALMOST CERTAIN.
The Opposition Is Not Likely 10 Become
Stubborn or capiiouS,
RECIPROCITY CEASED 10 BE URGENT

Washington. December She only
measure Of Importance which tho senate
has on It's calendar for the present week
Is the new Hay Pauucefote treaty. max
Ing provision FOR tue abrcgatioR u the
Clsyton.Bulwer treaty aud opening the
way Tor the construction OF IN isthmlan
canal by the United States, Aetins FOR the
committee on foreign relations, senator
Lodge will ask the senate 10 30 into eS'
ecutlve session tomorrow for the consid'
GRAFTON Of tho treaty sud each day there.
after until the convention y disposed ot
1t can be said that Of this tire tue ptcs.
poet is very strong that The treaty viii be
ratified aud II now looks rs X ths result
would be secured after comparatively little
some features al Tho document VIII he
criticised Us undesirable. hut there Us no
lrtbahility q captious Opposition. Ihs
Senators Money and Bacon 10 the commit'
tee on foreign relations at Its meeting on
Friday last, No senator thuS far, however,
has shown a disposition 20 csrTy his oh
jections 70 the polnt Of ultimate efort to
defeat ratification.
The principal authors Of the criticism Of
the treaty are southern senators who are
generally very suxious for the construction
az the canal. They hud thst all canal eg.
lslatlon will be tied Up until action can
Be secured on the treaty and they are on
Wise would be 70 do anything 10 delay
action upon the treaty Itself The most
active friends Of the treaty now claim that
ratification Will be secured during the
present week and the oplpion Is very gem
eral that ratification VIII be obtained be-
fore the holidays.
Beyond the consideration Of the treaty
very little business will BE- undertaken be-
fore the holidays. IL is now generally
agreed that The question ot reciprocity VIII
go over u9ul January probably without 50
added that from being for ume the SUB
lect most likely 10 attracE early attention
Il has taken position aIaong the matters
which VIII not be gigecouslr urged When
the reciprocity treaties do come up Tor con
sideraton there will be persistent oppol
ton 10 the agreement with France and ~
that with Great Britain covering the West
Indies There Is not so much feeling over
THE conventions with the south American
Republics.
immediate action In the senate looking q
tariff LEGISLATION Tor the Philippines, Spd
there aye some Indications thst the senate
WIN waft upon the house o. repF!ssentatiye'
clusion act win be reported during the
The nomination Of Attorney General
Kuox VIII be renorted az the lrst eNccluy,
session, but Immediate confirmation VII
probably be sntagoaised By some senators
AE NV hIss
Washington, December So The house tAi'
week win probably pass the measure &
meet the situatlo3 caused by the Philip
pine decision OF the supreme court las
Monday Up o the present time, how
ever the republican members OF the way
and means committee have not decide.
Ipon the chara ,ter Of the measure which
Will he reported,
4 difference Of opinion exists as q
whether there should oe temporary en
nctueut OF the Dingiey rates on goods en-
! tering the United States from the Phihp
/ pines OF whether a permanent scheme o
/ turin legislation for the Islands should h
I prepared II is understood that Mt
/ PAYNE. chairman O .he committee. an
| MIR nsigell. favor the latter eourse
| The republican memhers ot the. coinmi,
! tee will meet agan tomorrow ard II II I
! decided 10 enact temporary measure, ~
/ mo, ,eedure viii be eSct edipgiy simplc Sui
| II probably can DO rsssed 10 a day H. O.
/ the other band, m entire scheme OF taril
! legislation u % be enecfeai more ums WI
/ he consumed