The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-23
WILL DISCUSS
RECIPROCITY
Senate Will Take Up Several I'm.
pOrtant Measures This Week.
MAY ADJOURN BEFORE 4TR
HOPE TO WIN BEET SUGAR SEN
AToRS OVER.

UIASHINGTON, June 22.-The ses-
w sions Of the senate during the
present week will be devoted to
odds and ends Of the legislation.
1t was the purpose Of the Repub-
licau steering committee to make
the Cuban reciprocity bill the order Of
business after the disposition of the
interoceanic canal bill, but the two
Republican conferences have rendered
it evident that there could be no reci-
procity legislation this session, so the
steering committee has abandoned its
purpose.
Some interest IS manifested I'm the
motion of Senator quay that tomorrow
be would call no his motion for the
discharge of the committee on terri-
tories from further consideration Of the
omnibus statehood bin in order TO SCI
cure action on it during the present
session. but the understanding now is
that he viii not press his motion, and
The question VIII so over until the
next session OF congress in obedience
20 the wish of the Republican leaders
Senator Bate however, has stated that
II Senator Quay does not press MS
motion. he CBate) will move to have
the committee discharged and the bin
taken up. This motion would bring
the question up, but coming from the
minority side OF the chamber, it would
be predestined to defeat, dis it is under
stood that there are very few, if any,
Republican senators who viii support
such d motion if made by Demo-
cratic senator. On Tuesday the senate
viii take up, in obedience 10 the wish
Of Senator Burton. the bill creating
national forest reserve in the southern
Appalachian range, but the understand
ing is that consideration Of the meas
ure shall be confined to one days de-
bate. Wednesday Senator McCUmber
viii be heard i'm support of the pure
food bill, but consideration OF this
question under agreement viii be con-
fined to a speech by the senator, and
there viii be no effort at that time to
pass the bill.
Senator Stewards bill confirming the
a agreement with the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Indians is unfinished bust
ness. and il is understood to be Mr.
Stewards intention to press its consid-
Grafton when there is no more highly
privileged matter to be considered.
Senator Penrose on Monday VIII re-
port the general immigration bill, and
it is understood that he VIII make
strenuous efforts to have the measure
considered during the eek. or at least
before the final adjo, nment of con-
gress The rest of tie week VIII be
given over to conference reports on ap-
preparation bills and other measures in
dispute between the two houses. The
conference report on the naval aDpro-
priation bill viii be submitted on Mon
day. and early consideration viii be
given the report. There also VIII be an
effort TO have the dispute over the
army bill adjusted during the week,
with some prospect Of success. The
committee on appropriations VIII take
up the general deficiency bill tOmOr-
row. and probably VIII report it the
latter part of the week.
Plan to Adjourn.
This is the last of the appropriation
bills. and with its disposal there will
be little in the way of final adjourn
ment Of congress
Senators generally predict that con-
gress viii dispense between the first
and fourth of July. The session prob
ably Will be extended somewhat by the
necessity of concluding consideration
] Of the Philippine government BILL as
all the appropriation bills could Doe
finally disposed Of during the present
! week The house, however. viii not
pass on the Philippine bill until the
latter part of the week. and IT is ex-
: pected that it will be necessary to de-
vote considerable time i'm conference
to the differences between the senate
and house.
No senator row places the day Of
| adjournment beyond the 4th. The con-
ference between the two houses on the
D
/ ranged. and it is expected that an
agreement viii be reached during the
present week 1t is possible that The
/ Cuban committee win report the reel
procity bill before adjournment, but iG
! it should do so there viii be no ef-
/ fort to secure action on il i'm view of
/ the well known opposition of a large
! part Of the senate.
The friends Of the policy Of reciprOc-
( ity are quite determined 70 bring the
matter UP at the next session and
/ report what they said i'm Fridays con-
/ ference-that they viii not desist until
/ they accomplish their purpose.
+ Whether IN the end tHsy win do this
( through a bill or treaty, they do
not now undertake to say. 1t is gen
[ orally understood about the senate that
/ the reciprocity treaty with Cuba is
/ well under way. but it is not believed
+ that there will be any effort to ratify
/ it during the present session. even if
/ the document should be sent to the
senate.
The disposition in brief is to go to
/ the country on the question. in the
+ hope that the cause viii be strength
/ ened thereby. and that at least some
/ of the beet sugar Republicans win bF
won over by next December. Senator's
/ generally do not count on an extra
/ session Immediately i'm case d treaty
+ should be sent i'm. but many of them
are inclined to belieYe that if the
+ treaty is completed the senate win be
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