The Montgomery tribune., 1902-07-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

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WASHINGTON, JUNE 30, 1902
Rapid progress was made last week
In Congress and to-day the only
matter which stands In the way of
adjournment is the Philippine Bill,
which Is still In conference. When
the Philippine Bill came to vote.
ON Thursday evening, 1t passed
the House by strict party vote,
one republican voting with the
democrats. Friday and Saturday
conferences were held between
the representative Of the Senate
and the House and several of the
provisions OF the Bill were so alter
cd as to meet the approval Of both
parties. The two provisions of
the Bill which present the greatest
difficulties are those dealing with
the currency question and the lo-
cal government of the islands.
The House confrrccs have 80 far
insisted on gold standard for the
islands and the Senate confcrces
insist upon the silver provision,
which passed the Senate without
division. Tho representatives OF
the House also believe that their
course In establishing II Philip
pine Legislature Is to be preferred
To the Scnatc's more tentative
provision that n ccncus shall he
taken with n view To the cstab-
lish ment at some subsequent date,
of such legislature. There II, how.
ever, n general disposition on the
part of the oonfcrccs to meet each
other half wny and the more san
guinc leaders predict that all Diff
fcrcnccs will bc met In time to per-
NIT OF adjournment tomorrow
noon, while others set the date OF
adjournment Ms the 3rd Of July.
The earnest effort of Senator
Quay to secure action on the
Omnibus Territorial Bill has met
with partial success in as much ms
the 10Th of December has been set
for the consideration OF the bill In
the Senate and the Senate Com
mittcc ON Territories has been
authorized to meet to consider the
bill during the summer recess.
The confcrecs ON the lsthminn
Canal Bill did not take long to
come to an agreement and now the
Spooncr bill requires only the
signature of the president to be-
come law. Senator Morgan tells
me that he considers the prospects
OF n canal better than they have
ever been before In the history of
the agitation, Notwithstanding the
fact that the Hanama route has
been chosen.
One day last week. the Senate
passed the bill providing for the
establishment OF the Appalachian
Forest Reserve and the measure
has been approved by the House
Committee on Agriculture, and
will be reported for action early
next session. The bill carries to-
tai appropriation of so, 900, 900.
The Senate mas passed the Gem
cral Deficiency Bill, including APP
priations OF $500. 900 towards meet
ing the deficit of the Buffalo Expo
sition, and $4,000 towards the
deficit OF the Charleston EXPOSE
tion. The bill also appropriates
$4,000 to bay the expenses attend
ing the last Illness of President Me-
Kinley.
Representative Woods, oi Cali
fornia, recently expressed to me
his extreme satisfaction at the out
come of the Cnban reciprocity agi-
tation, saying that the refusal oI
Congress 10 sacrifice the beet sug-
ar producers to sentimental re.
gard for the Cubans would go fai
to insure the success of the repub.
lican party In his state. Mr.. Woods
believes that the full complement
of republican congressman will b,
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