The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-23
Senators Have About Abandoned Idea of Cuban Reciprocity
TREATY IS WELL UNDER WAY
nemainder of the Session Will be Taken Up With Odds and Ends. Agreement Will Probably be
 Reached on Canal Bill,

Reached on Canal Bill.
 Washington, June 22.-The session of the Senate during the present week will be devoted to odds and ends of legisla- ton.
 Il was the purpose of the Republican steering committee 10 make the Cuban reciprocity bill the order of business after the disposition of the nteroceanic canal bill, but the two Republican conferences have rendered it evident that there could be no reciprocity action this session. so the st seriBg committee has abandoned It's purpose.
 Some ir rterest is manifested in the notice Senator Quay has given that tomorrow he would call up his motion for discharge of the committee on territories from fur ther consideration of the omnibus state hood bill in order to secure during the present session a vote on the same. but the understanding now is that he will ton will go over until the next session of Congress in obedience to the wish of the Republican leaders Senator Bate, how ever, has stated that If Senator Quay does not press his motion, he (Bate) will move to have the committee discharged and the bill taken up. This motion would bring the question up but coming from the minority side of the chamber 1t would be predestined to defeat, as 1t Is under stood there are very few, if any, Repub- lican Senators who will support such a motion if made by a Democratic Sem GtCr.
 Forest Reserve Bill.
 On Tuesday the Senate will take up, in obe dience to the wish of Senator Burton the bill creating T national forest re- serve In the Southern Appalachian Noun tain range, but the understanding is that consideration of the measure shall be ccrfined to one day.
 Wednesday Senator McCumber will be heard in support of the pure food bill. Senator Stewards bill confirming the agreement with the Choctaw and Chicks saw Indians Is the unfinished business and 1t Is understood to be MT. Stewards pur- pose to press its consideration when there Is no more highly privileged matter to be considered. Senator Penrose on Monday will report the general immigration bill, and 1t is understood that he will make strenuous efforts to have the measure considered the week or at least before the final adjournment of congress.
 For the rest of the week 1t will be given to conference reports on appropriation bills and other measures Tn dispute be- tween the two houses. The conference report on the naval appropriation bill will be submitted Monday and early consider ation will be given the report. There also will be an effort to have the dispute over the army bill adjusted during the week. with some prospect of success. The com mittee on appropriations will take up the general deficiency bill tomorrow, and probably will report 1t the latter part of the week. With it's disposal there will be little in the way of final adjournment of congress.
 Will Disperse by July 4.
 Senators generally predict that congress will disperse between the first and the fourth of July. The session probably will be extended somewhat by the necessity of concluding consideration of the Philippine government bill as all the appropriation bills could be finally disposed of during the present week. The house, however will not pass the Philippine bill until the latter part of the week and 1t Is ex- pected that 1t will be necessary to devote considerable time in conference to the differences between the senate and the house.
 No senator now plae es the day of ad- jcUrnmt mt beyond the Fourth.
 The conference between the two houses on the inter-oceanic canal bill. has been arranged and 1t Is expected that an agreement will be reached during the present week. It is possible that the Gu ban committee will report the reciprocity blll before Adjournment, but if 1t should do so. there will be no effort to secure ac- lion on 1t, in view of the we'll known op- position of large part of the Senate.
 The friends of the policy of reciprocity, however, are quite determined to bring the matter up next session and repeat what they said in Fridays conference that they will not desist until they ac- oomplish their purpose. Whether in the end they will do this through a bill or through a treaty they do not now under take to say.
 Treaty We'll Under Way.
 It is generally understood about the Senate that a reciprocity treaty with Cuba is well under way. but it is not be- lieved there will be any effort to ratiry 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 hope that the cause will be strengthened thereby, and that at least some of the beet sugar Re- publicans will be won over by next De- cember. Senators generally do not count on an extra session immediately in case treaty should be sent in, but many of them are inclined to believe that if the treaty is completed. the Senate will be called together in extraordinary session for its consider ation soon after the No- vember elections in order to get the treaty out of the way if possible before the beginning of the regular session in December. Indeed, 1t may be said that this is the present programme SO far as a programme has been outlined. though its execution probably will depend some what on the result of the elections and whether they are considered favorable to reciprocity.
 THE HOUSE.
 Washington. June 22.-The opinion of the House leaders Is that the coming week will be the last full week of tho present session of Congress. Although no resolution for a sine eic adjournment has yet been introduced, the leaders generally fix the date of final adjournment on July 3.
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