New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-14
SENATE AND HOUSE PROGRAMME.
POSSIBLE PASSAGE OF CUBAN RECIPROCITY
BILL NEXT WEEK.

Washington, April BIN accordance with the
agreement reached Friday last the senate o.i
Wednesday will vote the Chinese EXCLUSION piii'
and the present understanding is that the Phiip
pine Government bill will be taken up Immediately
afterward
It IS probable, however. that the Philippine OIL
will be soon broken in by the River ana haIpol
bill. Being appropriation bill, that Is d PiiNi-
legged measure. and be taken up at any 'ilhe'
but it the desire of the committee TO nave
it considered until there shall be a chance aforded
to make further amendments in the committee
That opportunity will not be provided until Ihurs-
day following the vote on the Chinese bill
The opponents Of the Chinese bill will press their
fight from this time forward. and If they ma tnat
they cannot secure its recommttal they Will con-
centrate their efforts proposed amendments
Especial effort will be made to adopt the fiatt
substitute There will be number of short
speeches on the bill Monday and Tuesday. and IN
addition to these Senators Foraker and McLaurlh'
of South Carolina have given notice of set speeches
for Monday A part of Saturday will be devoted
to eulogies on Senator Kyle. of South Dakota
The leaders of the House expect to see the CUBAN
Reciprocity bill passed in the present week but
they admit that the debate may be prolonged so
that the final vote will not be reached until next
week Mr. Dalzen will close the general debate in
favor of the bill. When the measure Is thrown open
for amendment under the five minute rule great
number of amendments will be offered by the Demo-
Gratis, with view to opening up way Tor amend
ing the schedules of the Dngley Tariff law IL
is known In advance that all such amendments VIII
be held TO germane to the bill whose utie
provides for reciprocity with Cuba. and that only
amendments raising or lowering the amount OF Iie
nronosed concession will be held to be IN oruei
Appeals will be taken from the rulings OF me Gad
on the general tariff amendments, but IL Is certain
that with possibly exception the appears W
he unsuccessful That exception may he the amend.
ment to take the dfferential off refined sugar II
is admitted both sides of the chamber thaI tle
real tight will come that amendment a iauhper
of Republicans who opposing the blil nave nave
announced that they will vote to overrue the mar
on that proposition. and the Democrats expect W
be able to cast a solid vote for IT, ...-
The weakness of the position of the Iriends OF tfls
proposition that the test will not come drecLS on
the amendment but on the ruling OF ne 0h I
The Republican opposition to the DILL as SHOWN ist
Tuesday on the motion to go into committee OF tie
whole is in the neghborhood of forty Aoueui 70
the Democrats vote If soldy cast, the opposition
would have clear majority of ten.
The Republican leaders profess commence III lnei'
belief that not enough of the Repuollcan recai-
citrans will go to the length of voting 10 oVerriue
the Chair to make. with the Democrats; majority
Of the House. Moreover. they assert that some OF
The Democrats themselves will hesitate TO adopt TINS
method of getting vote On proposition WHICH,
they contend. is plainly not germane. -,
II the danger involved in the amenoIneIt 70 appl-
ish the dfferental is passed, the bill VIII nave pam
sailing on its final passage. as majority or the
Democrats will vote for II