The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-01
THE END OF CONGRESS.
GETTING READY TO ADJOURN
JULY 3.
Plans sNqw Are TSHRinish the Session
Before the Fourth-odds and Ends

of Legislation.
q s9s fgz#H2S
- WASHINGTON, June 81 nae SEES
sions of the Senate during the present
week will be devoted to odds and ends
of legislation. 1t was the purpose of
the Republican steering committee to
make the Cuban. reciprocity bill the
order of business after the disposition
Of the interOceanic canal bin, but the
two Republican conferences have -renH,
dered 1t evident that there could be
no reciprocity legislation this session.
so the steering committee has aban-
doned its purpose. III
Some interest is manifested in the nos
tice of Senator Quay that tomorrow he
would call up his motion flor the dis
charge of the Committee on TERRITORIES
from further consideration Of the ON
nibus statehood bid, in order to secure
action on it during the present Session.
but the understanding now is that he
will not press his motion and the ques-
ton will go over until the next session
of Congress, in obedience to the wish of
The Republican leaders, p Senator, Bate.
however, has stated that if Senator
quay does not press his. inlOtiun he
CBate) will move to have the committee
discharged and the bill taken up. This
motion would bring the question UP.
but coming from me minority side of
the chamber it would DE predestined
to defeat, as it is understood there are
very few if any Republican Senators
who viii support such 4 motion if made
by a Democratic Senator. t.r.. ..-,.
aThe conference report on the naval
appropriation bill viii be submitted, on
Monday and early consideration 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 q of success. The
Committee on Appropriations wiHstake
up the general deficiency bin tOmor-
row, and probably will report ii the
latter part of the week This Is the
last of the appropriation bills, and
with. Its disposal there will be little in,
the way of the final adjournment of
Congress. Senators generally predict
that Congress will dispense between the
first and the Fourth of July a
The opinion of the house leaders is
that this, coming week VIII be the last
full week of the present session or Com
gress. Although no resolution for a.
sine die Adjournment has yet. been in
tredJLced, theileaders generally fix the
date Of final iadjGurnment Of Congress-
rat July Bird, The Philippine civil gov
ernment' bill VIII hold the boards in
the House except for SUCH fine jas is
pccuptsdfin ldispesing of conference re-
PORTS until Thursday and possibly I'M
Ill Friday, 70 members. ~. generally are
using 1t as a vehicle for political
speeches to be circulated in the corning
campaign and its passage by Repub-
lican vote is assured The remainder
of the week WilTFbe taken up with con-
ference reports on appropriation bills
and other measures in dispute between
theFtWo Hpusesf FAs ssoOn as the reso-
lptforf4prol idhgsEor the fiiEa adjourn
ment is adopted motions to suspend the
rules will be in order at any time and
this will GENERALLY Facilitate business
during the closing days. Of the sessions