The Washington times., 1902-06-30
Adjournment of Con
gress Depends Upon
Conferees.
SEVERAL BILLS IN THE RALANCB
Philippines Bill, Naval Appropriation
Bill, and General Deficiency Bill Bones
of Contention-House Expected to
Win on Each.

Senator Hale expresses the belief that
Congress can adjourn for The session
this afternoon or early tomorrow 1t
Is on his motion made on Saturday that
the Senate will meet at II o'clock to-
day in order to facilitate an early ad-
journment. But Senator Hale has been
predicting an early adjournment for
nearly three months. and he has al
ways been ahead of time. More conser-
vative Senators predict that final ad-
journment will not be reached before to-
morrow or Wednesday.
Senator Hale in April predicted that
this session would complete its labors
by June 1. A few days later he set the
date at June 10. His next venture at a
prediction was June %, last Saturday.
1t Is generally conceded TO be extremely
unlikely that the last day of the session
will be reached before tomorrow.
The matters of difference between the
two houses now and the only matters
that would delay adjournment half an
hour are the Philippine civil govern
ment bill and the naval and general
deficiency appropriation bills.
The two portions OF the Philippine
bill that are giving most trouble are
the Senate provisions regarding coinage
and a Philippine assembly.
The House conferees have refused so
far to accept either of these. and there
are predictions that the House will win
on both questions.
Senate Coinage Provision.
The Senate provision regarding coin
age is that a Philippine silver dollar
shall be coined as the standard of the
archipelago. There was much objection
to this provi5on in the Senate itself. but
a number of bankers and others familiar
with the Eastern monetary systems
testified in it's favor. and 1t was finally
adopted by Mr.. Lodges committee. and
later by the Senate itself. The pro-
vision was the work of Senators Raw
lins and Dubois. two Western silver
Democrats. Il Is said that no other coin
age provision could have gotten through
the committee successfully.
House Objects to Plan.
The House objects to this plan. and
has favored rather continuance OF the
gold standard for the archipelago.
II is said to be more than proba BILE
that the bill. as finally agreed upon. will
omit all coinage provisions whatever.
leaving them to later legislation. The
House conferees also favor omitttng any
provision for Philippine assembly.
This provision in the Senate bill was an
afterthought amendment of the Senate
committee.
Naval Appropriation Bill.
The item in dispute in the naval ap-
preparation bill is the House provision
that one battleship. one cruiser. and one
gunboat shall be built in Government
yards. The Senate disagreed to this
provision, and It's conferees have con-
tinued to disagree.
Mr.. Foss of the House conferees pro-
posed in the House on Saturday that the
provision be changed so that the Sec
retary of the Navy shall build only one
ship at Government yards. but have au-
thority to construct all ships at Gov
ernment yards in the event of being
unable to obtain reasonable bids from
private shipbuilders.
The House refused to accept Mr..
Foss's proposition, and the bill was
sent back to conference.
General Deficiency Bill.
A partial agreement on the general
deficiency bill has been reached. but one
or two items are still in dispute.
Among the most important OF these
is the appropriation of 100000 to reim-
burse the owners of buildings burned in
Hawaii during the plague.
The House conferees also have refused
up to the present time to accept the
Senate amendments appropriating $780,
900 to cover the deficits of the Buffalo
and Charleston expositions
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