New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-19
CONGRESS WILL BE BUSY
CALENDARS OF BOTH HOUSES
GRO WDED.
CUBAN RECIPROCITY. STATEHOOD AND
SHIP SUBSIDY AMONG IMPORTANT
MEASURES ON THE PRO
GRANIME.
TATEHnOn ANn
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Washington. Nov. 1S.-Little time can be lost
If Congress is to get through it's business at the
coming short session. The calendars OF both
houses will be crowded with measures which
will be pressed for consideration speedily as
possible The greatest crush of work will be in
the Senate. and IL all the important bills pend
ing in that branch are to be disposed of. to-
gether with the regular appropriation bills. lit
tie time will be left for the discussion of any
special legislation which the President may
recommend in his message. such as the provision
fon the proposed tariff commission
One Of the first things to come up in the SEN
ate will be the bill providing for the admission
Of the Territories Of Oklahoma. Arizona and
New-MexicO TO Statehood. Before the adjourn
ment of the last session an agreement
reached by which the Committee on Territories
is to submit report on this bill on Wednss-
day. December 3. and it is to be made the un-
finished business on the tenth day Of the ses-
sion. There promises to be a prolonged fight
the bill. and political considerations may
influence the final action of the Senate The
addition OF six new members to the Senate and
of nine ten more votes to the Electoral Col
1ege is a matter Of much Importance to the
political managers of both parties. and votes
may be influenced by the consideration Of which
party will obtain the greater advantage there
by. Oklahoma has been regarded as safely Re
ally been Democratic. although the Republicans
carried New-Nexice in the recent election.
Oklahoma. in addition to being more surely Re-
publican, has superior claims to Statehood
the score of population. especially if the plan,
which is now being pressed. to add Indian Ter
ritory TO 1t and admit the whole one State, Is
carried out. II Oklahoma stood alone. therefore.
there would be little doubt Of her admission.
but she is tied up IN the pending bin with the
other Territories. and there is considerable Op-
position to the Others and especially TO Arizona.
Some of the members of the Committee on Ter
ritories. including Senator Beveridge. the chair
man. making tour of the Territories
for the purpose Of studying the question the
ground There is also to be a meeting Of the
leading advocates Of Statehood in Washington
next week. and delegations are to be sent from
all the Territories as soon as Congress meets.
The indications all point to prolonged debate
which may keep the Statehood bill before the
Senate for several weeks.
Much of the time Of the Senate will also be
taken up with the subject of Cuban reciprocity.
either in the shape Of discussion the pending
bill which passed the House at the last session
and was held up by the beet interests. or in con-
sideration- of the treaty which is now being
negotiated in havana. Another House bill now
before the Senate on which action is to be urged
| is the bill for the restriction Of immigration
BUSINESS FOR THE HOUSE
In the House the most important measure
pending which has already passed the Senate is
the Ship Subsidy bill. which pending before
the COMMITTEES on Merchant Marine and Fish
cries when the last session ended 1t will be re-
ported and will probably be considered under a
special order limiting debate The bill for the
establishment of Department of Commerce has
also passed the Senate and is pending in the
will Of - action
The Anti-Anarchy bill was passed by both
houses. and was in conference on the adjourn
Tneut Of the last session II will become a law.
A subject which may give rise to much dis
cussion in both houses, if it can be brought up.
is the proposition to reduce representation from
those States in which the suffrage is restricted
In addition to these measures there is the list Of
eleven general appropriation bills which Con-
gress must pass if the wheels of the govern
ment are TO be kept going These are the
Urgent Deficiency the General Deficiency. the
Army. the Naval the Legislative. Executive
and Judicial, the Pension. the Postal the FoTtt-
ications, the District OF Columbia, the Agrl-
cultural and the Sundry Civil measures Some
Of these bills cause considerable discussion
while others are passed with little debate
Senator Lodge. chairman Of the Committee on
the Philippines and Senator Burrows, "a mem
her OF the same committee called on Secretary
Root to-day and briefly discussed probable
Philippine legislation at the coming session
Senator Lodge says that If the oppcsition IS
willing to allow legislation relative to the Phll-
ippines TO be enacted without q long debate.
something will be attempted in the way or
remedying the currency sltuatoh anu pIoTaoS T,sj
in the direction of reducing the duties on Fnl-
fppine goods coming to the United States he
says it will be impossible with the large amount amount
Of business pending. to have extended Phil
ippine debate like that of the last session. Both
Senators also called on Secretary Hay and dis
cussed matters which the state Department VIII
DrobabIv submit 10 the Senate including the
Panama Canal treaty with Colombia ana the
reciprocity treaty with Cuoa