The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-06
WASHINGTON NEWS AND VIEWS

Hanna on the day that congress adjourned without having
passed bill providing for the relief Of Cuba and with
out taking action other concerning
which the republican party had made promises So would
have spoken perhaps many other members of the party
had they expressed their real opinions The beet sugar
who have far been able prevent the enactment
of legislation looking lowering Of the duty on Cuban
and consequent loss the protected sugar interests
of this country to be resting securely their oars
despite the action taken by of their State conventions
II is pointed out that the of Senators Miato
and Dietrich of Nebraska for instance the senators from
the beet sugar States certainly in position to know
what their constituents and that therefore, there IS
for them be disturbed by resolutions passed
by State conventions commencing Roosevelts policy with
reference reciprocity with Cuba is limited that
the action Of the Nebraska convention wassa bluff pure
and simple and that the relations of the two senators with
the republican leaders of the State even closer ana
more cordial than ever before.
But however all this may be, the beet sugar are
the only who disturbed by the fact that the
session of just ended took affirmative action
with reference the bill providing reciprocal trade re-
laons with Cuba" The beet sugar people say that in
States not justice the peace could be elected
by the republicans had the reciprocity bill passed. SO strong
is the feeling against the relief But those
who have been numbered In the ranks of the admnistFa
onists during the fight which has waged for many weeks
take entirely different view OF the matter and Sena
tor Hannas remark quoted above nearly expresses the
real feeling Of large number of the members of the dom
nant party in This being the case the last day
of the session with gloom and the defeated
pect of being Even the singing of There
Hole in the Bottom of the Sea- and other classic ballads
did dpe the clouds that hung around them to the ex
oVe the q failure e b aH %f d ali
the contrary they could help showing they sore
very plain and said they did not see how victories
The forthcoming congressional elections could be avoided
The president very debonair the last day Of the
session. He laid the stone of his church. and
congress remained in session hours longer than had
been agreed in order accommodate him. But when
finally did show up he gay and smiling. While he
did say so he intmated of those who sought
talk him about the matter that the failure of the Cuban
bill funeral of his He of the opinion, apparent
N that he had done all any honest sefrespecting rough
riding president might do in the of pushing along the
reciprocity movement and the fact that 1t failed by
due to him He had mentioned the matter in his
first message congress had sent in special message
about had threatened and caoled members of congress
attempt get them the right side OF the question
from his andpoinand he had stood by Governor General
Wood when shown that the latter had spent thous
ands of dollars in trying influence leaders of thought
in favor OF the reciprocity bill Therefore has been
said the president felt that he had done everything
sbc and he gay debonar He could of the
prevailing gloom Apparently all that in his mind
the sunshine and the breezes and the thought Of
getting away from his exacns duties at the temporary
White House. That marvellous Delighted with which he
grects those who presented him in
evidence 1t simply permeated the presidents ROOM where
he had gone sign bills after laying the of
the church IL tell alike on the ADMINISTRATIONS and the
beet boxer, the faithful we'll the apo
The president wasted time in vain regrets He
thought only OF the future and he refused talk of
long and bitter fight which ended failure of the adj
minsrations reciprocity bill senator wanted the pres
dent to commit himself to call special session
before the November elections he so expressed
himself
What unusual weather they've having in the West
and South" replied the president
Thus the matter stands While everybody knows that
the president would be glad do anything to push the
reciprocity matter through it is evident that considers
the question OF an extra session open He knows of
that it would be absolutely impossible to aempt
to have reciprocity treaty ratified now, and Is even
limited that he coming around the opinion that sue,
treaty could not be legally gotten through the senate even
though every member Of the upper body of It
So that he has decided further develop
mens before deciding his of with reference
to the matter Of special may be that he will
see fit call such session before the congressional cleo
tons but he will not do anything like that unless he is
that any such assurances can Be given him. II Is Main
that he would to risk another rundown befcrs the
session being held during the or fall are by no
means bright "
AS has been stated there believe the presi
dent has arrived the conclusion that treaty providing
for reduction in the tariff Cuban sugar could not legally
be gotten through the senate The problem in connection
with this matter is interesting and intricate II ;ryoI
the right of the president and the negotiate trade
treaties which would affect customs revenues without ba
ing the house concur in the changes of duty imposed
There has been something OF controversy on this non
between the house and the for time past The
matter has been into quite thoroughly by various mem.
oers OF both houses but definite opinion or at least no
opinion which is entertained by all those interested has been
arrived at number of the members of the senate com
mee on foreign relations made close study of the cues
on during the winter but arrived at no sasfactor .
cusion That 49, they went so far assert that the
reciprocity treaties which were then pending having been
negotiated under the terms of the Dngley act should h
presented to the house for concurrence or
in the proposed tariff changes This of course Will. !; Ala
not touch on the vital issue involved concession to
the house and since this action on the mart az a.,
senators referred to, the opinion has grown thar treaty
making change in the existing tariff schedules could MOI