The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-26
Discussion in the Senate Will
Be Prolonged
CANAL AND CUBA COME NEXT
Beet Sugar People Predict Months
Debate on Nearaguan Canal
RiIl-Advoesfes Of Measure
Don't Agree With Them.

Washington, May 25.-From present In
dications the Senate will devote another
full week, If not a longer time, to consid-
Grafton of the Philippine bill. The predic-
ton is freely made that vote will not
be reached before the middle of the fol-
lowing week There are still number
of set speeches promised on the bill, and
some other senators have not yet indicat-
ed whether they will speak or not. Sen
ator Burrows will be heard tomorrow in
advocacy of the bill and among others
who are expected to speak during the
week are Senators Patterson, Pettus, Bal
ley and Bacon in opposition to the bill
and Senator Spooner in its support.
There will be an effort to secure two
or three days time for consideration of
amendments, allowing speeches not ex-
ceeding ten or fifteen minutes on each
of them.
1t is not expected that there will be
any session of the Senate on Friday as
that is memoirs day and holiday.
The continued deferment of the time for
taking a vote on the Philippine measure
has caused considerable abatement in
the preparation of the discussion of the
Nicaragua canal bill and the Cuban re-
ciprocity bill. which will be taken up
next in session or Jointly. The beet sugar
people predict a months debate on the
Nicaragua bill but this prediction Is not
In accord with the views of the advocates
of the Nicaragua bill. or its opponents
In the isthmian canal committee.
Both Elements Claim Majority
Both these elements are now claiming
a majority and are saying that the sooner
the vote Is reached the better they will
be satisfied.
The beet sugar men. however, are count
ing confidently on the cooperation of
the side which finds itself in the minority
in the matter of postponing the vote on
the canal bill The beet sugar advocates
think there will be no Cuban legislation
If the taking up of that question be
postponed until after the passage of all
the appropriation bills The appropria-
tion bill should be passed before the first
of July in order to supply money for the
support of the government after that
date.
They count confidently on the early ad-
journment of Congress after the appro-
priation bills are out of the way and they
effort to pass the Cuban BILL 1t will be
incumbent upon the friends of the bill
to maintain a quorum in the Senate.
There is still a considerable Republican
element in the Senate opposed to tariff
reduction and 1t Is asserted by the beet
sugar men that the forty-five Republi-
cans necessary to pass the bill have not
vet been secured. 1t is declared, how
ever. that the practically unanimous vote
could be secured for a rebate measure
The House
Washington, May 25.-Under the special
adoption last week the bill to regulate
immigration will have the right of way
over all measures except appropriation
bills, revenue bills and conference reports
Debate on this bill probaly will be re-
sumed on Tuesday, Monday being set
aside for the consideration of measures
coming from the committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia. but should it appear
that the immigration bill can be disposed
Of on Monday, Chairman Babcock of the
District of Columbia committee, may
Weld Monday to the immigration bill,
taking the day following for District of
Columbia matters.
After the immigration bill is acted upon
the committee on rules will report a
special order for the consideration of
the anti-anarchy bill. or as 1t is known,
"a bill for the protection of the President
of the United States and to prevent crime
against government" This will be fol-
lowed by the subsidiary coinage bill 1t
is anticipated by the leaders of the House
that these measures will occupy the en-
tire week, in which event the Pacific
cable bill will not be reached until the
hrst week in juno. 1t in turn will be
followed by the irrigation bill