The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-10
SOME TAXES
MAY STAND
SENATE HARDLY READY TO RE-
PEAL ALL THE WAR TAXES
AT ONCE
FIFTY PER CENT CUT FAVORED
OIeomargarine Bill Is Expected TO
Pass the House This Week-Cul-
lOm to Bring Up Reci-
prOcity Treaties
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS LOADED
FROM THE GLOBE BUREAU,
Washington, ID. c.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The senate
does not agree with the house as to the
desirability of repeating all the war
taxes. About so per cent is what Aid
rich Allison and the rest are talking.
The senators do not give reasons in de-
tail; they just think the money will be
needed. 1t may be for the isthmian canal
or the shipping subsidies or some of the
other expenses, but the secretary of the
treasury does not think there will be
any deficit even with extraordinary ex-
penditures of this character. Members
of the house are prone to believe the
attitude of the senate is inspired py a
desire to force the Cuban reduction in
sugar and tobacco duties.
1t is expected now that the house will
vote on the oleo bill next Tuesday.
Several appropriation bills have inter
vened to interrupt the debate, and they
always have the right of way. There
has been a great demand for time to
talk on this oleo bill, every man with
dairying constituency wishing to make
a few remarks for circulation next sum-
mer in his district. 1t is expected that
the bill will become law and it affords
an excellent opportunity to the former
statesman to make political capital.
Consideration of the bill will be re-
sumed under the agreement made last
week to devote another day to general
debate, followed by a day of debate I'M
der the fve-minute rule The passage
of the bill by a good majority is consid-
cred assured, although the substitute
proposition probably will command a
larger vote than it did in the last con-
gress.
CulIOm Has Nerve.
Senator Cullom is getting ready to
bring the reciprocity treaties to the
front This, in the face of a very gen
eral sentiment here that those compacts
are quite dead. They may be revived;
that remains to be seen. A few weeks
ago even Senator Cullom did not talk
hopefully of the prospect. He said it
seemed that the local interests which
would be hurt by reciprocity always
had it In their power to combine and
prevent a necessary two-thirds vote
But in his position as chairman of the
committee on foreign relations it is up
to the senator from Illinois to make the
attempt to pass them, and if the senate
wants to turn them down, each man will
have to go on record and take the re-
sponsibility for his vote
AS preliminary step for the consid-
GRAFTON of the reciprocity question the
committee Mas been looking into the
legal inquiry whether such treaties hav>
to be ratified by the house as well as the
cided this query in it's own favor.
Now it is the contention Of the house.
and particularly the ways and means
committee of the house, that the senate
is in a way to cfrcumvent a consIltu-
tonal limitation. A reciprocity treaty.
would operate directly to modify the
taxation laws of the country; and if the
senate could accomplish this result with
out the concurrence of the house Of rep
TAnrPGnnfa i've hn fax
to that extent be vested in the president
OF the United States and the United
states senate The people as represent
ed In the house would not have any
voice at ALL. So this is one Of the stunl-
bling blocks in the way of reciprocity.
Elkins Bill Is Well Liked.
No serious opposition has yet been dis
closed to the Elkins bill to amend the
interstate commerce act by permitting
and lesalizing pooling and giving the
commission power to fix and enforce
rates.
The interstate commerce commission is
naturally in favor of the BILL The ship
pers' association is divided on the pool
ing feature, many being in favor of it.
and an almost equal number opposing it,
The Industrial commission in its report
to congress recommends pooling legisla-
tlOl VI CuIS SOfI III strongest terms. Most
OF the railroads are understood to favor
pooling, though they are not a unit on
the subject; many are doubtful about the
increased powers of the commission. es-
pecially the right to arbitrarily declare
rates.
Democratic Senators Loaded.
The Philippine question will continue to
hold foremost place on the senate calen-
dar during the present week, but there
is little probability that the Philippine
bill will be disposed of before the close
of the week. Democratic senators say
they will require several weeks more
time in which to consider the measure.
Senator Lodge, as chairman of the com
mittee having the bill in charge, has not
failed to impress upon them his intention
OF pressing it with the utmost dispatch
consistent with due considerable of so
important a~measure. There are several
Democratic senators prepared to speak
on the bill.
Senator Quarles will report the perma-
nent census bill tomorrow before the
Philippine bill is taken up and will make
an effort to secure immediate considera-
ton
The irrigation bill also occupies a place
of vantage on the senate calendar. and
with the other bills mentioned out of the
way will be pressed to the front.