The Washington times., 1902-06-16
Seven Days Early and
Late to Be Devoted
to Measure.
TO BEGIN ON THURSDAY
Other Important Matters to Be Dis
posed of in the Interir-Relief for
the Buffalo Exposition Will Probably
Be Asked in Deficiency Bill.

For the next two weeks the attention
of the House will be occupied with i'm
portant legislation, the most interest
ing OF which will be the Philippine civil
government bill. To the consideration OF
this measure the House will devote
seven days. and will work early and
late. The greater portion of today will
be given over to miscellaneous and rou-
tine matters. in order to clear the legis-
lative decks for the fight over the
Philippines.
On Tuesday the bill to amend the
bankruptcy act will be taken up. This
measure has been carefully prepared by
the Committee on Judiciary, and is sup
posed to straighten out all the loops in
the bankruptcy law. The bill will doubt
less cause considerable discussion, and
doubtless number of amendments will
be offered. but the measure is quite liza
BILE to pass as it emanates from the com
mittee.
The general deficiency bill, which was
reported to the House by Chairman Can
non on Saturday, will have the right of
way on Wednesday. The bill carries ap-
proximately s4.s5O. 900. of which the Dis
trict of Columbia is to receive S72,-
1887.
Relief for Exposition.
An effort will doubtless be made by
Representative Alexander and some of
the other New York members to have an
amendment adopted appropriating $GOo.-
600 for the relief of the Pan-American
Exposition at Buffalo. The committee
granted a hearing 10 those interested
in the Exposition, but decline3 to in
corporate any provision in the bill for
its relief. 1t is asserted that but for
the assassination of President Mckinley,
the fair would have resulted in at least
paying expenses. For several weeks fol-
lowing that unhappy incident there was
a very large falling off in receipts, and
it was not until the closing days of the
fair that interest in the Exposition re-
vived.
Beginning Thursday, the Philippine
bill will hold the boards for seven leg1s-
lative days. and a vote will be taken at 4
O'Clock. June 26. The House Committee
on Insular Affairs has substituted it's
own bill for the message which passed
the Senate.
This measure. the members of the
House believe, provides a more thorough
form Of civil government than does the
Senate bill. 1t also fixes the gold stan
dard, while the Senate bill places the
monetary system of the islands on a
silver basis.
Night Sessions to Be Held.
During the five DAYS that the bill is
under general debate the House will
meet at II O'Clock instead of Il. and
night sessions will be held from S'until
1870. Two days will be given over to
the reading of the bill under the five
minute rule for the purpose of offering
amendments.
So far as known the Democrats will
line up solidly against the bill 1t is
expected that there will be three or
four breaks IL the Republican ranks.
Representative Mccall OF Massachusetts
who has from the first opposed the Ad-
ministration's policy in dealing with the
islands, is looked upon as one of the
number who will speak and vote against
the bill. Mr.. Littlefleld may do the
same. Both he and Mr.. Mccall, with three
OF the members from Minnesota, voted
against the Philippine tariff bill Mr.
Littlefield's objections TO that measure
were upon constitutional grounds, and
he may not see any constitutional OBJ
jections to the pending bill.
There are said 10 be Several other
Republicans who are moi in sympathy
with the bill. but their number will not
exceed five or six. SO that the bill will
pass by a safe majority.