New-York tribune., 1902-06-23
EXTRA SESSION OF SENATE.
BELIEF THAT IT WILL BE CALLED
FOR NOVEMBER TO CONSIDER
CUBAN TREATY.

Washington. June 22.-The sessions of the Senate
this week viii be devoted to odds and ends OF
legislation. It the purpose OF the Repuphcah
steering committee TO make the Cuban reciprocity
bill Of business after the disposition OF the
Interoceanic Canal bill. nut tho two Republican
conferences have rendered it evident that there can
be no reciprocity legislation this session.
Some interest is manifested in the notice Senator
Quay has given that he Will call up his
motion for the discharge of the Committee on Ter
ritores from further consideration Of the Omnibus
Statehood bill in order secure action on 1t at the
present session but the understanding now Is that
he viii press his motion and that the question
Will go until the next session OF congress IN
obedience 10 the wish OF the Republican leaders.
On Tuesday the Senate will take up. in obedience
TO the wish of Senator Burton, the bill creating a
national forest reserve in the Southern Appalachian
Mountain range: but the understanding Is that con-
sideration of the measure shall confined to one
day On Wednesday Senator McCumber will be
heard in support of the Pure Food bill; but con
sideration this question under agreement will be
confined a speech by the Senator. and there VIII
be no effort a that time to pass the bill
For the OF the week the work VIII he given
over conference reports on appropriation blis ana
other measures in dispute between the two houses.
The conference report on the Naval Appropriation
bill will be submitted Monday, and early consiG
Grafton will be given it. There also viii be an
effort TO have the dispute the Army bill ad-
justed, with some prospect Of success. The Com
mittee Appropriations Will take up the General
Deficiency bill tomorrow, and probably VIII report
IL latter part of the week This Is the last OF
the appropriation bills, and with its disposal there
will he little in the way Of final adjournment Of
Congress.
Senators generally predict that Congress Will ad-
iouru between July and 4. The session probably
Will be extended somewhat by the necessity of
cluding consideration Of the Philippine Government
bill as all the appropriation bills could be hnaIiy
disposed this week. The House however, viii not
pass on the Philippine bill until the latter part Of
-r1.4rf will he
sary TO devote considerable time in conference to
the differences between the Senate and the House
No Senator now places the day OF adjournment
beyond the Fourth. The conference between the
two houses or the Interoceanic Canal bill has been
arranged. and it Is expected that agreement VIII
be reached IN The present We, We, ,,,+,, will re
port the reciprocity bill before adjournment but II
it should do SO there VII be TO 'l-oTt 10 c
ton on it in view Of The well known opposition OF
The friends of the policy of reciprocity. however
are quite determined bring the matter az the
next session and repeat what they said IN Frlda!
is1 tbeir e' por9s whether in the end they
viii do this through bill through treaty they
II is generaiIv understood about the Senate
il IS not believed that there viii be any effort 70
ratify it this session il the document should
TO GO 20 Iile couIS S GA t,ggtbfd' ttre therein, and
will be won over by next December. Senator's gen
erally do not count on an extra session immo-
diatey in case treaty should be sent il, but many
OF them inclined to believe that If the treaty /"
completed the Senate will be called together in eN-
traordnary session for its consideration soon after
the November elections in order 10 get the treaty
of the if possible before the beginning OF
the regular session in December Indeed. il may be
said that this is the present prCEr rnIlt 50 Tar as
a programme has been outlined, though is eXecu-
ton will depend somewhat on the result OF the
elections and whether they are considered faVoTa-
ble reciprocity not
The opinion Of the House Leaders is that TINS TINS
present session Congress. Although no resolution
for a sine die adjournment has Yet beer Introduced,
the leaders generally x the date Of final adjourn
rnent July Of next week.
Philippine Civil Government bill VIII nClG the
boards in the House except for such time Is
cupied in disposing Of conference reports until
Thursda,. and possibly Friday. Members generally
are using a yehlCl" for speeches to he clTc'.-
lated in the coming campaign. and its passage by
solid Republican vote is assured. The remainder of
the week will be taken up with conference reports
on appropraton bills and other measures In dispute
between the houses. As soon as the resolution
providing the final adjournment is adopted mo
lions 10 suspend the rules VIII be in order at any
time and this viii greatly facilitate business in the
closing days Of the session.