The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-26
SUGAR MEN
SEEKING DELAY
EndeaVor to Postpone Senate Ac.
ton on Cuban Bill,
MORE TALK ON PHILIPPINES
ANOTHER WEEK WILL BE DE-
VOTED TO DISCUSSION.

III ASHINGTON, May 25. = The
wv friends Of beet sugar in the sen
ate are preparing to make a hard
fight to delay action on the pending
Cuban reciprocity bill.
The beet sugar people predict a
months debate on the Nicaraguan bill
but this prediction is not in accord
with the views of the advocates of the
Nicaraguan bill or it's opponents on the
isthmian canal committee.
Both these elements are now claim
ing majority and are saying that the
sooner the vote is reported the better
they will be satisfied. The beet sugar
men, however, are counting confidently
on the cooperation of the side that
finds itself in the minority in the mat
ter Of pOstponing the vote on the canal
bill. In other words, the beet sugar
advocates welcome the Introduction Of
any question that viii defer considera-
ton of the Cuban bill. since they think
that there will be no Cuban legislation
at all if the taking up of that question
can be postponed until after the pass
age of all the appropriation bills.
Appropriation Coming Up.
The appropriation bills should be
passed before the 1st of July in order
to supply money for the support of the
government after that date, and they
consequently expect that considerable
time viii be given during June to the
appropriation bills remaining undis-
posed of.
They count confidently on the early
adjournment of congress after the ap-
preparation bills are out OF the way,
and they hope that if, after that time,
there is an effort to pass the Cuban
bill, it VIII be incumbent on the
friends of the bill to maintain quo
rum in the senate.
1T would be hardly fair" said a
beet sugar Republican senator today,
in discussing the contingency men
toned, Ito expect the opponents of the
proposed reduction to assist in pro-
longing a session in midsummer for
the purpose of passing a measure
which they do not want to see enacted
into law"
There is still a considerable element
in the senate opposed to tariff reduc-
ton, and it is asserted by the beet
sugar men that the forty-five Repub-
! leans necessary to pass the bill have
/ not yet been secured.
/ practically unanimous vote could be
| secured for a rebate measure.
Another Week on Shipping Bill
From present indications. the senate
viii devote another full week, if not
a longer time. to consideration Of the
( Philippines bill The prediction is
freely made that a vote viii not be
reached before the middle of the fol-
I lowing week. There are still a num-
Der of set speeches promised on the
| bin. and some other. senators have not
/ yet indicated whether they viii speak
I or not.
Senator Burrows viii be heard
tomorrow in advocacy Of the bill, and
among others who are expected ia
speak during the week are Senators
Il Patterson. Pettus. Bailey and Bacon
\ in opposition to the BILL and Senator
I SpOoner. in its support. When the sci
+ speeches are disposed of there viii be
an effort to secure two or three days
time for consideration of amendments
X allowing speeches not exceeding ten OF
/ fifteen minutes on each Of them.
No Memorial Day Session.
It is not expected that there win bt
any session on Friday, Memorial day
! There may be an effort to keep the
/. senate in session, but this effort vii
/ be antagoniZed
The continued deferment of the time
for taking a vote on the Philippine.
measure has caused considerable abate
ment in the preparation of the discus
sion of the Nicaragua canal bill and the
Cuban reciprocity bin, which viii b'
taken I'm next in Succession Or- Jointly