The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-26
They Prepare for Weeks of Talk i'm
the Senate to Avoid Giving Reel
procity to the Island Republic.
PHILIPPINE BILL DISCUSSION
EXPECTED TO EXTEND TO THE MID
DIE OF NEXT WEEK.
Nicaraguan Canal Measure Expected
to Use Up Much Time-Busy Week
Expected in the House.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-From present
indications the Senate will devote another
full week, If not longer time. to consid-
Grafton of the PHILIPPINE bill. The predic-
tion is freely made that a vote will not be
reached before the middle of the following
week. There are still a number of set
speeches promised on the BILL and some
other senators have not yet indicated
whether they will speak or not Senator
Burrows will be heard tomorrow in ad-
vocacy OF the bill, and among others who
are expected TO speak during the week are
Senators Patterson, Pettus, Bailey and
Bacon, in opposition to the bill, and Sena-
tor Spooner in its support. When the set
speeches are disposed of there will be an
effort to secure two or three days time
for consideration of amendments. allowing
speeches not exceeding ten or fifteen min
utes on each of them.
1t is not expected that there will be any
session of the Senate on Friday, as that is
Memorial day, and holiday. The practice
of the Senate in the matter OF adjournment
on Memorial day has not been uniform,
and there may be effort to keep the
Senate in session, but this effort will be an
tagonized
The continued deferment of the time for
taking vote on the Philippine measure
has caused considerable abatement in the
preparation of the discussion OF the Mica
raguan canal bill and the Cuban reciproc-
ity bill, which will be taken up next in
succession, or jointly. The beet sugar peo-
pie predict a months debate on the Mica
raguan bill, but this prediction is not in
accord with the views of the advocates of
the Nicaraguan bill or its opponents in the
Isthmian canal committee. Both these ele-
claiming a m q nd q
saying that the sooner the vote is reached
the better they will be satisfied. The beet
sugar men, however. are counting conf
IDENTIFY on the cooperation of the side
which finds itself in the minority in the
matter OF postponing the vote on the canal
bill In other words, the beet sugar advo-
Gates welcome the introduction of any
question which will defer consideration of
the Cuban bill, since they think there will
be no Cuban legislation at all if the taking
up OF that question can be postponed until
after the passage of all the appropriation
bills which 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 will be given during the
month of June to the appropriation bills re-
naming undisposed of.
They count confidently the early adj
journment of Congress after the appro-
priation bills are out of the way, and they
hope that if, after that time, there is an
effort to pass the Cuban bill it will be in
cumbent on the friends of the bill to main
tain a quorum in the Senate. Tt would
be hardly fair" said a beet sugar Republi-
can senator to-day, in discussing the con-
tingency mentioned, Ito expect the op-
ponents of the proposed reduction to assist
in prolonging 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 Republican
element in the Senate opposed to the tar
iff reduction, and it is asserted by the beet
sugar men that the forty-f1ve Republicans
necessary to pass the bill have not yet
been secured. 1t is declared, however, that
the practically unanimous vote could be
secured for a rebate measure.