Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-05-26
PHILIPPINE BILL DRACS
Measure is Expected to Take Up Another
Week in the Senate.
NO VOTE PROBABLE FOR TEN DAYS
Sugar Men Glad of Anything that Will
Serve az an Obstruction 60 Bal
loting on Dill to Reduce
Cuban Tarin.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-From recent in
7tions the senate will devote another
N,., X II not a longer time TO considera-
81 ~, Philippine bill. The prediction
hf. -" that a vote will not be
reao- ,.tW,,, 'iddle Of the following
week Spt raI number Of set
speeches pro. |i?f bill and other
senators have nU. dicated whether
they will speak or no.,
Senator Burrows will be heard tomorrow
In advocacy 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, ana SEN
ator 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, al
lowing speeches not exceeding ten or If
teen minutes 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 a holiday. The prac-
tice OF the senate in the matter on adjourn
ment on Memorial day has not been uniform
and there may be an effort to keep the
senate in session, but this effort will be
antaRonized.
other Bills on the Schedule.
The continued deferment of the time
for taking a vote on the Philippine measure
has caused considerable abatement in the
preparation Of the discussion OF the Near
aguan bill and the Cuban reciprocity bill.
which will be taken up next in succession
or jointly.
The beet sugar people predict a months
debate on the Nlcaraguan BILL but this pre-
diction is not in accord with the views OF
the advocates of the Nicaraguan bill or it's
opponents in the Isthmian Canal committee.
Both these elements are now claiming a
majority and are saying that the sooner
the vote is reached the better they will be
satisfied. The beet sugar men, however,
are counting confidently on the cooperation
Of the side which finds itself in the mi
nority in the matter of postponing the vote
on the canal BILL In other words, the beet
sugar advocates welcome the introduction
Of any question which will defer consldera-
tion OF the Cuban bill, since they think that
there will be no Cuban legislation at all II
the taking up Of that question can be
postponed until after the passage Of all
the appropriation bills.
Appropriation Bills.
The appropriation bills should be passed
before the first 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 remaining undisposed Of
They count confidently on the early ad-
iournment OF congress altar the appropria-
tion bills are out of the way and they hope
that II. after that time there is an effort
to pass the Cuban bill It will be incumbent
on the friends OF the bill to maintain a
quorum in the senate.
at would be hardly fair" said a beet
sugar republican senator today, In discuss
ing the contingency mentioned, ito expect
the opponents Of the proposed reduction to
assist in prolonging a session in midsum-
iner 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 tariff re-
duction. and It is asserted by the beet sugar
men that forty-9ve republicans necessary
to pass the bill have not yet been secured.
1t is declared, however, that the pracu-
callv unanimous vote can be secured for a
rebate measure.