The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-30
BEET SUGAR SENATORS WILL
PRoLoNG DEBATE.
HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE
Arrange an Order Of Business That
will Bring Irrigation Bill
Up Early in June.

Washington, May 26.-From present
indications the senate will devote an
other full week, if not a longer time,
to the consideration Of the PHILIPPINES
bill. The prediction is freely made
that a vote will not be reached before
the middle of next week. There are
still a number OF set speeches prom
ised on the bill and some senators
have not yet indicated whether they
will speak or not. Senator Burrows
will be heard 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, and Senator
Spooner in it's support. When the set
speeches are disposed of, there will
be an effort to secure two or three
days time for consideration Of amend
ments, allowing speeches not exceed
ing 10 or Is 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 holt
day. The practice of the senate in
the matter of adjournment ON Me
mortal day has not been uniform and
there may be an effort to keep the
senate in session, but this effort will
be antagonized.
The continued deferrment of the
time for taking a vote on the Phil
ipIines measure has caused consider
able abatement in the preparation of
the discussion of the Nicaragua canal
bill and the Cuban reciprocity bill,
which will be taken up next in success
sion or Jointly. The beet sugar peo-
pie 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 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 confident
ly on the cooperation of the side
which finds itself in the minority in
the matter of postponing the vote OF
the canal bill. In other words, the
beet sugar advocates welcome :f.e in
PRODUCTION of any question which will
defer consideration of the Cuban bill,
since they think that there will be
no Cuban legislation at all if the tax
ing up Of that question can be post
poned until after the passage of all
the appropriation bills.
The appropriation bills should be
passed before the first of July, in or
der to supply money fer the support
of the government after that date
and they consequently expect that
considerable time will be given dur
ing the month of June to the appropri-
alton bills remaining undisposed of.
They count confidently on the early
adjournment of congress after the ap-
preparation bills are out of the way,
and they hold that if, 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.
ut would hardly be 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
prolonging a session in midsummer
for the purpose of passing a measur
which they do not want to see enact.
ed into a law"
There is still a considerable repub.
lican element in the senate opposed
to tariff reduction, and it is asserted
by the beet sugar men that the As re
publicans necessary to pass the bill
have not yet been secured. It is de
clared, however, that the practically
unanimous vote could be secured fol
a rebate measure. ~.
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