The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-05
WASHINGTON NEWS AND VIEWS

work Of congress is so far advanced that considerable
amount of talk about adjournment within the next sixty day
Is being INDUCED in. In fact is hard to find member
congress who is of the opinion that the session will last be
yond June i July the very latest At first one
expected to through August and believed
that the large of work be done would necessita
the extension of the session far that month So much
has been done up date however that well informed
are Of the opinion that the talk about adjournment by June
! is well founded.
The that the Tllman- McLaurin encounter ha
had something to do toward making early Adjournment
possible may appear absurd its face but it
heess The bitterness brought before and after the
saonal in the chamber Wasngtons birth
day brought to the members OF both parties in the
realization of the fact that nothing be gained by Ions
drawn out and acrimonious debate and it significant
fact that the important bills which have been passed
that time have gotten through without
talk and without any exhibition of bad feeling either side
The ship subsidy bill passed after debate which wa,
not nearly extended expected 1t thought
this measure would be made the subject OF desutory talk
during the session. and it likely that not even its warme
friends had any idea it would pass the for month
tWoye at least The tax repeal bill also
expected to excite much argument but passed
considerable amount Of opposition and little oratory
The oeomargarine bill which is being discussed this writ
ing will have been passed doubt before this letter is
printed and the Cuban tariff reduction taken up
The bill for the government Philippines is yet to be
handled and it will doubtless be argued consderab,
length both sides.
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The rivers and harbors bill believed to be in good
shape ana although some excited correspondents trying
10 create the IMPRESSION that the measure will be talked
death again this session there nothing evidence this
time TO indicate that this will be case 1t is claimed In
all seriousness that Senator Burrows OF Michigan and
OF inc other republicans who agree with him in his oppo
son 10 tne Cuban reciprocity bill viii attempt to Kill that
measure with argument and 1t be that great deal
time will be thereby consumed Since however the bill I,
strongly backed by the administration chances are large
IN favor OF ITS going through and that too without any
great amount OF opposition the part OF the republicans
who are posing as insurgents just now
TN the whole 1t is believed that congress in the mem
DRY OF the oldest hahus OF the capitol has four
alter converting had its work well in hand the present
one or course something may to postpone adjourn
meht 10 date considerably later than those
plated but IN the event that nothing of this kind there
are excellent reasons Tor believing that the first long
session VIII come to an end between June and IS
Mr. Francis r. Leupp the well informed correspondent Of
the New York Evening Post is Of the opinion that the tend
eney toward carry adjournment may have distinct relation
10 the proposed change OF the date of Inauguration day
The same constitutional amendment which substitutes the
3oh OF April Tor the 4h OF March will If it extend
the snort session to the later date Mr. Leupp in re-
cent letter AS 1t IS now much business is crowded into the
hrt or long session which would normally lie over to the
second ii the latter not short To proong nearly
two months will even mp the burden resting upon the two c
SONS so that It would not be surprising if the first
lasted uniformly from December TO the middle latter part
OF May while the second twenty thirty days shorter
the designations long and short applied to the sessions
respectively would then cease to have any meaning"
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great many people arc wondering Just whether or
NOT the recent developments in the Roosevelt Miles
eud have had anything TO do with the fact that much oppo
s'on exists 10 the senate committee military affairs 10
the confirmation Of the numerous brcve appointments re-
Gently sent TO the senate by the president There are
sons Tor the belief that General Miles friends on the COM
'tee are SWING the matter considerably more attention than
1t would ordinarily be worthy of and that large majority
OF the members OF the committee opposed the con
hrmatlons being continued Without favorable report
nothing can be done.