New-York tribune., 1902-05-27
TALK OF ADJOTRNl{ENT.
CONGRESS- MAY FINISH ITS WORK ON
OR BEFORE JULY /.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE rn1RuxE.I

| lDY TELEGRAPH TRIRUNE.l
Washington May 26.-It begins to look as if
| this session OF Congress will be brought to
close earlier than seemed probable week ago
! With the protracted debate on the Philippine
! Civil Government bill at last nearing an end
! the Senate Republicans rapidly getting together
! on the Cuban reciprocity question. and the here
! tofore somewhat tantaliz.ng isthmian canal
| proposition being reduced 10 a simpler form.
! there appears at present good why
Congress should not adjourn on or before July l.
Only three supply bills now remain on the cal
endar-the Army Appropriation bill the Naval
Appropriation bill and the Urgent Deficiency
bill-and although a tangle is threatened over
the first named measure because of the unusual
conduct of the House in instructinE it's
ferrees not to recede. still II Is thought that
when everything else is out Of the way the
House will agree to meet the Senate half way
in the interest of harmony and early adjourn
ment. While II Is not impossible of course,
that all three OF these bills may be held back in
order to make action the Cuban and canal
questions all the more certain and expeditions.
1t is generally believed that only the Naval APP
propriation bin VIII be thus utilized The other
two may go through within the next week and
when the final vote the Philippine bill is
taken Wednesday of next week the decks
will be cleared for both the canal and Cuban
propositions.
NhGNAL AND RECIPROCITY QUESTIONS.
There is still some doubt to which OF these
will be taken up first and finally disposed of.
and this question can be determined only by the
events OF the next few days. II II finally is de-
cided TO make short work Of the canal question
at this session by adopting either the Spooner or
Hoar resolution. and thus referring the whole
question OF the route to be chosen to the Presi-
dent. It is thought that not more than three or
four days will be consumed in the discussion OF
the canal subject. II. on the other hand ii is
considered wiser TO let the whole question go
over until the next session. the Cuban Reel
procity bill will be brought forward by the ad-
mlnistration's supporters ahead OF the canal
question and pushed through vigorously. The
beet sugar Senators Republicans as well as
Democrats. may insist debating the Reel
procity bill at great length. although II is not
believed they could hold the Senate longer than
two or three weeks. When. therefore, the Phil
ippine bill is put through next week. about
June or D. II can be expected that both houses
Will begin TO show eagerness to close up bust
ness and get home. that filibustering move
ment against the Cuban bill would poor
support. II is generally believed that the Reel
procity bill will be ready within week less,
as the differences between the Republican mem
bers Of the Cuban Committee rapidly disap-
pearing, and where irreconcilable dscord was
threatened few weeks ago harmony seems
assured. The bill will thus be made a strict
party measure. which meaps that 1t will contain
no provision for a repeal of the differential on
refined sugar. and II Will provide for tariff
reduction of at least 20 per cent on all imports
from Cuba. with probably time limit of three
or five years.
Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, who. 1t is
understood. is framing the Cuban Reciprocity
bill. may close the debate for the Republicans on
the Lodge Philippine bill on Wednesday of this
week and soon after he has made this speech it
is thought he will devote his whole time TO the
Cuban bill. Senator Platt, of Connecticut. chair
man of the Committee Relations with Cuba,
and the recognized leader in all Cuban legis-
lation, is presiding over the Senate In the alb
OF Senator Frye, the President pro tenn.
who probably will be absent from Washington
for two three weeks. With the many other
duties he has to perform, Mr. Platt's time is so
taken up that Mr.. Spooners willingness to frame
the Cuban bill is acceptable to the friends of
reciprocity.