Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-06-23
Senators and House Members
Expect Adjournment
Before July a.
MAY Be An EXTRA SESSION.
To Consider Cuban Treaty, but
Senators Do Not Expect 1t to Con.
vene Until After the November
Elections.

Washington, June 23.-The sessions
of the senate. during the present week
will be devoted to odds and ends Of
legislation. 1t was the purpose Of the
Republican steering committee to
make the Cuban reciprocity bin the
order of business after the disposition
OF the interoceanic canal bill, but the
two Republican conferences have rem
dered it evident that there could be
no reciprocity legislation this session,
30 the steering committee has aban-
doned its purpose,
Different measures are expected to
come up this week.
The outlook for a compromise on
the army bill was thought to be good.
Likely to Adjourn Before July 4.
Senators generally predict that the
congress will dispense between the
Isl and 4th of July. The session
probably will be extended somewhat
by the necessity of concluding con-
sideration of the Philippine govern
ment bill, as all the appropriation
bills could be finally disposed of dur
ing the present week. The house,
however, will not pass on the Philip
pine bill until the latter part of the
week, and it is expected that it will
be necessary to devote considerable
time in conference to the differences
btWeen the senate and house.
No senator now places the day of
adjournment beyond the 4th. The
conference between the two houses
on the interoceanic canal bill has
been arranged, and it is expected that
an agreement will be reached during
the present week.
May Report Reciprocity Bill.
Il is possible the Cuban committee
will report the reciprocity bill before
adjournment, but if it should do sc
there win be ne effort to secure &C,
ton on it in view of the well-known
opposition of large part of the sen
ate.
The friends of the policy of reel
procity, however, are quite deter
nined to bring the matter up the
next session and repeat what they
said in Fridays conference that they
viii not desist until they accomplish
their purpose. Whether in the emo
they will do this through a bin OIL
through a treaty they do not now un
dertake to say
Extra Session May BE Called.
1t is generally understood about the
senate that reciprocity treaty with
Cuba is well under way, but it is moi
believed there will be any effort Il
ratify it during the past session, ever
IL the document should be sent to the
senate. The disposition in brief is tC
go to the country on the question il
the hope that the cause sill bs
strengthened thereby and that a.
las some If the beet sugar Republi
cans will be won over by next Decem
lei. Senators generally do not coun
en- an extra session Immediately il
case a treaty should be sent in, bu
many Of them are inclined to believe
that if the treaty is completed thi
senate will be called together in ex
tsaordinary session for its eonsidera
tion after the November elections, il
order to get the treaty out of the way
if possible before the beginning O
the regular session in December. In
CT ed, it may be said that this is thu
Present program so far as program
has been outlined though its execu
ton probably will depend someWha
Oh the result of the elections an(
whether they are considered fayorabl,
10 reciprocity or not.
Washington, June 23.-The opinion
CT the house leaders is that this com
irg week will be the last full weel
Ct the present session of congress
Although TO resolution for a sine di,
adjournment has yet been introduced
the leaders generally fix the date O
final adjournment at July 3 of mex
week.