Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-29
WORK FOR CONGRESS
Philippine Bill Likely to Last All
This Week in the Senate.
IMMIGRATION BILL IN The HOUSE.
Tho Anti Anarchy Mil and the Subsidiary
Coinage Bill. Together with Approprla-
ton Bills, Likely to Occupy
the Entire Week.

Washington, May 26.-From pres
ent indications the senate will devote
another full week, if not longer
time, to consideration of the Philip
pine bill. The prediction is freely
made that vote will not be reached
before the middle of the following
week. There are still a number of
set speeches promised on the bill,
and some other senators have not
yet indicated whether they will speak
or not, Senator Burrows will be
heard to-day in advocacy of the bill
and among others who are expected
to speak during the week are Sena-
tors 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 consid-
Grafton of amendments, allowing
speeches not exceeding ten or fifteen
minutes on each of them.
1t is not expected that there will
be any session of the senate on Fri
day, as that is Memorial day and a
holiday. The practice OF the senate
in the matter Of adjournment on
Memorial 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 deferment OF the
time for taking vote on the Philip
pine 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
succession or jointly. The beet
sugar people predict q months d.
bate on the Nicaraeuan bill, but this
prediction is not in accord WITH the
views of the advocates Of the Nicara-
guam bill or its opponents in the
isthmian canal committee. Both
these elements are now claiming q
majority and are saying that the
sooner the vote is reported the bet.
ter 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 well
come the introduction Of any Ques-
ton which will defer consideration
of the Cuban bill, since they think
that there will be no Cuban legisla-
ton at all if the taking up of that
question can be postponed until after
the passage of all the appropriation
bills. The appropriation bills should
be passed before the LIST of July in
order to supply money for the sup
port 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 undis-
posed of. They count confidently on
the early adjournment of congress
after the appropriation bills are out
of the way, and they hope that it,
after that time there is an effort
to pass the Cuban bill, it will be in
cumbent on the friends of the bill to
maintain a quorum in the senate
There is still considerable republic
an element in the senate opposed to
tariff reduction and it is asserted
by the beet sugar men that the Al
republicans necessary to pass the bill
have not yet been secured. It is de.
clared, however, that the practically
unanimous vote could be secured fol
rebate measure.
Under the special order adopted
last week the bill to regulate immi-
grafton will have the right of way
over all measures except appropria-
ton bills and reports in the house
Debate on this bill probably will be
resumed tomorrow, to-day being
set aside for the consideration Of
measures coming from the commit
tee on the District Of Columbia, but
should it appear that the immigra-
ton bill can be disposed Of to-day
Chairman Babcock, Of the District Of
Columbia committee, may yield to
the immigration bill, taking to-
morrow for District Of Columbia
matters. After the immigration bill
is acted upon the committee on rules
will report a special order for the
consideration of the anti-anarchy
bill, or, It is known, "a bill for the
protection of the president of the
United States and to prevent crime
against government" This will be
followed by the subsidiary coinage
bill. 1t is anticipated by the leaders
of the house that these measures will
occupy the entire week, in which
event the Pacific cable bill will not
be reached until the first week in
June. II, in turn, will be followed
by the irrigation bill, the committee
on rules having agreed to report
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