The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-19
LAST DAYS OF CONGRESS.

l
 Congress is almost ready to adjourn
 In fact, it could close up it's affairs 1 within the month if the senators would put stop to the debate on Cuban reel
 procity and pass the bill providing fol
 reciprocal trade relations between the | two republics The house committee on | insular affairs has agreed to substitute | its own bill for that of the senate pro- viding for the government of the Phi 1 lppine Islands, and an agreement has been reached by which a vote will be
 taken at D. m. on Thursday June 28.
 There is no doubt that the house will pass the committees bill, and the diff ferences bet tween the two houses can then be settled in conference committee. These differences are not very great, the house bill being preferable, because it provides, after time, for legisla-
 tive assembly in the Philippines, and
 tlso because it provides for a silver cur rency based upon the gold standard, while the senate bill provides for the free coinage of silver.
 The canal bill will also be disposed of in conference committee, which it will
  All the appropriation bills have been passed except the general deficiency bill, which has been reported to the house and can be put through both houses in a few days; but some of the bills are in conference. These can be disposed of at any time by compromises if they should be found to stand in the way of adjournment. The ship subsidy bill will be left over for the next ses- sion, and the bill for the admission to the Union of Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma has been set aside by the senate committee on territories. The irrigation bill. a more important meas- ure than appears on ts face, for 1t will fix the attitude of the government to- ward this great undertaking, has been sent to the president and will no doubt meet his approval.
 There is, therefore, nothing now in the way of adjournment by the 1st of July except the Cuban reciprocity bill, and that will probably be passed in some form, as the presidents special message on the subject has compelled senators to either follow the administration or break with their party. There is talk now about letting the beet sugar men down easily by adding some meaning less phrases to the bill giving vague promises about caring for the interests of their industry, and also by adding clause that will, on it's face at least prevent the Sugar Trust from benefit ing by the reduction of duty, The bill should certainly be passed in some form. It is necessary to give the new republic revenue for it's support, and we are under moral obligation to give Cuba q fair start in life-but apart from that it will greatly benefit this country, giV- ing us practical control of Cuban trade and enormously increasing our exports of manufactures and food stuffs, if Cuba, as expected should prosper and flourish under it's new rulers.
 The people will rejoice, as usual when congress adjourns, but the present con- gress has not been 8 bad one by any means It has passed several impor- tant bills that meet with general ap- provaI it's sins being chiefly those of omission. Its most s,aring offence has been that it has taken no measures against the trusts, though it could have them of tariff support if it could not have done anything else.- Philadelphia Ledger