New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
TO PASS THE CUBAN BILL.
FINAL VOTE IN THE HOUSE EXPECT
ED TO BE TAKEN THIS WEEK
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

w,sb,ng-o, anril 13-While no definite de-
c,s,on vet has been reached by the House lead
ers for closing the general debate and taking
the vote on the Cuban Reciprocity bill, II ts not
improbable that agreement VIII be reached
tomorrow TO demand that the debate be closed
Wednesday or Thursday, and the final vote be
taken the following day. This statement takes
full account of the fact that there are now on
the Speakers desk about forty requests for rec
oenition TO speak on the bill, and. OF course II
these requests are granted, the debate will be
continued ali through this week and we'll into
the next. II is believed. however. that the great
majority of those who have served notice OF
their wish to address the House on the bill
Will not insist on exercising the privilege. since
nearly everybody is heartily tired Of discus
sion which all parties to the controversy recog-
rize can have only one result Hence, If Chair
man Payne decides to move tomorrow to close
the debate Wednesday or Thursday, with the
understanding that day thereafter is to be
devoted TO amendments and debate under the
five minute rule IT is thought that he can rally
sufficient strength to carry his motion through
practically party measure
Most OF the Republican insurgents now realize
that further obstruction is useless and as they
also realize that the bill will be passed by an
overwhelming majority whenever the final vote
is taken, 1t is confidently believed that they VIII
not Join the Democratic free traders TO vote down
a motion for closing debate. In fact, careful
poll of the Republican side Of the House shows
that not more than fifteen of the thirty-nine
insurgents who voted with the Democratic free
traders against consideration Will persist TO the
end In the fruitless effort repudiate the pres
eut leadership of the House and humiliate the
administration There is excellent reason for
saying that in all further tactical movements
not more than fifteen Republicans will cooper
ate with the Democrats. This means that the
bill Will pass the House as a strict party meas
r1re and that all tariff revision amendments
offered either by Democratic free traders or beet
sugar representatives will be voted down by
the usual Republican majority. The real test
will come on the Morris proposition for the re-
neal of the differential on sugar. when 1t Is ex-
pected that the protection element Of the House
will line up solidly in support of Speaker Hen
derson Chairman Payne and the other leaders
Of the majority. 80
If +he bin gets through the House this week
dav and will Immediately be referred to the
Committee on Relations with Cuba or winch
Senator Platt, of Connecticut is chairman. mat
committee, IL is thought, viii report the DIN 20
the Senate within week after II gets hoia OF
il with amendments increasing the tariI re-
duetion 10 % per cent. and striklhg OUT the
onerous conditions prescribed by the oipies
limitation and the requirement that the cuban
Congress accept the immigration and contract
labor laws Of the United States before applying
to this country for reciprocity treaty