Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-05-26

named.
From present indications the Senate
Will devote another full week, if not a
longer time. to consideration of the
Philippine bill. The prediction is freely
made that a 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
Sena tors have not yet indicated whether
they viii speak or not. Senator Bur
rows will be heard. tomorrow, in adVo-
cacy of the bill, and among others who
are expected to speak during the week
are Senators Patterson, Pettus. Bailey
and Bacon, in opposition to the bill, and
Senator Spooner in its support. When
the seat speeches are disposed of there
will be an effort to secure two or three
days time for consideration of amend
ments allowing speeches not exceeding
10 or Is minutes on each of them.
1t is not expected that there will be
any session of the Senate, Friday, as
that is Memorial day and a holiday.
The practice of the Senate in the mat
ter of adjournment on Memorial day
has 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 a vote on the Philippine meas
ure has caused considerable abatement
in the preparation for discussion Of the
Nicaraguan canal and the Cuban reci-
procity bill, which will be taken up next
in succession jointly. The beet sugar
people predict a months debate on the
Nicaraguan bill, but this prediction is not
in accordance with the views of the advo-
Gates of the Nicaraguan bill or its op-
ponents in the Isthmian canal commit
tee. Both these elements are now claim
ing a majority and are saying the sooner
the vote is had the better they will be
sa tisfied
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 welcome the in
PRODUCTION of any question which will de-
fer consideration of the Cuban bill, since
they think that there will be no Cuban
legislation at all il the taking up of that
question can be postponed until after the
passage Of all the appropriation bills.
The appropriation bills should be pass
ed before the first or July in order to sup
ply money for the support of the govern
ment after that day and they consequent
ly expect that considerable time will be
given during the month of June to the
appropriation bills remaining undisposed
Of They count confidently on the early
adjournment of Congress after the appro-
priation bills are out of the way and they
hint that if after that time there Is an
effort to pass the Cuban bill 1t will be in
cumbent on the friends of the bill to
maintain a quorum in the Senate.
"It would be hardly fair" said a beet
sugar Republican senator, today, in dis
cussing the contingency mentioned, ITO
expect the opponents of the proposed re-
duction to assist in prolonging session
in midsummer for the purpose Of passing
a measure which they do not want to see
enacted into law"
There is still considerable Republican
element in the Senate opposed to the tar
jff reduction, and ii is asserted by the
beet sugar men that the 40 Republicans
necessary to pass the bill have not yet
been secured 1t Is declared, however.
that a practically unanimous vote could
be secured for a rebate measure.