The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-23
immigration and Indian Bills and
Conference Reports on Appropria-
tiOBs the Leading Features.
AFTER THESE, ADJOURNMENT
GENERAL GOSSIP ABOUT THE CUBAN
RECIPROCITY SITUATION.
Philippine Government Bill in the
House-FinaI Adjournment IL Ex-
pected July 3.

WASHINGTON. June 22.-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 10 make the Cuban reciprocity
bill the order of business after the DISPOSE
tion of the interoceanic canal bill, but the
two Republican conferences have made IL
evident that there can be no reciprocity
legislation this session, so the steering COM
mittee has abandoned its purpose.
Some interest is manifested in the notice
Senator Quay has given that tomorrow
he will call up his motion for the discharge
of the committee Territories from
further consideration Of the omnibus state
hood bill, in order 10 secure action on II
during the present session, but the UNDER
standing now is that he will not press his
motion, and that the question will go over
until the next session OF Congress, in obe-
dience to the wish of the Republican Lead
ers. Senator Bate. however, has stated
that II Senator Quay does not press his
motion he (Bate) will move TO have the
committee discharged and the bill taken up.
This motion would bring the question up,
but coming from the minority side OF the
chamber it would be predestned 10 defeats
as II Is understood there are very few III
any. Republican senators who will support
such a motion II made by Democratic
senator
on Tuesday the Senate will take up. in
obedience TO the wish OF Senator Burton.
the bill creating a national forest reserve
in the southern Appa,aSan mountain
range but the understan5 is that con-
sideration of the measure shall be confined
to one day. On Wednesday. Senator Nc
Cumber will be heard i'm support of the
pure food bill. but consideration OF this
question, under agreement. will be con-
fined TO speech by the senator. and there
will be no effort at that time 10 pass the
bill. Senator Stewards bill confirming the
agreement with the Choctaw and Chicka-
saw Indians is the unfinished business, and
ii is understood TO be Mr.. Stewards pur-
pose to press its consideration when there
is no more high privileged matter to be
considered. Senator Penrose on Monday
Will report the general immigration bill.
and il is understood that he will make
strenuous effort 10 have the measure con-
sicered during the week or at least before
the final adjournment OF Congress.
For the rest, the week will be given over
10 conference reports on appropriation bills
and other measures i'm dispute between the
two houses. The conference report on the
naval appropriation bill will be submitted
on Monday, and early consideration will be
given the report. There also will be an
effort TO have the dispute over the army
bill adjusted during the week. with some
prospects of success. The committee on aD-
proprlat1niSS iS VIII take up the general De,
ficiency bill tomorrow and probably will
report IL the latter part OF the week This
is the last Of the appropriation bills, and
with it's disposal there will be little in the
way Of final adjournment OF Congress.
Senators generally predict that Congress
will disperse between the 1st and 4th
Of July. The session probably VIII be ex-
tended somewhat by the necessity Of con-
Guiding consideration OF the Philippine gov
ernment bill as all the appropriation bills
could be finally disposed of during the
present week. The House, however will
not pass on the Philippine bill until the
latter part of the week, and IL is ex-
pected that it will be. necessary 10 devote
the differences between the Senate
and the House. No senator now
places the day Of adjournment be-
two houses on the interoceanic canal bill
has been arranged. and II is expected that
an agreement will be reached during the
present week.
1t is possible that the Cuban committee
will report the reciprocity bill before ad-
journment, but IL II should do so there will
be effort TO secure action on IL In view
of the well-known opposition of a largo
part Of the Senate. The friends OF the policy
Of reciprocity. however. are quite deter
mined 10 bring the matter up the next ses-
sion, and repeat what they said In Fridays
conference, that they will not desist until
they accomplish their purpose. Whether
In the end they will do this through bill
or through a treaty they do not undertake
TO say.
ate that a reciprocity treaty with Cuba IS
well under way. but IL Is not believed there
will be any effort 10 ratify II during the
present session, even IL the document should
be sent to the Senate. The disposition. in
brief is 10 go TO the country on the dues-
ton. In the hope that the cause will be
strengthened thereby, and that at least
some of the beet-sugar Republicans Will
he won over by next December. Senators
generally do not count on extra session
Immediately, in case a treaty should be sent
i'm. but many Of them are inclined TO believe
that II the treaty is completed the Senate
will be called together In extraordinary ses-
sion for it's consideration soon after the
November elections in order 20 get the
cfrf II hpforo
the beginning OF the regular session i'm
December Indeed. IL may be said that this
is the present programme, so far as a pro-
gramnne has been outlined. though its exc
cutfon probably will depend somewhat on
the result of the elections and whether they
are considered favorable 10 reciprocity or
not.
PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT.