Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-11-16
Senate VIII Confne Itself to
Cuban Treaty Legislation
During Extra Session.
MORGAN WILL TALK A LITTLE
House viii Dispose Of Reciprocity
Bill on Observation-Disclosures of
General Wood and Others to Be
Considered by Senate.

Washington, Nov lett is the in
tention of the senate leaders to con-
fine as closely as possible the legisla-
ton of the present extra session to the
bin to carry into effect the Cuban
treaty and with that end in view the
daily sessions of the senate during the
present week will be brief and an
other adjournment wiz be taken ON
Thursday or Friday until the follow
ing Monday.
The work of Introducing bills and
of presenting petitions will go for
ward, but with the exception of the
Cuban bill neither bills nor petitions
will be taken up in committee nor dis
cussed in the senate during the week.
1t is quite well understood that Sem
ator Morgan is prepared for a pro-
longed discussion of the situation on
the isthmus of Panama, but while he
seems not to have taken anyone into
his confidence the general supposition
is that he will defer his speeches un-
til the new canal treaty shall be sent
to the senate.
More Work for Regular Session.
There is an understanding on the
part of senators that even though the
negotiations for the convention be
forthwith completed, it will not be
transmitted to the senate until thu
beginning Of the regular session of
congress in December It is expected
that the Cuban bill will be received
from the house on Friday, and it is
probable that session will be held on
that day in order that the bill may be
referred to the committee on foreign
relations, which will begin its consid-
Grafton at once
The committee on military affairs
will meet during the week to consider
the nomination of General Wood, and
as soon as practicable after the com
mittee reports on it the question of
confirmation will be brought before
the senate in executive session in con
sideration of other nominations
Senator Hale who is chairman OF
the Republican committee on reorgan-
ization of the senate committee, ex-
presses the opinion that the reorgani-
cation will be completed by the close
OF the week Other senators say it
will be impossible to complete the
work until the following week.
Work Mapped Out for House.
The bill making effective the Cuban
reciprocity convention reported by the
ways and means committee will be
taken up in the house today and dis
posed of Thursday. 1t probably will
be sent to the senate Friday.
Mr. Payne, Of New York, chairman
of the ways and means committee, ia
accordance with the notice he gave
when he reported the bill on Friday
will ask the house as soon as it con-
venes TO begin its consideration. A
rule will be reported by the commit
tee on rules providing for a vote at
p. m. Thursday without intervening
motion. On the adoption of the rule
the house will go into committee of
the whole and discussion of the Cuban
bill will begin
The program of the minority is well
defined by the resolution adopted at
Che DSHocfdttc caucus. A rule cutting
off amendments will be opposed in
order that an amendment may be of
fered striking out the differential on
refined sugar and eliminating the five
year clause. The resolution made it.
the sense of the caucus that the Dem
ocratic members should vote for the
bill either upon the adoption or re.
lection of the amendment"
With the house in committee of the
whole Speaker Cannon will be given
an opportunity to consider further the
mark UP OF the house committees for
the present congress.