Middletown transcript., 1903-03-21

not deemed of sufficient importance to
warrant that risk.
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Democratic senators have insisted on
an amendment to the Cul l treaty pro-
viding that it shall not 60 into operation
until approved by the Congress- and
the Republicans have agreed to accept
such an amendment. such having a,rea6y
been favorably reported by the commit
the Cuban treaty, the ratification
of which is regarded as assured, will be
taken as soon after the approval Of the
Panama treaty as possible and will be
followed by immediate adjournment A
hearing has been had on the IlayBond
Newfoundland treaty but there is no in
tention of repairing it out OF committee
and the best authorities in the Senate
say it will never be ratified.
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President Roosevelt is much chagrinntd
at the amendment to be attached to the
Cuban treaty and is seriously considering
calling the Fifty-eighth Congress in
special session next November, as soon
as practicable after the fall elections. He
characterizes the amendment accepted
by the Republicans as ga concession to
the enemies of Cuban recirrocity" and
holds that under the circumstances he
would be fully justified in calling a
special session Immediately The leaders
of the party, however, would oppose
special session at any time before the fall
elections, but there are many good rea-
sons why special session should be
called at the time. Next year will be
presidential year and an early adjourn
ment of Congress, in order that the'cam-
paign may not be interferred with, will
be desired. The Democrats propose to
engage in long tariff discussion and
were Congress to meet few weeks be-
fore the first Monday in December they
might be accommodated without inter-
fering with the public business. The
President believes that the Cuban treaty
should be put in operation before this
years Cuban sugar crop is marketed,
but thisargument is met by leading sena-
tors with the assertion that the sugar
buyers will anticipate the reduction in
the tariff and the only effect of delay in
modifying the tariff schedules will be to
keep Cuban sugar a little longer in
bonded warehouses. Mr.. Roosevelt's ar.
gument that no time should be lost be-
fore securing control Of the Cuban trade,
however, seems unanswerable.
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THERE'S every prospect of important
financial legislation at the next session of
Congress. The Senate has adopted re-
reported by Senator AIdrich,
the committee on Finance to
sit during the recess and investigate, in
ternal revenue, coinage, ETC." 1t is
huOWH tIdt tHcIO VIII UC IO dttcuIpI " |
modify or change the tariff schedules
and, in view of the failure of the Aldrich !
financial bill in the Senate and Of the |
Fowler currency bill in the House, it is
believed that an effort will be made by
Finance committee to frame a general
financial bill which will remedy some of !
he defects in the present system. 1t is
believed that the Fowler bill,
which provides for fiat currency, could
lever pass the Senate, that body having
IN several occasions put itself OH record
IS opposed to fiat currency. 1t is also re-
allied that the la st successful financial
MEASURE was framed during a recess of
congress, a joint committee of both
louses meeting for the purpose at Allan
ic City.
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The President has determined upon a
uiet but thorough reorganization of the
overnment departments and to that end
as called upon FIVE of the younger heads
t bureaus. Mr.. Roosevelt is great be-
ever in young men and all of those in {
tied to confer with him on the. systemi-
alton and coordination of the government {
'ork are know as representing the
ounger and more energetic element in
he service. They are Charles D. Wal
oft, representing the Interior Depart
lent, General William Crozier represent {
ng the War Department. Admiral Fran
is T. Bowles, representing the Navy
department., Clifford Pinchot, represent
ng the Agricultural Department and
ames R. Garfield, representing the De-
artment of Commerce and Labor. 1t
, anticipated that a material SAYING in
ime and money and the duplication of
7ork will be effected as a result of the re-
ort Of this committee.
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The Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
J still in session but is rapidly bringing |
is labors to close and expects to make
is report to the President the latter part
f this week. No indication of the ma
ure of the report is 4obtainable and it .
nay be said that all dispatches purport-
ng to outline the findings of the Com
mission have been pure guess work.
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