The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-19
statehood Bill, Cuban Reciprocity and
Immigration Measure VIII BE Be-
fore the Upper House.
TRUST QUESTION MAY BE UP
REPLIES WILL be MADE TO VESTS
AND TILLMAN's SPEECHES.
Antitrust Measure VIII he Passed
by the House-Appropriatf Bills
Also Will Be Considered.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.-The statehood
bill. the immigration bill and the Cuban
reciprocity treaty will vie with each other
In demanding the attention of the Senate
during the present week. and the probable
tiles that before the close Of the week.
all Of them will be displaced temporarily
by the legislative. executive and judicial
appropriation bill. The last named meas
ure has been under consideration al the
hands of a subcommittee OF the Senate
committee on appropriations for the past
two weeks and will be laid before the full
committee tomorrow Its consideration by
the full committee will be completed at
one or two sittings. and as soon as posi-
BILE ii will be taken up in the Senate, the
purpose being TO present consideration or
the appropriation bills rapidly as posi-
BILE in order to avoid necessity for an extra
session Senator Allison. chairman of the
committee on appropriations. has given no.
tice that he will resist all further efforts
to secure an adjournment of the Senate
| from Thursday to Monday. as all the sup
PLY bills yet remain to be passed.
The fact that Senator Cullom, as chair
| man OF the committee on foreign relations.
has given notice that he will ask the Sem
ate to go into executive session on Monday
| to consider the Cuban treaty does not mean
| that there will be any clash at that time
between the treaty and statehood bill. Sem
| ator Culloms notice was to the effect that
he would ask the Senate to take W the
I treaty during the morning hour in the Sem
| ate, while under the agreement of the Sen
| ate the statehood bill does not come up
until the expiration of the morning hour
at o'clock There is a conflict, however.
| between the notice given by Senator Gull
lom in the interest of the treaty and one
given by Senator Fairbanks TO the effect
| that he would seek TO call up the immigra-
| ton bill during the morning hour on Mon
day. These interests certainly will be
| reconciled 1t is probable that the treaty
1 will be given the preference. Present indi-
| cations are that the Cuban treaty VIII be
before the Senate for some time to come.
Whatever may be its ultimate fate, there
| is no doubt that the present disposition IS
| to discuss IL at considerable length. Many
| Southern senators feel that the treaty dis
| eliminates against Southern products, and
| they are organizing for a determined fight.
| There are some indications that while the
| beet sugar interests may not openly an
| tagonize the treaty as amended, they viii
| stand ready to encourage others In oppose
| ton. The tobacco interest is dissatisfied
/ with the agreement and is preparing to
| fight il vigorously The first effort of the
| opposition will be To substitute some other
| measure for the treaty. This measure Will
L
| House of Representatives last session or
| the French reciprocity treaty. There viii
| be many efforts to amend the Cuban treaty
| If the Senate decides TO proceed with It's
| consideration, and the offering of the
| amendments will be followed by much
| speech making.
| aker will continue his speech in support or
| the omnibus statehood bill He viii be
| followed by Senator Burnham. in opposi-
| ton. who will speak for two or three days
| All efforts looking TO compromise on the
| statehood bill appear for the time TO have
| been abandoned, and both sides now claim
| that il is their purpose to fight IL out on the
| lines already drawn. The opponents of the
| bill profess confidence in their ability TO
continue the present speech-making as long
| as may be necessary TO accomplish Its de-
feat for the present session. The friends or
| the measure express confidence that they
| will secure a vote before the close OF the
| session
The trust question is receiving no little
| attention at the hands of senators. but their
talk is confined largely to the cloakrooms-
| The members OF Senator Hoar's subcommit-
tee are giving attention TO the subject as
individuals. but will postpone formal con-
sideration Of the question until the House
| shall act, unless Ii becomes apparent that
| action there will be postponed too long.
Senators generally express the opinion that
some conservative trust measure VIII be
| put through during the present session but
all of them recognize the difficulty of agree
ing on measures affecting such vast inter-
ests and involving such important prin-
ciples as will appear in any bin on the sub
ject of trusts. There is also promise Of
debate on Senator Vests coal tariff reso-
luton Ii was expected that the passage
of the bill removing the duty on anthracite
coal would prevent further discussion OF
this subject. but some Republican senator's
have Indicated desire to reply to the re-
marks of Messrs. Vest and Tillman, and IL
they adhere to their decision pretty sharp
tariff debate. not unmixed with reference
to the trusts, may be precipitated at any
time If il Is sprung. this discussion will
have to take place during the morning hour.
as under the agreement no subject can in
terfere with the statehood bill. except by
vote of the Senate.