Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-16
. 58TH CONGRESS,
The Cuban Bill Will Have the
Right Of Way.
Isthmian Canal Matter Will Probably
Go Over Till December.
Senator Hale Busy with Senate Com
mittees Reorganization.

Washington, Nov. bit is the inten-
ton OF the Senate leaders to confine as
closely as possible the legislation of the
present extra session to the bill 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 another adjournment Will
be taken, Thursday or Friday, until the
following Monday. The work of intro
ducing bills and of presenting petitions
will go forward. but for the exception
of the Cuban bill neither bills nor petit
tons will be taken up in committee, nor
discussed in the Senate during the
week.
1t is quite we'll understood that Sem
ator Morgan is prepared for prolong-
cd discussion of the situation on the
isthmus of Panama, but while he seems
not to have taken anyone into his con-
fidence the general suppostion is that
he will defer his speeches until the new
canal treaty shall be sent to the Senate.
There is an understanding on the part
Of the senators, that even though the
negotiations for the new convention be
forthwith characterized it will not be
transmitted to the Senate until the be-
ginning of the regular session of Con-
gross in December.
1t is expected that the Cuban bill will
be received from the House. Friday and
it is probable that a session will be held
on that day in order that the bill may
be referred to the committee on for
|eign relations. which will begin it's con-
sideration at once.
The COMMITTEES on military affairs
L1yin meet during the week to consider
Eths nomination of Gen. Wood and as
EoSAr asepracticable after the committee
repnfts on it the question of confirma-
Etfor Will be brought before the Senate
& In executive session in consideration of
other nennina tons.
Senator Hale. who is chairman of the
|Rabubltcan committee on re-organiza-
tom OF fhe Senate committee. expresses
the opinion that the reorganization
VIII be 5eempleted by the close of the
week 3ther senators say it will be
Impossible to complete the work until
the following week.
The bill making effective the Cuban
/ reefprocity convention reported by the
ways and means committee, will be
taken up in the House. tomorrow and
Disposed o. Thursday. 1T probably Will
be sent ITO the Senate. Friday
Mr.. Payne of New York. chairman of
the ways and means committee, in ac-
eoralanee with the notice he gave when
he reported the bill. Friday will ask the
Fl louise "a soon as it convenes. tOmor-
row, to begin its consideration. A rule
will be reported by the committee on
rules providing for a vote at 4 P. NJ,
Thursday. without intervening motion
On the adoption of the rule the House
will go into committee of the whole and
discussion of the bill will begin.
The program of the minority is well
defined by the resolution adopted at the
Democratic caucus, last night. A rule
cutting off amendments will be opposed
in order that an amendment may be
offered striking out the differentiation
refined sugar and eliminating the s.
year clanse% The resolution made it the
sense of the caucus that the Democritic
members should vote for the bill either
"upon the adoption or rejection of the
amendment"
With the House in committee of
whole. Speaker Cannon will be given an
opportunity to consider further the
n'ake-up of the House committees for
the present Congress.