Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21
IT WAS NOT OPPOSED
Cuban Bill to Be Favorably
Reported.
ACTION IN COMMITTEE
DISCUSSION REGARDING oUEs.
TIoN OF ADJOURNMENT.
Proposed to Put Off Vote in the Senate,
on the Measure Until the Mid
die Of December.

The House bill 10 carry into effect the
| provisions of the reciprocity treaty between
| the United States and Cuba was today
| ordered to be favorably reported to the
| Senate by the committee on foreign rela-
tons Chairman Cullom will bring the
| Bill up in the Senate next Monday and
| ask for immediate consideration No op-
position to the bill was manifested in the
! committee today, and no amendments were
| proposed.
The only discussion in the committee
| apropos of the bill was on the point as
| to whether an agreement could be made
| with the House looking to the adjournment
| of the extra session next week on the con-
dition that time be agreed upon early
| in the regular session for taking a vote on
| the Dill The members generally ex-
| pressed themselves as willing to enter into
such an arrangement and the 1tth OF De-
cember was named as an acceptable time
| for taking the vote.
All the members of the committee ex-
cept Senators Morgan and Clark of Mon-
tana were present at the meeting
AS the chief opponents in the Senate
Senators Teller and Bailey have admitted
in open debate that the bill will ultimately
pass without amendment. The only ques-
tlon under discussion now is the time for
taking vote. An element in the Senate
has put forward the suggestion that an
agreement might be reached for a vote
the special session should terminate as soon
as that agreement WAS recorded.
Not Relished by Presidents Friends.
This suggestion is not reished by the
Presidents friends in the Senate, and Is
vigorously opposed by the republican lead
ers in the House.
The republican managers in the House
say that the adjournment of the extraordi-
nary session without accomplishing the
purpose for which it was called will he an
aTront to the administra ton. The House
republicans feel that as the House has done
its share of the task allotted to the special
session 1t would not be advisable To con-
sent to an adjournment with the business
left unfinished in the Senate. OF course the
final adjournment of the special session
cannot be had without the consent of the
House.
In opposition to this argument the con-
tentlon is made in the Senate that an
agreement for vote in December would
be practically as much a victory for the
administration as a vote now. There is to
be some democratic debate on the bill, and
II the democrats are willing to limit It by
fixing a date for a vote it is contended
that such an arrangement could not be
construed as an affront to the President
The House republicans come back with
the counter-argument that there is still
considerable time between now and the
commencement Of the regular session
which might be used to advantage i'm de-
bate in the Senate. They repeat that the
special session was called for the express
purpose of getting the Cuban bill out Of
the way before the regular session com-
mences.
There is nothing else to occupy the at
tention of the Senate at this time, as the
Panama treaty will not come up for dis
cussion here until 1T has been ratified by
Panama.
1t is thought that between now and Mon-
day conferences between the leaders of the
two bodies will result in some arrange
haS,ac l,,rr oh off laIAa Tn
can be expedited in the Senate or provi-
sion made for a final vote.
Caucus of Democrats.
The democratic senators at a caucus held
yesterday afternoon decided to consider
the Cuban bill on it's merits and confine the
discussion to the bill itself, without bring
ing in collateral questions. This means
that no tariff amendments will be offered
and that the tariff question will not be dis
cuSsed.
The conclusion was reached at the end
of quite a long conference. The session
was said to be quite harmonious, and the
decision reached was practically unanimous.
1t was stated after the conference that the
democrats want it understood that In reach
ing this agreement they have not abandon
ed the fight on the tariff, but that they be-
lieve they can reach the tariff in some other
way.
The attitude of the democrats means
early action on the Cuban bill, and the
prospects are for final adjournment of the
extra session Wednesday, with an agree
ment to vote after a week of debate in
the regular session, If the republicans make