Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-01-19
CUBAN TREATY CONTENTIOUS
Senate VIII Consume Huch Time Con-
Sidering Reciprocity with New
Republic.

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 senpte
during the present week, but the proba-
bilities are that before the close Of the
week all of them will be displaced TEN.
porarily by the legislative, executive and
judiciary appropriation bills.
The last named measure has been under
consideration of subcommittee of the
senate committee on appropriations for two
weeks and will be laid before the full com
mittee tomorrow. It's consideration by the
full committee will be completed at one or
two sittings and as soon as possible II
will be taken up In the senate, the purpose
being to present consideration Of the ap-
preparation bills as rapidly as possible
in order to avoid the necessity for an extra
session. Senator Allison chairman Of the
committee on appropriations. has given
notice 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 committe on foreign relations
has given notice that he will ask the SEN
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. as
under the agreement the statehood bill does
not come up until 2. There is a conflict,
however, between the notice given by SEN
ator Cullom in the interest OF the treaty
and one given by Senator Fairbanks to the
| effect that he would seek to call up ths
! immigration bill during the morning hour
on Monday. These interests certainly will
! be reconciled. IL is probable that the
| treaty will be given the preference The
| present indications are that the Cuban
treaty will be before the senate for some
! time to come. Whatever may be its ulti-
mate fate there is no doubt that the pres
ent disposition is to diEcuss It at consid-
cradle length. Many southern senators feel
that the treaty discriminates against south
ern products. and they are organized for q
determined fight.
There are also some Indications that
while the beet sugar interests may not
| openly oppose the treaty as amended, they
will stand ready to encourage others in op-
position.
The tobacco interests are dissatisfied with
the agreement and are preparing 10 light
| il vigorously.
The first effort of the opposition will be 10
substitute some other measure for the
treaty. This measure will be either the re-
/ clprOelty blll passed Dy Inc mouse OF repre-
| sentGtives last session or the French re-
ciproclty treaty There will be many ef-
forts to amend It II the senate decides to
proceed with its consideration. and the of
ering OF these amendments will be followed
by much speech making.
| After 2 o'clock tomorrow Senator For
aker will continue his speech in support
OF the omnibus statehood bill. He will be
followed by Senator BuTnham in opposi-
tion, who will speak for two or three days
All efforts looking to a compromise on the
statehood bill appear for the time to have
been abandoned. and both sides now claim
that II is their purpose tc fight II out on
! the lines already drawn. The opponents
OF the bill profess confidence in their abil-
ity to continue the present speechmaking
as long as may be Necessary to accomplish
its defeat for the present session.
The friends OF the measure express con-
hdeuce 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 cloak
rooms The members OF Senator Hoar's
subcommittee are giving attention 90 the
subject as individuals. but will postpone
formal consideration until the house acts.
unless IL becomes apparent that action
there will be postponed too long. Senators