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CUBAN BILL IN HOUSE
Will be Disposed of Thursday and
Sent to Senate Next Day.
THE DEMOCRATIC PROGRAMME

viii Vote For the Measure Either
"Upon the Adoption Or Rejection Of
the Amendment'-The Outlook In
the Senate.
Washington, Nov. 16.-The bill max
ing effective the Cuban reciprocity con-
vention reported by the ways and
means committee was taken up in the
house and will be disposed of Thurs
day. II probably will be sent to the
senate Friday.
Mr. Payne, of New York, chairman
OF the ways and means committee, in
accordance with the notice he gave
when he reported the bill on Friday,
asked the house to begin Its considera-
ton. A rule was reported by the COM
mittee on rules providing for vote
at p. NJ. Thursday without interven-
ing motion. On the adoption of the
rule the house went into committe Of
the whole and discussion of the Cuban
bill began.
The programme of the minority Is
well defined by the resolution adopted
at the Democratic caucus. A rule cut
ting of amendments was opposed in
order that an amendment may be Of
fered striking out the differential on
refined sugar and eliminating the five
year clause. The resolution made II
the sense of the caucus that the Demo-
cratic members should vote for the
bill either upon the adoption or re-
lection of the amendment"
With the house in committee of the
whole. Speaker Cannon will be given
an opportunity to consider further the
the present congress.
II is the intention of the senate lead
ers to confne as closely as possible the
legislation Of the present extra ses-
sion to the bill to carry into effect
the Cuban treaty, and with that end
in view the daily session of the senate
during the present week will be brief
and another adjournment will be ia
ken on Thursday or Friday until
the following Monday. The work of
introducing bills and OF present
ing petitions will go forward, but
with the exception of the Cuban bill.
neither bills nor petitions will be
taken up in caucus or discussed in
any other way during the week. While
Senator Morgan seems not TO have ia
ken any one into his confidence the
general superstition is that he will defer
his speeches on the isthmus canal 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 completed, II
will not be transmitted to the senate
until the beginning of the regular ses-
sion of congress in December.
II is expected that the Cuban bill
will be received from the house on
Friday. and it is probable that a ses-
sion will be held on that day In order
that the bill may be referred TO the
committee on foreign relations. which
will begin its consideration at once.
The committee on military affairs
will meet during the week TO consider
the nomination Of General Wood, and
as soon as practicable after the COM
mittee reports on it the question Of
confirmation will be brought before
the senate executive session in con-
sideration of other nominations.
Senator Hale, who is chairman OF the
Republican committee on reorganiZa-
ton OF the senate committee. expresses
the opinion that the. reorganization
will be completed by the close of the
week. other senators say it will be
impossible TO complete the work until
the following week.