Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-26
ADJOURNMENT TALK.
Senators Anxious 70 Bring Special
Session to q Close. III
The CUBAN BILL REPORTED TO-DAY.
me House WIN Meet To-Morrow. but -
IL Has No Business Before 10 An-
other Adjournment May
2 he Taken.

IL Has No Business Before IL An-
other Adjournment May
Ne Taken.
Washington, Nov. 2S.--The senate
WIN begin the week in q state Of un'
certainty as to whether final ad.
X 5osirnment Of the extra session will b.
secured during the week or the regular
daily sessions continued. A majority
Of the senator's are anxious to bring
the session to a close and to this end
an agreement has been practically en-
tered into for q vote December 10 on
tho Cuban reciprocity bill. The ac-
QUESTION OF the house Of representa-
dives in the programme, however, has
not been secured and until the two
houses readh an agreement no definite
announcement can be made Leading
senators, on the whole, are rather con-
Adent that an adjou. nment will be
brought about and say 1t will be i'm
possible to hold o quorum Of either
body after Thanksgiving.
Z The present understanding Is that
. proposition to set a day for adjourn
mont will be made by the senate to-
day or tomorrow, whereupon 1t will
DO formally conveyed to the house.
This will form basis for negotiation.
% thus far there has been no confer
ence between members Of the houses
on the adjournment question. The
understanding in the senate IL that a
day for taking o vote on the Cuban
bill will be fixed without regard to the
adjournment Of the extra session. The
bill will then be reported by Senator
Cullom, chairman Of the committee on
foreign relations, and he will ask that
. day be fixed for the vote, where
upon December 16 will be named IL the
present plan Is carried out. When the
republican senators secure this agree
ment they will be comparatively indif-
ferent as to whether the senate ro-
mains In session or not They think |
Il preferable that the extra session
should come to close, as many sena-
tors desire to visit their homes before
the regular session begins, but II an
Is not had there will be
= general agreement among senators
which will render 1t unnecessary for
to remain In Washington. II
any considerable number Of senators
desire to meet for the purpose Of maxi
Ing and listening to speeches on the
Cuban bill they will be allowed that
privilege, with the understanding that
40 other business shall be taken up.
u there are no speeches to be made
The senate will take frequent adjourn
ments for three days at time, as per-
nitted by the constitution, without ref
srence to what the house may do.
There are a number OF senators who
lesire to discuss the Cuban bill, but
I Is probable most of them will post
lone their speeches until after the be-
'inning Of the regular session, Deem
,er I.
After being reported to-day the Gu
an bill will lie on the table for day,
nless there Is unanimous consent
hat its consideration shall begin i'm
lediately. When It Is taken up Sem
tor Cullom will make brief speech
explanation OF Its merits and after
Q concludes there probably will be
o more addresses by friends of the
III until toward the close Of the dis c
ussion. In the meantime the Colo
ado, Louisiana, Texas and Florida
enators and probably some others 1
Ill make speeches intended to show I
hat the enactment Of the bill into law
Ill be injurious to the sugar interests I
| the United States and contrary to
he best public policy.
In addition to receiving the report
a the Cuban bill the senate probably
Ill make reassignment Of senator's 9
committees to-day. The commit
ses announcement is likely to be =
lade the occasion for speech BY !,
enaur Morgan. which Ia anticipated U
18th considerable interest. d
The house will meet tomorrow. II q
aving disposed Of the Cuban bill It
v no business before It and, unless
agreement is effected by which the :,
'lIed session Is to be brought to an :. y.
lrly close, an adjournment probably =
III be taken until Friday and then =
adjournment until Monday or Tues :.
". Some Of the house leaders have =,
pressed themselves in opposition to =
adjournment before the Cuban bill u
all have been disposed OF. but what
Ight be the result Of a conference
tween the leaders Of the senate and n
use on this position remains to be n
en-. =,