The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-19
CONGRESS WILL
HAVE BUSY WEEK
Senate Will Try to Pass Cuban
Reciprocity Treaty.
DEBATE WILL BE PROLONGED
HOUSE WILL TAKE UP THE
ANTITRUST BILLS.

washington. Jan. lS-The statehood
bill. the immigration bill and the Gu
ban reciprocity treaty VIII vie with
each other in demanding the atten-
ton of the senate during the present
week, and the probabilities are that
before the close of the week all of
them viii be displaced temporarily by
the Legislative, executive and judiciary
appropriation bills.
The last named measure has been
under consideration at the hands of
subcommittee of the senate commit
tee on appropriations for the past two
weeks and will be laid before the full
committee tomorrow. Its considera-
ton by the full committee will be
completed at one or tive sittings and
as soon as possible It will be taken
up In the senate. the purpose being to
present consideration of the appropri-
alton bills as rapidly as possible in
order to avoid the necessity for an ex-
ira session.A Senator Allison, chairman
of the committee on appropriations, has
given notice that he will resist all fur
ther efforts to secure an adjournment
Of the senate from Thursday to Mon
day. as all the supply bills yet re-
main to be passed.
Cuban Treaty.
The fact that Senator CulIom, as
chairman of the committee on foreign
relations, has given notice shat he win
ask the senate to go into executive
session on Monday to consider the Gu
ban treaty, does not mean that there
will be any clash at that time be-
tween the treaty and statehood bills.
Senator Cullom's notice was to the eff
feet that he would ask the senate, while
71e,-
statehood bill does not come up until
the expiration of the morning hour at
O'Clock. There is a conflict. however,
between the notice given by Senator
Cullom in the interest of the treaty
and the one given by Senator Fair
banks to the effect that he would seek
to call up the immigration bill during
the morning hours Monday. These
interests will be reconciled. 1t is prob
able that the treaty viii 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 ultimate fate,
there is no doubt that the present dis
position is to discuss il at consider
able length. Many southern senators
feel that the treaty discriminates
against southern products. and they
are organized for a determined fight.
There also are some indications that
while the beet sugar interests may not
openly antagonize the treaty as amend
ed. they will stand ready TO encOur-
age others in opposition. The tobacco
interest is dissa tisfied with the agree
ment. and is preparing to fight it Wig
OrOusly.
The first effort of the opposition will
be to substitute some other measure
for the treaty. This measure will be
either the reciprocity bill passed by
the house of representatives last ses-
sion or the French reciprocity treaty.
There viii be many efforts to amend
the Cuban treaty if the senate decides
to proceed with its consideration and
the offering of these amendments will
be followed by much speechmaking-
Foraker Will Speak.
After 2 o'clock tomorrow. Senator
Foraker wiH continue his speech in
support of the omnibus statehood bill.
He win be followed by Senator Burn
ham in opposition, 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 aban-
doned. and both sides now claim that
il is their purpose to fight it out on
the lines already drawn. The oppo-
nents of the bill profess confidence in
their ability to continue the present
speech-making as long as necessary to
accomplish its defeat for the present
session The friends of the measr -e
cure a vote before the close of the ses-
sion. The trust question is receiving
no little attention at the hands of SEN
ators but their talk is confined to the
cloak rooms.
There is also a promise of debate of
Senator Vests coal tariff resolution.
II was expected that the passage of the
bill removing the duty on anthracite
coal would prevent further discussion
OF this question, but some Republic
can senators have indicated a desire to
reply 10 the remarks of Messrs. Vest
and Tnlman and if they adhere to their
decision a pretty sharp tariff debate,
not unmixed with reference TO the
trusts, may be precipitated at any time.
If il is sprung this discussion will have
10 take place during the morning hour,
as under agreement no subject can in
terfere with the statehood bill except
BY a vote Of the senate.