New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-07
TO SAVE CUBAN TREATY.
SENATOR'S FORM 4 PLAN.
U7iN Yield TO the House and Check
mate Opposition.
IFkou rHr rr1BcSr BUnrsr.l

Washington. nov. bleeding Republican Sen
stors have devised scheme by which they be-
lie,e they can defeat the plans Of the opponents
% the Cuban treaty, announced in The Tribune
This morning. and avoid the embarrassment
which would be caused 10 the House were it
compelled to wait for days for the Senate to
make public the treaty amended. After dis
cussing various means Of securing immediate
publicity for the amendments adopted on the
1ssI Gay q the special session last spring. and
circumveuting the intention OF certain Demo-
Gratis 20 talk against time. Fl has been de-
ned TO ask the President incorporate the
sreaty IN his message TO Congress which would
avoid the necessity Of vote by the Senate.
The Senators have also decided to yield to
the wish OF the House that the enabling leEis-
lation for the Cubar invention take the form
~ biz. Instead Of 5oint resolution as was
first proposed by leading members of the Sen
ate. AS matter Of fact, some influential Re
publican Senators think the House is right in
SIS contention. as voiced by several leading
members. But the opinion Of the Senate ED
- the Capitol is that while the House has the
1nquestioned constitutional right to formulate
such a bin as il, chooses. the wiser course
would be 10 make the measure OF a restrictive
character These Senators would like to see
House bill mentioning specifically e treaty
with Cuba and providing that t-rih duties
shall be reduced in accordance with the pro-
visions OF that convention On the ether hand.
Il the bill should be so drawn TO set forth
that such and such duties be reduced. without
mentioning the treaty it is said that the bill
would, in parliamentary sense. Je a general
tariff bin and that il would be IL the more
difficult 10 rule out general tariff amendments
There seems 10 be no doubt that a general
tariff debate viii occur in the Senate. but the
Republicans viii welcome it. They are confident
that the country is with them on the tariff. and
that q stirring UP OF the subject VIII prove a
boomerang instead Of live issue for the Dem
ocrats in the next campaign. The situation has
been pretty well discussed by prominent Sen
ators now in town. Their disposition is in the
main TO welcome all the tariff talk Democrats
want to make. That viii be far more welcome
20 most Of them than attempts TO open the de-
paTtmeuts TO further investigation.
The meeting OF the Senate Committee on
Finance this morning without result. No
meeting Of the subcommittee having taken
place IN the summer. there was no formal report
10 be made, and the greater part Of the session
was devoted to informal talks, in which several
members WED with one another in expounding
the glories and celebrating the resources of their
respective States. Every member Of the COM
nittee was present and that fact contributed
10 the social but interfered with the business
features OF the meeting. After the committee
aQ3oufIlel most OF the members or the steering
Committee gathered in Senator Allison's com
mittee room and devoted the greater part OF
the afternoon 10 an informal discussion OF the
programme Tor the coming session.
The selection Of Senators TO I'll vacancies on
committees Is one OF the interesting themes 10
most OF the men who young Ia point OF SEN
ate service, and therefore not completely settled
81 desirable places There viii be a caucus Of
Republican Senators on Tuesday next. at which
most o. these matters VIII be disposed OF. Com
rnitJee vacancies and other questions affecting
the organization and proceedings Of the Senate
were discussed Informally at the meeting in the
room OF the Committee on Appropriations.
among those present being Senator's Allison
Hale, AldriCh. Plat. OF Connecticut and Spoon
er II is now proposed 10 have sessions Of the
Senate on Monday and Tuesday and a brief ees-
sion on "Wednesday. when adjournment to
the Monday following viii probably be taken.