Evening journal., 1903-11-16
THE CUBAN BILL
IN THE HOUSE
Will Be Disposed of Thurs
day and Sent to Senate
Next Day
PROGRAM
The DEMOCRATIC

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. 1t probably will be sent TO the
senate Friday.
Mr.. Payne. of New York chairman
Of the ways and means committee, Ia
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 4 p. M. 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 10
order that an amendment may be Of
fered striking out the difierential on
refined sugar and eliminating the five
year clause. The resolution made 1t
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 Canyon will be given
an opportunity to consider further the
makeup Of the house committees for
the present congress.
II is the intention of the senate lead
ers TO conhne 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 viii be "a
ken on Thursday or Friday until
the following Monday. The work Of
introducing bills and OF present
ing petitions viii so forward. but
with the exception of the Cuban bill
neither bills nor petitions will b
taken up in caucus or discussed Ia
any other way during the week. While
Senator Morgan seems not TO have Ia
ken any one into his confidence, the
general supposltion is that he viii 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 70 the senate
until the beginning Of the regular ses-
sion of congress- in December.
II is expected that the Cuban bill
win be received from the house OF
sffldd4 and if'is' PROBABLE fnat a sss
sion will be held on that day in orde
that the bill may be referred 20 thl
committee on foreign relations, whicl
will begin its consideration at once.
The committee on military affairl
win meet during the week 20 conside
the nomination OF General Wood, an'
as soon as practicable after the com
mittee reports on It the question o
confirmation will be brought befor'
the senate executive session in con
sideration Of other nominations.
Senator Hale. who is chairman OF thl
Republican oommittee on reorgaDiza
ton OF the senate committee, expresses
the opinion that the reorganization
viii De completed by the close Of thu
week. other senators say it will b,
impossible to complete the work unit
the following week