Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-11-23
Majority Of Members Anxious
to Bring Extra Session
to a Close.
HOUSE HAS NOT YET AGREED
Reciprocity Bill Will Reach Vote Prob.
ably Dec. 1e-senators Want Brief
Vacation Before the Regular SEES
sion Begins-House Forecast.

Washington, Nov. 23.-The senate
begins the week in a state of uneer-
tainty as to whether a final adjourn
| ment of the extra session will be Sc
cured during the week or the regular
daily sessions continued A majority
| of the senators are anxious to bring
the session to q close, and to this end
an agreement has been practically en-
tered into for vote Dec 16 on the
Cuban reciprocity BILL The acquies-
cence of the house of representatives
In the program, however, has not been
secured and until the houses reach an
agreement no definite announcement
can be made. Leading senators on
/ the whole are rather confident that
an adjournment will be brought about
and say it will be impossible to hold d
quorum Of either body after Thanks
| giving.
Fixing Day for Adjournment.
The present understanding is that a
proposition to fix day for adjourn
ment will be made by the senate to-
day or Tuesday, whereupon it will be
formally conveyed to the house. This
will form basis for negotiation, as
thus far there has been no conference
between members of the two houses
on the adjournment question.
The understanding in the senate is
that the day for taking vote on the
Cuban bill will be fixed without re-
gard TO the adjournment of the extra
session. The bill will then be report
ed by Senator Cullom, chairman Of
the committee on foreign relations,
and he will ask that day be fixed for
/ the vote, wherenpon Dec. 16 will De
: named if the present plan is carried
out. When the Republican senator's
secure this agreement they will be
comparatively Indifferent as to whether
| the senate remains in session or not.
| They think it preferable that the ex-
ira session should come to close,
as many senators desire to visit their
homes before the regular session be-
gins, but if an adjournment is not had
there will be a general agreement
among the senators which will render
it unnecessary for a majority to re-
main in Washington.
Action on Cuban Bill.
After being reported today the Cu-
ban bill will lie on the table for day,
unless there is unanimous consent
that its consideration shall begin i'm
mediately. When it is taken up Sen
ator Cullom will make brief speech
in explanation of its merits and after
he concludes there probably will DE
no more addresses by friends of the
bill until towards the close Of the dis
cussion. In the meantime the Colo
RADIO, Louisiana, Texas and Florida
senators and probably some others
viii make speeches intended to show
that the enactment of the bill into law
will be injurious to the sugar inter
ests of the United States and con-
trary to the best public policy.
In addition to receiving the report
on the Cuban bill the senate probably
will make a reassignment of senators
to committees. The committees an
nouncement is likely to be made the
occasion for speech by Senator Nor
gan, which is anticipated with consid-
cradle interest. In the makeup of
the committees the Alabama senator
will be displaced as chairman of the
committee on isthmian canals. He
has been chairman of that committee
since its organization and has been
connected with canal legislation ever
since he entered the senate 1t is UNI
derstood he will review to some ex-
tent his connection with this import
ant work, and that in doing so he will
sharply criticize those who fail to agree
with him in advocacy of the Mica
ragua route
No Business Before House.
The house will meet Tuesday Hav-
ing disposed of the Cuban bill, it has
no business before it and, unless an
agreement is effected by which the
called session is to be brought to al
early close, an adjournment probable
will be taken until Friday and then an
adjournment until Monday or Tues
day. 1t is suggested that it is ex-
trenely doubtful if there will be
quorum Tuesday and that If the point
or no quorum should be raised it
would be impossible to act on con-
current resolution providing for an
adjournment, even should one be
brought over from the senate.
Some of the house leaders have ex-
pressed themselves in opposition to an
adjournment before the Cuban bill
shall have been disposed Of but what
might be the result of a conference
between the leaders of the senate and
house on this proposition remains 10
be seen. 1t is possible that the
speaker may be ready to announce
the committee assignments by the end
OF the week. IF this is done the house
will be fully organized and prepared
at the opening of the regular session
next month to proceed to business
Members Of both sides of the house
are mindful Of the conventions which
are to be held next year and the de-
sire will be general to rush the work
as fast as possible Ia order that the
regular session may be brought to
close as early as possible.