Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-02
MANY BILLS CANNOT PASS
Senate Work in Chaotic sta'e Cannot Be
Cleared by Wednesday.
CANAL AND TARIFF CERTAINLY DOOMED
Morgan Can save treaty, but VIII
Not. Blocks Insulnr Law
Upper House Will sit
Continuously.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The senate has
more than enough work to keep II occu-
pied during the remaining three days OF
the session, and, do the best It may, there
will be much left undone when the pres
ident's gavel falls at the close Of the final
sitting.
The calendar at this late day is quite
full, and there are many more bills In COM
mittee than have been reported out. In
the present congress, like most others.
only about 10 or 10 per cent of the bills
introduced have become laws, while this
congress has beaten the record OF bills
introduced. Tuesdays session will be con-
tinued until noon Wednesday and the SEN
ate will be in almost continuous session
day and night until then.
supply Bills seem sure.
OF the supply bills. the sundry civil,
postofice' and. naval appropriation bills Gre
still in the hands Of conference commit
tees, but there are no points in dispute
which are likely TO be dlflculs Of adjust
ment. The general deficiency bill is the
only one Of the appropriation bills that
has not passed the senate, and it will be
passed som time tomorrow.
Aside from the appropriation bills and
conference reports preference will BE- given
TO the Aldrich bond deposit bill. Senator
Aldrich expresses confidence that It will
pass during Monday, but some Of the dem
ocratic senators say such speedy passage
Is out Of the question, and contend that If
its passage shall be delayed beyond the
day Il cannot be got through the house.
There is also great anxiety to get action
on the Philippine tarlf bill, and while there
Is also opposition to this measure, 1t Is
intimated that antagonism might case In
the case Of cessation OF efforts to rass the
bond deposit bill. Senator Aldrich, how
ever, is not disposed to yield TO this kind
Of argument. 1t therefore seems that the
greater part Of the day tomorrow will be
devoted to the Aldrich bill and to appro-
priations. A number OF democratic sen
ators are scheduled for speeches on the
Aldrich bill and in all probability the con-
sideration OF the measure will run well
into the night.
There will be a determined effort to get
the Philippine bill in shape to send to the
president before the final dissolution OF
congress on Wednesday, but this as init
mated above, ihay depend on the fate of
the financial measures. All senators und ar
stand that at this time in the session any
one or two OF their number can prevent
the passage OF any individual measure.
A final attempt will be made to press the
Panama canal treaty to a conclusion In the
hope that Senator Morgan may relent and
allow It to be ratified rather than force an
extra session Of the senate. His friends
say. fowever. that he has no such intention
and they add that he is willing to accept
the full responsibility for a called session
No Hope of Avoiding Extra Session.
Senator's generally. therefore, have given
up all hope Of avoiding the extra session
and now are concerned principally as to
the time It will begin and the length Of
time 1t will occupy. Some of them are ad-
vising the president not to ask the body to
reassemble before Monday. March 9, while
Senator Aldrich is urging that the call be
issued for the 9Th, the day after the dis
solution OF the present congress.
The principal IL not the only duty OF the
extra session will be the consideration o:
the Panama treaty and the Cuban recipro-
city treaty, but the senate may, II 1t so de-
sires. take UP the question Of the reorgani-
cation Of committees. No disposition to-
ward this step has yet manifested itself and
It does not now seem probable.
On, the hrst day Of the new session the
Few senators will be sworn in. Among
those who will take the oath Of office will
be Mr.. Smoot of Utah, against whom. or
account OF his connection with the Nor.
mon church and his alleged adherence tC
its tenets. old and new, a number OF pro.
tests, have been filed. These protests do MOI
constitute proof. and as Mr.. Shoots ere.
dentials are entirely regular, he will be al
lowed to take his seat, and tSe investiga.
ton, II one Is made, will be postponed
until the regular session of congress begin,
In December next. II there should be OBJ,
lection to Mr.. smoot taking his seat tn,
ceremony, under the rules of the senate
might be postponed for a day. 1t is init.
mated that there may be some discussion
Of his case during the extra session, but /
so It would precede all committee actio:
and would come up either as a question o
privilege or in connection with some otheI
question.