The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
CUBAN BILL TO GET
PROMPT ATTENTION
Congress VIII Consider the
Reciprocity Measure at
Once.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The bill
making effectivestfe Cuban reciprocity
convention reported by the ways and
means committee wiz taken up in
the house tomorrow ind disposed of
Thursday 1t probably will be sent
to the senate Friday.
Mr.. Payne of New York, chairman of
the ways and means committee, in
accordance with the notice he gave
when he reported the bill on Friday,
will ask the house as soon as it con-
venes tomorrow to begin consideration.
A rule will be reported by the COM
mite on rules providing for a vote
at p. m. Thursday without interven-
ing motion. On the adoption of the
rule the house will go into committee
of the whole and discussion of the
Cuban bill will begin.
The programme of the minority is
well defined by. the resolution adopted
at the Democratic caucus last night.
A rule cutting off amendments will be
opposed in order that an amendment
may be offered striking out the differ
entail on refined sugar and eliminat-
ing the five-year clause The resolu-
ton made it the sense Of the caucus
that the Democratic members should
vote for the bill either upon the
adoption or rejection Of the amend
ment."
With the house in acommitte of the
whole Speaker Cannon will be given
an opportunity to consider further the
make up Of the house committees for
the present congress
To Consider tine Cuban Question.
1t is the intention of the senate lead
ers to confine 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 sessions of the senate
during the present week will be brief
and another adjournment will be taken
on Thursday or Friday until the fol-
lowing Monday. The work of intro
ducing bills and of presenting petitions
will go forward but with the exception
Of the Cuban bill neither bills nor PEE
titions will be taken up in committee
nor discussed in the senate during the
week.
1t is quite well understood that Sem
ator Morgan is prepared for a pro-
longed discussion Of Panama, but while
he seems not to have taken anyone into
his confidence, the general supposition
is that he will defer his speechmaking
until the new canal treaty shall be
sent to the senate.
There is an understanding on the
part of senators that even though the
negotiations of the new convention
be forthwith completed 1t will not be
transmitted to the senate until the be-
ginning of the regular session Of con-
gress in December. 1t is expected that
the Cuban bill will be, received from
the house on Friday and it is probable
that a session will be held on that day
in order that the bill may be referred
to the committee on foreign relations,
which will begin its consideration at
once.
Gen. Woods Appointment.
The committee on military affairs
will meet during the week to consider
the nomination of Gen. Wood, and as
soon as practicable after the commit
tee reports on it, the question of con-
firmation will be brought before the
senate in executive session in consid-
Grafton of other nominations.
Senator Hale, who is chairman of
the Republican committee on organiza-
ton of the senate committees, eX-
presses the opinion that the reorganiz-
alton will be completed by the close of
the week. Other senators say 1t will
be impossible to complete the work un-
til the following week.