Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-19
FORECAST FOR THE SENATE.
Statehood, Immigration and Reci2roc
ity Ellis on Schedule.

Washington, Jan. 19.-The statehood
bin. the immigration bin and the Cu-
ban reciprocity treaty will vie with
each other In demanding the attention
OF the senate during the present week
and the probabilities are that before
the close of the week all of them will
be displaced temporarily by the leg
asiative, executive and judicial appro-
priatfon bill.
The last named measure has been
under consideration at the hands OF a
sub committee on appropriations for
the past two weeks. and will be laid
before the full committee tomorrow.
It's consideration by the full commit
tee will be completed at one or two
sittings, and as soon as possible 1t will
be taken up in the senate, the purpose
being to present for consideration the
appropriation bills as rapidly as pos
sible in order to avoid necessity for an
extra session. Senator Allison. chair
man Of the committee on appropria-
lions, has given notice ne will resist
all further efforts to secure @adjourn-
ment OF the senate from Thursday TO
Monday, as all the supply bills yet re-
main to be passed.
The fact that Senator Cullon, as
chairman of the committee on foreign
relations, has given notice that he will
ask the senate to go into executive
session on Monday, to consider the
Cuban treaty, does not mean that there
will be any clash at the time between
the treaty and the statehood bill.
Senator Cullom,s notice was to the
effect thta he would ask the senate to
take up the treaty during the morn
ing hours In the senate. while under
the agreement Of the senate the state-
hood bill does not come up until the
expiration of the morning hours at z
o'clock. There Is a conflict. however,
between the notice given by Senator
Cullom In the interest of the treaty,
and the one given by Senator Fair
banks to the effect that he would seek
10 call up the immigration bill during
the morning hour on Monday. These
interests certainly will be reconciled.
1t is probable that the treaty would be
given the preference. The present In
dfcations are that the Cuban treaty
will be before the senate for some time
to come. Whatever may be It's ultl-
mate fate there is no doubt that the
present disposition is to discuss It at
considerable length.
Many southern senator's feel that the
treaty diseriminates against so1hern
products, and they are organizing Tor
determined fight.
There are also some indications that
while the beet sugar interests may not
openly antagonize the treaty as amend
ed, they will stand ready to encourage
others in opposition. The tobacco IN
terest Is dissatisfied with the agree
ment, and is preparing to fight 1t Wig
orously. The first effort OF the op-
posttion will be to substitute some
other measure for the treaty. rms
measure will be either the reciprocity
bill passed by the house OF representa-
lives last session or the t'rench recl-
procity treaty There will be many ell
forts to amend the Cuban treaty II the
senate decides to proceed with ITS con-
sideration and the offering OF these
amendments will be followed by much
eechmaking.
After o'clock today Senator foraKeI
win continue his speech IN support OF
the omnibus bill. He will be followed
by Senator Durham in opposition, VINO
will speak for two or three days. All
efforts looking to a compromise on the
statehood bill appear for the time to
nave been abandoned, and both sides
now claim that 1t is their purpose to
fight 1t out on the lines already drawn.
The opponents Of the bill profess con-