The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-21
DEtLOCK IN. HE CONGRESS- Supply Bills Have Right
 Of Way. THE RECIPROCITY TREATY Beet Sugar Tawney Says the
 Pact Is Dead. President is Alarmed by the Turn of Affairs and His Leaders Seem
 Unable to Lead at
 Present.
THE RECIPROCITY TREATY

Washington. Jan. 2o.-(SpeciaL l-The Old Harry Is to pay in Congress and ths only hot water which would be accepted in payment Is that in which the Presi- dent and his followers are slowing.
 In the Senate there is 6 deadlock.
 As to the House 1t does not seem tc matter what that body does.
 The Senate is the thing and the Presi- dent is sorry.
 The omnibus Statehood bill bars the way to Cuban reciprocity, the Commercs Department bill and all other measure save those of supply. In the House the antitrust bills hang fire and absolutely there is nothing doing worthy of a VII. lage council.
 With but little more than thirty days of the session remaining Congress is in a paralytic condition, and mo prospect ot immediate relief.
 The President is alarmed and his lead. CTS are in a funk.
 None of them knows whither to turn. Just such a condition has not been axne. rienced in Congress within a generation, having regard to the big majorities in both houses of the same partisan faith as the Executive.
 Tawney on Reciprocity.
 Today there were. prolonged heart to heart conferences between the President and his leaders. Tonight Congressman Tawney, the beet sugar Republican lead CT, declared to The Advertiser correspon- dent his convictions that the Cuban treaty is lost beyond hope. and he is happy.
 The Cuban treaty is absolutely uncon- stitutional." Mir. Tawnsy declared. "A 1t is now shaped it provides that Con gress shall not for five years to come pass any act whatever that would inter. .fere with its provisions.
 This is revolutionary madness, for the Constitution gives the House the psroga- tive of initiating revenue meagures. The audacity of the Senate's proposition ia amazing. Yet if that body were to re- turn to its sober senses and send the treaty to the House the House would amend 1t. and send 1t back. This would mean fatal delay. The treaty is virtually dead"
 It Is known that the advocates of the new States want a vote and intend to get it or block the work of the Senate until they succeed. That means the holding up of the Cuban treaty. the trust bill, the department of Commerce bill. and practi- cally everything else of importance.
 Entitled to a Vote.
 They insist that they are entitled to a vote; that the Statehood bill. by every right Uf priority of report from Commit tee and otherwise, Is entitled to consider ation. Thus the situation is alleged to stand.
 A painstalxing canvass of the vote of the Senate on this question has been made by Senator Beveridge. who knows just what thes result would be if there should be q call.
 The fact that he doesn't permit the bill to reach @ vote is considered by friends of the bill as positive evidence of lack of votes to defeat the measure.
 One of the Democratic leaders said to- day the only legislation they will get through is an antitrust bill. and that must be something better than the white washed kind that is now in prospect.
 If anything of the character suggested by Attorney General Knox Is offered 1t will be allowed plain sailing so far as Democratic opposition is concerned. but the t-Aldrich-Allison- Spooner- Big Four act which may soon be introduced from the Commerce on Interstate Com merce is contemplated with doubt.
 Lucien Julien Walker.