Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-25
CLEARING THINGS UP
Efforts Of Republican Man.
ayers in Both Houses.
OUTLOOK FOR TREATIES
SENATOR cULLoM THINKS THEY
CANNOT BE RATIFIED.
Senator Aldrich Hopes for Ratification
Of Both Panama Canal and
Cuban Treaties.

All the energies of the republican man
ayers in the House and Senate now are be-.
ing devoted to cleaning up the important
business in hand and endeavoring to avoid
a special session of the Senate after March
L. No danger menaces any of the regular
appropriation bills, and there is no question
that they will be passed in good time. Two
of the big appropriation bills were passed
by the Senate today. the agricultural and
the post office appropriation bills. and the
sundry civil. one Of the greatest bills OF the
session. was placed before the Senate
It is the purpose of the republican leaders
in the Senate to get the appropriation bills
in good shape before taking up the Panama
treaty or any other legislation which seems
to threaten delay The Philippines currency
bill was disposed of today, one of the inn
portant measures desired by the executive
branch of the government.
The immigration bill Is waiting an oppor-
tunity to come in, and 1t is thought it can
jectionable feature Of the bill to many SEN
ators-the educational test clause-having
been stricken out.
Outlook for the Treaties.
AS to the outlook for the two important
treaties-the Panama canal treaty and the
Cuban reciprocity treaty-there is an honest
division Of opinion among leading senators.
Senator Cullom, the chairman of the foreign
relations committee, thinks the chances are
against ratification of both treaties at this
session. although he believes it will be pos
sible after little further debate to secure
ratification of the Panama treaty before
March 4. Senator Cullom thinks that the
Cuban treaty may have to go over for
special session of the Senate, to be called
after the adjournment of this Congress
Senator Aldrich, however, who is one OF
the active republican managers. entertains
the hope that 1t will be possible to ratify
both treaties before March 4. He thinks
that as the end Of the session approaches
and the business of the Senate is clearing
away, especially IL there is harmony and
good feeling among the factions on the sew
eral subjects of contention, senators will
be inclined to yield great deal in order to
avoid special session of the Senate. Many
senators have made personal plans based
upon the adjournment of the Senate March
4 and will find it inconvenient to have those
plans upset by having to remain in Wash
ington for two or three weeks on the Cuban
treaty.
One more bill Of general interest will be
pushed between now and the time for ad-
journment Of Congress.
The Aldrich financial bill. which Is de-
manded by the banking and financial in
terests OF the country, now is before the
Senate, and Senator Aldrich is making
strenuous efforts to secure it's passage
through that body, having received assur-
ances from the House that it can be taken
CdI0 VI oSc{fs There. Ino OH, WHICH mas
been explained in detail in The Star here
tofore, provides for the deposit OF public
moneys In, national banks by such banks
giving as security certain specified classes
of railroad, municipal and county bonds.
The Statehood Bill Dead.
The statehood riders to-fhe agricultural
and post office appropriation bills were
withdra wn today in accordance with the
agreement reached yesterday. as announced
in The Star. The statehood bill was APP,
parently in a moribund condition today, al
though It was the. subject Of some in
formal conferences among members of the
several factions to the fight.
Some senators entertain the hope that in
the last hours of Congress the democrats
will reconsider the decision, which they,
reached yesterday In CAUCUS and will accent
the republican compromise, and to further
that end suggestions are being made to the
republicans to offer some further conces-
Sions to the statehood democrats.
Some of the prominent, republicans how
ever, are very much ayerSe to making
further terms with the. democrats. 4 They
point out that If this .compronise bill is
bring it UP in the next Congress and can
pass it as a party measure without the aid
of democratic votes. II 1t is desired to do SO.
In fact, 1t Is reported that Senator Quay
has received intimations from some of his
republican colleagues that such. a course
wiz probably be followed In the next Con-
gress. 80
No move was made today to carry ont
the decision of the democratic caucus yes.
terday to force vote on the Littlefield
antitrust bill. This bill coming over from
the House has been reported by the COM
mittee on judiciary and Is on the Senate
calendar, the general understanding among
republicans being that the administration
has secured all the trust legislation de-
sired for this session OF Congress and that
the bill should not be taken up The
6nmORrQfS will hpfpra adjournment n this