Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-23
Leading Senators Confident
That Adjournment Will Be
Brought About Soon
NO AGREEMENT ON PROGRAM
II the Acquiescence Of the House of
Representatives Can Be Obtained the
Vote on the Cuban Reciprocity Bill
Will Probably Be Taken December
16-Washington News.

washington, NOV. ZS.-1He SeHale
will begin the week in a state of UNI
certainty as to whether final adjourn
ment of the extra session will be Sc
cured during the week or the regular
daily sessions continued. A majority
session to close. and to this end an
agreement has been practically entered
into for a vote December IL on the
Cuban reciprocity bill. The acouies-
cence of the house of representatives in
the program, however, has not been
secured and until the two houses reach
an agreement no definite announce
ment can be made. Leading senator's,
on the whole, are rather confident tina.
an adjournment will be brought about
and say it will be Impossible to hold a
quorum of either body after Thanks
giving.
The present understanding is that #
proposition to fix a day for adjourn
ment will be made by the senate on
Monday or Tuesday. whereupon 1t will
be formally conveyed to the house. This
will form a basis for negotiation, as
thus far there has been no conference
between members of the two houses on
the adjournment question.
When the republican senators secure
a definite agreement on a date for TAX
ing vote they will be comparatively
indifferent as to whether the senate re-
mains in session or not. They think 1t
preferable that the extra session should
come to close. as many senators de-
sire to visit their homes before the reg
ular session begins, but II an adjourn
ment is not had there will be q general
agreement among senators which will
render 1t unnecessary for a majority 10
remain in Washington. II any consid-
cradle number OF senator's desire to
meet for the purpose OF making and
listening to speeches on the Cuban bill
they will be allowed that privilege,
with the understanding that no other
business shall be taken up.
In addition to receiving the report on
the Cuban bill the senate possibly will
committees tomorrow. The committees
announcement is likely to be made the
occasion for a speech by Senator Nor
gan, which is anticipated with consid-
cradle interest. In the makeup of the
committees the Alabama senator will
be displaced q chairman of the COM
mittee on isthmian canals. He has been
chairman OF that committee since It's
organization and has been identified
with canal legislation ever since he en-
tered the senate. 1t Is understood that
he will review to some extent his con-
nection with this important work, an
that in doing SO he Will sharply criticize
those who fail to agree with him in
advocacy of the Nicaragua route.
The House Program.
The house will meet Tuesday. Hav-
ing disposed of the Cuban bill, it has no
business before 1t, and unless an agree
men is effected by which the called
session is to be brought to an early
close an adjournment possibly Will be
taken until Friday. and then an adj
Journment until Monday or Tuesday. II
Is suggested that 1t Is extremely doubt
full II there will be a quorum Tuesday,
and II the point of no quorum should
be raised 1t would be impossible to act
on a concurrent resolution providing
for an adjournment, even should one
be brought over from the senate. 1t is
possible that the speaker may be ready
to announce the committee assignments
by the end Of the week 1t this is done
the house will be fully organized AMI
at the opening OF the regular
session next month to proceed to bust
ness.