New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-08
PLAN FOB CUBAN TREATY.
President ApproUes Senate Pro-
grqmms-No Clash Nth House.

Washington. Nov. The President has cor
cured in the programme for making public the
Cuban treaty. announced exclusively in The
Tribune this morning Senators Allison. A16-ica-
CuIIom. Hale. O. H PIatt and Spooaer called
the White House this morning and laid be-
fore the President the dilemma n which TIE
Republican leaders found themselves because %
the failure to make public the amendments 70
the treaty adopted on the day the agreement
was ratified. and suggested that the President
might assist them BY Forwarding The treaty. as
amended. with his message. 70 the e1t-aordi1a-y
session OF Congress- The President told them
that his message would be brief. not exceed
one thousand words. but that Il they were IN
able otherwise TO exrricate themselves from their
embarrassment he would be pleased 20 make
the treaty public IN the form OF an exhibit At
tached 70 his message
The Senator'S also discussed the form which
the desired enabling legislation should take. and
after showing the President the advantages
which might have been gained by accepting The
Senate plan for joint resolution. 70 be adopted
by both chambers. agreed 70 couforn 70 the
wishes OF the House leaders and enact the btu
which the lower chamber viii promptly pass
QUESTION OF JURISDICTION
In the course OF the conference the President
was advised. BY a series OF guardedly worded
intiu1ations. OF a problem which is causing the
question Of 20 which committee the enabling act
shall be referred Senator AIdrich believes that
his committee. that on Finance. is the proper
one 70 receive and report the House bill when Il
reaches the upper chamber There is much -ea-
son in the argument set forth BY the Senator
from Rhode Island He emphasizes the fact that
the enabling act viii emanats from the WAYS
and Means Committee Of the House. the com
ruittee which deals with revenue measures and
rHa n
corresponds TO Ways and Means. the enabling
bill should be referred 10 H. II the act were TO
be reported by the Committee on Foreign At
fairs Mr. Aldrich would lay no claim TO its con-
sheraton by the Finance Committee; bur that
Is not the case Senator Cul1om. On the other
hand holds that. inasmUch the treaty Itself
was reported by his cornrntrtee-Foreign ReIa-
tions-that is the proper one 70 handle the En-
aiding act especially as Mr. CUuOm and a nun
Der OF his colleagues on the committee have
never regarded It as essential that the House
should have a voice IN the ratification % the
treaty. and only yielded that point for the sake
OF harmony
While Senator's Aldrich and Cuuor1 are argr1-
fnz the pros and cons OF their respective con-
tentions Senator Plat. OF Connecticut. chair
man or the COMMITTEES on Relations with Cuba.
is wearing a me. too expression. and wonder
ing II the very existence OF his committee has
est man OF the trio. and IL Is unlikely that he
will ever press the claims OF his COMMITTEES %
rscognition- Nevertheless no man in the Senate
has more ardent admirers than Mr.. Platt Many
OF them have long felt that the treaty should
have gone 70 his committee in the first place.
and they are likely % protest against the sna-
bling act going elsewhere. especially against rs
going 10 the Finance Committee While IL might
have been contrary precedent 70 refer
treaty anywhere but TO Foreign Relations. that
argument win not apply 20 the proposed en-
aiding BILL and as Senator PIart gracefully
Welded what so many considered his p-eroga-
tive last session in the interest OF harmony ard
precedent there are many who VIII resist what
they consider an effort 20 ignore the able Sen
ator from Connecticut this year
II is recalled that when Senator Lodge was
made chairman OF the Philippine COMMITTEES
and Senator PIatt chairman % the COMMITTEES
on Relations with Cuba, u was The expectation
Of the Senate that the latter would prove BY far
the more important and responsible assign
r,Ant Subsequent events rrOved the assuup~
tion 20 have been Incorrect but now that al
opportunirv FOR an expression OF condolences n
the we'll known ability OF sIr. Platt - AFFORDED
his friends feel that IL should not be overlooked
WILL BE NO QUARREL
The three men concerned IN this somewhat
delicate situation are al TOO solicitOus for the
welfare OF the treaty and earnest IN their
support OF The party policy TO permit the az
7ra,r.rars uxfu 1r1 all vfsvrs Of World DE-