The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-03
CONGRESS- MEETS
NEXT MONDAY
Concluded from First Page.I

more money than the present custom.
and internal revenues provide. An in
timation has been made that a cur
tailment will satisfy many congress
sional leaders, but the majority may
determine otherwise. in which event
sones revenue legislation may be nee
4 essarg and an extra session for that
purpose may be called But this is
said TO be remote contingency and
the probabilities. according to the
leaders who are here. are that there
will be neither tariff legislation nor an
extra session.
As TO Reciprocity.
Coupled with tariff legislation dis.
cusslon is the subject of reciprocity.
A number Of proposed reciprocity
treaties have been, and stin are re.
1csing in the pigaon hoes Of he
senate. During the coming three
months there may be some talk about
these treaties. bur the Indications are
they will not be seriously considered.
SO strong has been The opposition to
them that il has never been consider
ed worth while to report them from
the committee on + ~1ign Relations
10 which thay were referred There
was considerable talk during the las.
esslon Of congress concerning tariff
revision3 and the suggestion was
made by several prominent leaders
that anv revision that was necessary
could lie accomplished during the
short SEES ion of congress, the idea
being thai revision would be on the
lines of reduction and would NEE.
with hit Q or no opposition. If more
revenue Is needed and il is found
necessary 10 add TO Internal revenue
taxes, opposition NAV be more pro-
nounced Revenue legislation Of any
kind Is sure to create considerable
talk in .he senate and that means
delaY In fact It has become known
hat IN. er present conditions leglsla-
fon drring the short session is en-
acted by practically unanimous CON
rant Any half dozen senator's who
determine to defeat a bin nave the
power 10 do SO. with the privilege Of /
IN Unite debate In the House the /
stringent rules enable The majority /
to transact all business il desires and /
% far as that body is concerned /
here Is no difficulty about any leg |
Islation that may be attempted. bur if
she leaders DO NOT want tariff revis /
lon or change in the revenue laws |,
nothing will be done.
Railroads For Philippines.
The rafinished business in the
senate / a bill passed by the house |
for the construction of rail |
roads in the Philippines Islands by a |
guarantee of five per cent income up
on the Eoney invested in such roads,
The bill also provides for issuing
Philippine bonds fer other internal
improvements in the Islands, and in |
'everal ther particulars amends the |
Philippine laws passed by congress. /
The bill net with great deal Of op-
position turing he last congress,
but Senator Lodge, who has Il IN
charge says that he will press IL
from the beginning of the seasion ami
sopes T. secure it's passage The
principal opposition was to the pro.
vision wlieh guaranteed an income
to the riilr ads. and lit objection
was maf TO other features Of the
1ill. AM ther bill for the Philippines.
which has been urged by Secretary
Taft ari the President, as well as
nearly every one interested in the
provides for a mater al
Of .he duty on sugar and
tobacco rs well a. other Philippine
products In fact free entry of these
-roduats hrs heen recommended.
The sufrr and tobacco interests were /
strong CROUCH in the past to defeat |
aw nov provides for a duty of Is |
DER cen IF the Ding ey rates A
demand Tor a reduction to 25 per
,ent mas been quite frequently pre-
tented e congress.
Statehood Measure.
Another measure which received |
AZ aaAR tAih VI kEt lOhHt last Sta 4
sion, bl which has never been push
"a In tSe senate is the Statehood /
nea ure which provides for two
states. doubling up the territories OF |
0klahona and Indian Territory as
me and Arizona and New Mexico as
another This bill. like any other |
which may encoun .er opposition in /
-he senate could be easily defeated /
ard advocates of a separate state
hood for all the territories are likely /
10 pursue hat course.
Should the house OF representa- i
iives decide 10 impeach Judge Char
les swayne of the northern district |
Of Floriga the business conditions of 4
the senate wcud be complicated /
After an investigation a majority Of |
ne hon committee on judiciary in |
the last session recommended i'm !
Consideration Of the re
solution was postponed until Decem |
Der l3 tie beginning of the second |
week Of the short session. Mean /
while the judiciary committee was
instructed to take further testimony,
a task IL began two weeks ago Pres /
ent indications are that the house
will not authorize an impeachment.