Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
A COMPROMISE SPIRIT
Is in the Air at the Capt.
tOI.
EFFECT ON STATEHOOD BILL
Will Be Adoption of the Foraker
Amendment.
THE PHILIPPINES TARIFF
Senate Must Take It Up and Give
It Chance for a


senators and representa tives are looking
forward to getaway day and are firing of
squabbling. Some time between May Is and
June l Congress. 1t Is now being figured,
may adjourn, with compromise acton on
the principal measures of legisla ton now
at issue between the two bodies.
Senators and Representatives are begin
ming to talk of the uselessness of the SEN
ate and House cl.nging bulldog fashion TO
each others throats. 1t is conceded that
neither body can have its way supreme as
against the other on those bills where
there are acute differences of opinion 1t
Is argued that each has established a rea-
sonable record for ms stence upon its rights
and pride of opinion, and that it IS now
time to get down to the old familiar traf-
ncklng and game of give and take which
has In greater Or less degree marked the
close OF every session.
II mas been foregone conclusion for
Two weeks and more that the House would
nave 10 compromise on the statehood bill
senators could appreciate the position of
the House organization in its first fight
win the insurgents. That was case of
necessary enforcement of party discipline
they said, and the Speaker and his Ijeuten-
ants might he expected to put iIn a STERN
front The lesson was repeated and the
punishment rubbed in, Oh the second con-
TEST so that according to the Senate View.
thefe Is no longer necessity for the admin
istration to insist upon its own way mere
ly to establish its os.tion among it's own
people.
Pressure on House Leaders.
Pressure is being exerted upon the IJousa
leaders from every direction to meet tho
senate half way. Political expediencv fs
urged against defeating statehood for In
dian territory and Oklahoma Although
the senate and House might stand and
MAKE races and each try to lay the blame
OH Ine- other. 1t is feared that the country
,'.o,a wouio say that both House and Senate
were EepubHcan and the blame would he
iaid upon the republican administration
Presldent Roosevelt, 1T Is predicted at
ehS Capitoi by men who know his mind.
VIII not in the end sustain the Uonsa l.,
its pride of authorship to the extent ~ ~
risking defeat of statehood legislation. and
some or the wise ones at each end OF the
Sapitol expect gentle jog from the White
f1ouse along toward the end of the session
10 sur up the compromisers
Ihe latest basis for a compromise on the
statehood bill is the acceptance of the For
dher amendment of last year which nro
vided for submission of the referend,,n, for
Arizona and New Mexico to a regular elac-
tion. The new Foraker amendment pro
1Ines ,rhs LOT tor an election within thirty days
me ne JOINT statehood people say they can
win the voters over to their wav of fbtnL
Ing If given time - e4'iiiA-
The prediction is freely made at both
ends of the Capitol by men in a,Ithnrjt,
that compromise will be reached on tha
statehood bill which will submit the nues
tlon OF admission of Arizona and New Mey
, aco 70 lhe electorate, and that Oklahoma
ana indian Territory will come In AT once
Philippine Tariff Bill.
BEFORE this compromise Is reached how
ever, the Senate will have to give assurances
that fair deal is to be given on the Phil
lpplne tarin BILL The Senate has been
more coh'emptuous Of the House, it is com
piaiheo' on this Dill than any other meas
ure of legislation thus far sent over Tha
bill Is now smothered in committea and
bids fair TO remain there until the Senate
leaders lift the lid " e'ia'0
The House demands that the bill shall be
brought into the Senate, debated and given
chance for vote. Little difficulty prob
aDly VIII be encountered in that much of
the program The opponents of the Philip
pli,e piIi co,iiiaently @ claim that they have
votes enough 10 defeat the bill in open SEN
ate, but the friends of the bill ask for
count OF hands before they accept that
boast.
Railroad Rate Measure.
The railroad bill, of course, is assured
OF compromise in the Senate, and passage.
1t Is not being used In the general traflck-
ing between the two Houses on the Iepis-
lation Of the Congress. 1t stands on its own
bottom. The shrewd guessers about the
Capitol think the bill will pass pretty
much in the shape 1t comes from the Senate
and the House will be mighty glad to be
rid of the vexatious thing al those terms
The compromise efforts on this bill are con-
fined entirely to the Senate and are pro-
crossing favorabiy. The perfected bill
promises to be very much more conserva-
tive than the Hepburn bill.
Senator Doliver said the other day he
thought the Hepburn bill would pass with
out amendment. According to remarks
made to callers by President Roosevelt re-
Gently, to the necessity of amednment
of the House bill, senators think that he
would have TO veto 1t IL passed without
amendment, in order to be consistent with
his latest position.
The ship subsidy bill is still in the throes
The Senate Is very insstent upon its pas
sage, but there Is strong opposition in the
House. The report has been persistent
about the Capitol for several days that this
bill may be one of the pawns in some in
teresting moves.
PROGRESS OF THE DEWEY.