The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
FORCED VOTt IN
ISLAND TARIFF
BILL IS PLANNED
Friends Of Philippine Mea-
sure Will Try to Put
Senate on Record.
Two-State Bill, Too, in a
Bad Way in Upper
House. I,
Foraker Amendment Likely
to Go Thru Both Houses
Of Congress. 49,
Santo Domingo Treaty, Ad-
I r1inistration Measure,
Opposed.
Hepburn Rate Bill Remains,
the Great Issue of
the Day.
BY w. w. Jermane,

WV y ASHlNGION,M March 3.-There
W. is well-defned rumor that
the friends of the Philippine
tariff bill in the senate will not permit
the action of yesterday Of the senate
committee to be final. In some fash
ion, it is believed, the bill is to be
brought before the senate and a square
vote taken. The matter is obviously
| too important to be decided by ma
jority Of three in a vote of thirteen
out Of senate membership of ninety.
The question readily lends itself to
| lively speculation. Here, it is said, for
J istration. No opportunity will be neg
lected by the senate to oppose what
the president approves.
Other Interests at Work.
That sort of reading is good for those
who like that sort Of thing. But we
need not permit it to monopolize at
and they are very plain. Beet-sugar
interests and tobacco interests appear
in the committee $ vote on the repub
lican side, just as they did in the house
when the measure was before that body.
\ Mr.. Hale was opposed to the war with
/ Spain, and is still voting his senti-
/ ments as to that. Where Mr.. Dick
| comes in is mystery. But he is in,
and counts one.
\ Senator, Lodges Plan
/ MIR. Lodge is understood to have a
\ plan for a motion in the senate to dis
/ charge the committee from further con-
| sideration of the bill, which, if carried,
I would place the question fairly before
/ the senate the same as if the committee
/ had not acted. Such motion, it is
| said, is debatabIe. sIt is also open to
!. an attempt to lay on the table. But
Il whatever may happen, the Lodge mo-
II ton would bring the question before
Il the senate in some form that would
! country wants, even if the bill should
] prove as weak on the floor of the senate
II as in the committee.
II The Statehood Bill.
4 The statehood bill is another admin.
/ .istration measure which is in q bad way
] The senate is going to adopt the For
1aker amendment submitting the cues
ton Of joint statehood to the voters OF
Arizona and New Mexico, and should
4 they decide against it, the majority
vote will settle the question. After this
amendment has been made in the sen
ate. the bill will go back to the house
| which will accept the amendment. This
statement is made on the highest pos
| sible authority. ...=.
| Such a settlement Of the question is
In the interest of fairness to everybody
no matter if it does break the heart OF
! Senator Beveridge, who has the bill in
charge. The original bill went thru
I the house as an administration meas.
| ure. 1t was necessary for the integrity
| Of the party organization that the house
| republicans should follow their leaders
Now, however, the situation has
| changed. The issue will not be made in
| the house against the Foraker amend
| ment. Such a disposition OF the ques
| tion will not be resented at the White
III House.
lHH santo Domingo Treaty.
/ i-Ei The Santo Domingo treaty is anothe,
1 administration measure which is in
/ bad way, but it is the only one of thos,
measures that is being opposed entirel,
for the reason that it is part Of. tn,
administration policy.
EfII The Philippine tariff is being oppose,
i Il Continued on Cd Page 4th Column.