The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-08
President is Anxious to HaYa
 Something Done
ISLE OF PINES 10 COME UP
Philippine Tariff Bill Will Occupy the Time in the House and This Will Be Followed by State
 hood Measure.

Washington. January 7.-The Senate will begin the week with the eonsdera- ton of the question of the relations be- tween this country and santo Domingo. The subject will be brought up on sena- tor Tillmans resolution calling upon the President for information relative to the status of affairs since the flight of Morales, and if the Senate does not take up that resolution MT Payne will address the Senate on the general Dominican question.
 1t Is Senator Tillmans intention to press his resolution and unless it is ac- eepted by the Senate he will probably talk on it. if not tomorrow. then on some other day during the week. With the subject once opened up considerable de- bate may be expected for the republican senators are prepared to defend the att titude of the President in the Dominican matter. It is not expected that the treaty with Morales will be presented for some time, but republican senators say they have no intention of letting it go by de- fault.
 President Anxious for Action.
 The President, 1t is pointed out is anxious for action and prefers rejection to failure to act His friends in the Sem ate cite the course of events in the pres- ent revolution when the financial affairs of the country have been less disturbed than in previous uprsings as sustaining the Presidents attitude toward the little republic. On the other hand the revolu- tion has had tendency to solldlfy the democratic senators against the agree ment, and if they hold together. they will be able 10 defeat ratification.
 Senator Gallinger. chairman of the mer- chant marine commission, has given notice Of his intention to call up tho commissions shipping bill tomorrow, and if he does so that measure being the un- finished business. will supplant the Domin- lcan question.
 When the commissions bill is taken up. Mr. Gallinger will open the debate on that measure. He will be followed later by Senator Lodge in support and by Sem ator Mallory in opposition to the bill The measure will probably be before the Sem ate for some time, but Senator Gallinger will urge vote as soon as possible
 Isle of Pines Case.
 It Is expected that the treaty with Cuba relative to the Isle of Pines will be discussed during the week. but if defer red, the discussion will be had in the near future. This treaty Is in the hands of Senator Foraker and he will make an effort to secure action al the first praeti- cable moment. The treaty will not be ratified without opposition. Several sen- ators have expressed themselves as of the opinion that the Americans on the Isle of Pines acquired some rights as such under promises made them by representa- tives of their own government.
 Many Pennsylvania people are on the Isle of Pines and Senator Penrose has announced his intention of aiding them in maintaining their status
 There Is no eXpecta ton of being able to take up the railroad rate question for several weeks. but the Senate leaders say the consideration of that subject will not be undnly postponed.
 May Adjourn in June.
 They are already discussing the possiDil- ities of the final adjournment of the ses- sion and conference on that subject with Speaker Cannon has been held. The Speaker assured the senators that 1t would be possible to get all the appropria- ton bills through the House by the first of June. In that event adjournment by the tenth of that month will be possible. for the Senate managers express conf- dence that the railroad, statehood and Philippine questions will have been dis- posed of by that time. and it is not their, Intention to permit other subjects to hold them In session late In the summer The emergency appropriation which the Sem ate expects to receive from the House toward the end of this week will carry a much larger amount than usual
 Ordinarily only the pressing deficiencies are provided for in this bill others be- Ing left for a general deficiency bill the last important measure to be considered before adjournment It has been found, however, that this plan often leads to de- lay and the present policy Is to get tho important items on the early bill. leav- ing only new and small deficiencies to- be taken care of In the later bill
 House Forecast.
 After contemplating plan to dsplacs the Philippine tariff bill with the state- hood measure in the House thls week. the leaders arrived at the conclusion just before adjournment Saturday that the present order of business should not be and the list of speeches which is to occupy at least tine first half oeI the week on the revenue measure, will be unrestricted. Mir. Payne in charge of the bill. estimates that the discussion on the subject next week will occupy the first three or four days. After the Philp- pine bill has been disposed of. the state- hood bill which the committee on ter- ritories has still in preparation win be brought forward immediately, and that question discussed and acted upon with out Interruption.
 No appropriation measures will be taken up until the statehood bill has been dis posed of, but the regular supply measures are expected to come In with regularity