Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
ERST0TSANGUINE
Business in House Can BE ClaAned Up,
but the Outlook in the Senate
4 Very Bad.

Congress leaders are not 10 sanguine over
the prospects Of early adjournment as they
we're few weeks ago. Business In the
House can be cleaned up at short notice,
but the outlook In the Senate il very bad.
The tantie over the ratio bill il seemingly
In hard knot. Yet the veterans In the
Senate recall how frequently tile Senate has
cut such q knot In few days, clearing up
what appeared to be q hopeless situation
A while back they were talking OF getting
away between the 18th OF May and June L
Today soma OF the leaders were looking
forward to June 10 or July /. Whether 1t
was tho effect~of the disagreeabie weather
or the pessimistic outlook over the rate bill
or little OF both. the fact was that they
did not see their way clear to prophesying
speedy adjournment
The statehood conferees are going ahead
with their work. and It Ii believed that they
could clean up the job In hand In very
short order II everything else we're out OF
tho way. The impression Is pretty general
among weil-posted senators and representa-
tfves that the statehood cOnfereee will Eee
their way clear providing for the admis-
sion OF Oklahoma and Indian Territory and
postponing action on Arizona and New Mex.
leo.
Philippine TariH BILL
There Is talk Of the possibility Of getting
the Philippine tariff bill before the Senate
In roundabout way. The proposition is
to make motion In committee to recon-
slider the vote by which the McCreary
amendment was defeated.
That amendment was to report the bill,
to the Senate with the provision for im-
mediate free trade Some of the Pfesi-
dents republican friends on the committee
are now talking OF voting for that amend-
ment, although not believing In free trade.
Just for the purpose OF getting the bill be-
fore the Senate and allowing It TO take its
chances in that body. 1t Is said that II
the bill comes into the Senate. there will
be considerable discussion and the oppo-
nents OF the measure confidently claim that
they have sufficient votes In hand to de-
feat 1t.
The railroad bill is still a subject of doubt
and wrangling. All the different factions,
little groups Of from two to dozen here
and there favoring the numerous shades
Of amendments for broad OF narrow court
review, are talking ana discussing and
comforting, but nobody seems to be getting
anywhere. Every day or two the hope II
renewed that 1t will be possible to get q
tentative agreement among majority or
the Senate SO as to go ahead with voting
on amendments. and the next day that
hope IL dashed and the same old state OF
chaos returns
The objection to beginning consideration
of the bill In the Senate and voting on
amendments Is the interminable debate that
would arise over the many amendments
pending It may be possible to limit by
agreement, however, the debate on amend
ments but the Importance of some OF the
proposed amendments would make senators
loath to give up the fullest right of debate
II the free alcohol bill Is reported from
the Senate finance committee there will be
an extensive tariff debate. some of the lead
ers fear. Under the procedure in the Sem
ate any tariff amendment would be ger
name to the bill and senators who desire to
talk the question of tariff revision would
find ample opportunity.