Show CONGRESS ct j 11 HAVE BUSY t WEEK I Senate Will Try to Pass Cuban Reciprocity R eci c rocity Treaty V 3 3 DEBATE WILL BE PROLONGED V ROU E WILL TAKE up THE TEE TEET J T T BM V t IXl t The he statehood bill and the Cd f trill will vie vI With other fn demanding rl V the atlen atten oj the senate during the th present Dresen W k and Ili i the probabilities pr are e that before b the close of the flie all of them th be displaced ced temporarily by bythe bythe the legislative executive and judiciary appropriation bills The t rii i Jast last named named measure measure has been und 1 consideration at the hands of ofa ofa ofa a subcommittee of the senate commit committee tee t q m appropriations for the past two weeks and rid will be laid before th t t full committee tomorrow Its a the full committee will nC be completed at t one Q e or two sittings I tings and andas andas and andas as soon as a possible r p V It j will be taken up In the senate sen een te the purpose being b ing to present pr consideration of the appropriation aton bills bUls as rapidly as s possible In order lo lJ avoid the necessity for foi an a ex ox extra eX tra tr session s n Senator ff Allison chairman of the committee on appropriations has h s given notice tha that he will resist all fur further further ther thor efforts to secure an adjournment of the senate en ta from Thursday to Mon day Va as all aU the supply bills yet re remain remain main to be passed Cuban Treaty V The fact that Senator Seri tor Cullom as chairman of the committee on foreign relations has given notice hat at he will ask the senate to tb go into executive session cession on Monday to consider the Cu Cuban Cuban Cuban ban treaty does not mean that there will be Tie any clash at that time be between between e tween the treaty and statehood bills Senator notice was to the ef effect feet teet that he would ask the senate while under the agreement of the senate the statehood bill does not come up until the expiration of the morning hour at 2 There is a conflict however between n the notice given by Senator Cullom in the interest of the treaty reaty t I and the one given by Senator Fair Fairbanks Fairbanks Fairbanks banks to the effect that he would seek to call caIl up tip the immigration bill during the morning hours Monday These Interests will be reconciled It is probable probable probable able that the treaty will be given the preference The present indications are that the Cuban treaty will be before the senate nate for some time to come comp Whatever er may be its ultimate fate there is no doubt that the present dis din disposition disposition position is to discuss it at consider considerable considerable considerable able length Many southern senators feel that the treaty discriminates against southern products and they are organized for a determined fight There also are some indications that while the beet sugar interests may not openly antagonize the treaty as amend amended ed they will stand ready to encourage encourage age ge others in opposition The tobacco interest Is dissatisfied with the agree agreement agreement agreement ment and Is preparing to fight it vig vigorously vigorously vigorously The first effort of the opposition will wiIl willbe willbe be tb to substitute some other measure for the treaty This measure will be either eith r the reciprocity bill passed by bythe bythe bythe the house of representatives last ses r the French reciprocity MusE w will b ke be many man V tr amend d ban treaty if the senate de s tb Ui proceed with its consideration and the he offering of these amendments will willbe be le followed by much speechmaking T Foraker Will Speak V After Ater 2 tomorrow Senator Senat r Foraker win will 11 continue his speech in support of the omnibus statehood bill m He 1 will le be followed by Senator Burn Burnham liam ham in opposition who will vIlI speak for tor toro foro o or three days All efforts looking tiia to a compromise on the statehood bill bUl appear for the time to have been aban ct ed and both sides now claim that thatA A ittis is their purpose to fight it out on the S already drawn The opponents ne ts of the profess confidence in their ability to continue the present speechmaking as long as necessary to accomplish Its defeat for the present session The friends of the confidence that they will se tse secure e cure a vote before the close of the ses session session session sion The trust question V Is receiving no little attention at the hands of sen senators senators senators but their talk is confined to the cloak rooms There is also a promise of debate of Senator Sanator Vests coal tariff resolution It was van expected that the passage of the bill removing the duty dub on anthracite coal would prevent further discussion of oC this question but hut some senators have indicated a desire to reply to the remarks of Vest and Tillman TIliman and if they adhere to their decision a pretty prett sharp tariff debate not unmixed with reference ference r to the trusts may be precipitated at any time If rf f it Is ib sprung this discussion dl will wUl have to U te take place during the morning hour h as as under uner agreement no subject can in int inti t ti ere with the statehood bill except b by a vote of o th the senate mate j |