Show BATTLE FOR RECIPROCITY Struggle Begun in Republican Caucus Cau-cus nnd Committee to Bo Fought on Floor of the House Washington April GThe great battle bat-tle over Cuban reciprocity which created cre-ated such a protracted struggle among the Republicans both In caucus nnd In the Committee on Ways and Means will be fought on the floor of tlC House thli 1 week The Payne bill will be Brought up on Tuesday as a revenue bill which la privileged under the rules but no special spe-cial order will be brought In for Its consideration In this way the possibility possi-bility of I defeat of sr rule through 3 combination df the Republican recalci trants and the Democrats will be avoided The general debate will bo allowed to exhaust Itself The leaders on both sides estimate lhat not moro than three days will be consumed In general debate The real light will come subsequently when the bill Is read for amendment under the liveminute rule I will be then that the Democrats will seek to offer amendments having for their purpose pur-pose the opening up of the whole tariff question While some of these amendments amend-ments might command some Republican Republi-can votes If they should actually como to 0 vote they will be ruled out of order or-der In the House as they were In committee com-mittee and the only method by which they can be reached would be by overruling over-ruling the decision of the chair It Is certain that no half dozen If I Indeed any Republicans will go to this length So that the Republican leaders feel assured sured that none of these propositions will come to an actual otc The ultimate passage of the bill Is regarded as L foregone conclusion but the situation Is a complicated one owing to tho divisions among the Democrats ocrats as well as the Republicans The Chinese exclusion bill which will come to a final vote tomorrow will command practically every vote In the house The only question is as to how far the majority bill will ho amended by the Insertion of provisions to make It more In line with the more drastic substitute which has been offered by the minority |