Show MH 4 4 1 1 M 4 4 MM 4 M M M f H tt t MM t f THE WEEK IN CONGRESS t f I I I 1 t M I I MM 1 M M 1 M 1 1 MM t i L fit is Jt It is c confidently expected that this week will see one of the most memorable le legislative battles in in the history of the House of Representatives Upon the result of this contest will hinge the fate of the war war wai tax repeal and Cuban reciprocity measures Majority 1 leaders are aie particularly anxious to get a total repeal of the war taxes on record and equally nally that amendments such as the provisions of the thc Bab- Bab Babcock Babcock cock bill putting articles in competition with trust productions on the free list and the Cuban reciprocity red reci red red- bill shall not be offered and come to a vote Hence under an iron clad rule no 1 amendments will willbe be pe in order and the main question will be jammed through in the most approved style of the Reed need art There herc is not any reason to doubt that so far the plans of the Ways and Means Committee Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans will be successful The fhe old guard is not alone in the deal Democratic members from t tt the le cane sugar States and the beet growing regions f will vote for rep repeal al All or 01 nearly all the present people in the House will be candidates for reelection re re-elec f tion next autumn They need the reputation of voting for the abolition of all war taxes in their political business and should the Senate refuse to endorse the action of the other branch it will not hurt individual House members with their con con- Then again the cane and beet sugar interests in in- interests and the extreme protectionists will be glad to tc have the war taxes out of the way as fiS that will furnish an argument against r reciprocity with Cuba Barring Bar inga ing a legislative deadlock which which the Ad- Ad Adm m probably would have power to prevent or quickly break t the e broad chances are that there yil willbe be r reciprocity y notwithstanding the efforts of its opponents in and outside outside-of f Congress to prevent it The Senate it is believed will tack on an amendment amend amend- m ment nt to the Rouse House bill providing for a tariff reduction reduction tion of fifty per cent on Cuban sugar and tobacco Were the war taxes sought to be repealed all internal internal inter inter- nal revenue taxes this could not be done But among the articles ai in the House Houe bill to be benefited is tea and the burden removed from its back is a customs duty of f ten cents a pound So the repeal bill is partly a tariff measure and the amendment referred referred re re- re- re to on that account would be entirely germane ger ger- mane In 11 the end it now appears probable that the House will ivill ill have to accept either action of the Senate making war tax removal partial instead of complete and providing for reciprocity reC f 10 city or prepare prep pre pre- p pare reto to see the reciprocity treaty ratified and nd bec become be be- c come ie law law aw without reference to the sentiments of the House louse on the sl subject Before the time comes for I eI either party to stand at the parting of the ways we may reasonably expect as fine a display of fireworks and b buncombe on the floors of Congress as its halls have known for foi a generation |