The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-07
there will be an adjournment soon
4 aftar the receint of the message.

there will be an adjournment soon
after the receipt of the message.
The first week of the session Is not
expected to be productive of important
results in a legislative way. There are
many senators who think that but lit
tie or nothing should be done beyond
the passage of the appropriation bills
at this session. and as these measures
necessarily originate in the house, there
will be disposition to postpone the
season of activity until some of these
bills can be received from the other end
of the capitol. The probabilities are
that the daily sessions at the beginning
will be comparatively brief, and that
the senate will content itself with four
days work each week.
The calendar presents a wide range
of material for consideration in case
the senate shows a disposition to busy
itself. In this is included the immigra-
tion bill. which is the unfinished busi-
ness;" the Pacific railroad refunding
bill. the statehood bills and the Ding
ley tariff and bond bills, as well as the
Cuban and Hawaiian questions.
Senators Lodge and Chandler have
announced their determination to press
the immigration bill to a vote as speed
lily as they can. It will be the first
regular business to be taken up, and
cannot be displaced except by vote or
unanimous consent They hope to get
the bill through before the holidays 1t
Is also possible that the presidents
message may suggest subjects for
speeches, and there are those who pre-
dict that the Cuban question will re-
ceive vigorous attention from the be-
ginning of the session.
1t is generally agreed that the Re-
pubHcanS will hold a caucus to deter.
mine upon a line of policy, especially
with reference to the tariff, and until
after the exchange of views which this
conference will permit no step is likely
to be taken which will commit the
party to any position on any question
of political significance.
The opening week promises to see the
house put it's shoulder to the wheel Of
the regular appropriation bills. Chair
man Cannon and the committee on ap-
preparations were at work all last week
and 1t is their earnest intention to pass
two. and possibly three, Of the bills
before the Christmas HOLIDAYS The
pension and legislative appropriation
b1ils are about ready, and work on one
or the other of these will be begun in
the house before the week closes. The
pension BILL although it carries a
larger amount of money than any of
the other supply bills, is very brief.
and unless some political discussion is
precipitated is not likely to consume
much time in it's consideration. Be
yond these two bills, nothing is in sight
at present. 1t is, Of course, not unlike
~ that the committee on rules will pro-
vide something for the house to do in
case the committee on appropriations
Is not prepared to go ahead with either
OF these appropriation bills. The course
OF the legislation, SO far as the impor-
tant measures on the calendar are con-
cerned Qike the Pacific railroad fund
ing bill, the Nicaragua canal bill etcl
will be determined entirely bv the
rules committee. But it is safe to as
sumo that nothing will be allowed to
block the appropria ton bills. as they
are reported for action. They always
have the right of way at the short ses-
sion.
Tomorrow. the opening day, will
probably be devoted entirely to the
reading of the presidents message.