The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-02

Congress Will rec0nyene at noon tOmor-
row. The real work OF the session will b.
begun, though it is the understanding at
the Capitol that little viii be accomplished
this week. The Republican legislative
programme has been determined on and
.contemplates prompt action on the Cur
rency bill which was passed by the House
on Monday, December IS There Is said
TO be no desire on the part Of the oppo-
nents Of this bill in the Senate to unnec-
essarily delay 1t, and it is also said that
it viii not be pressed so rapidly 20 its
passage as 10 occasion inconvenience TO
those Senators who wish TO discuss it at
length The opponents Of the measure ad-
NIT that they viii be unable TO defeat it.
The majority leaders believe that a vote
will be reached about February l.
The legislative programme OF III Re
publicans calls for territorial forms o.
government for Hawaii, Porto Rico and
Alaska and provides for the passage of
the Hanna-Payne Ship Subsidy bill; the
ratification of the various treaties which
have been laid before the Senate. the ap-
proyal by the House Of Representatives Of
certain reciprocity treaties and the enact
ment oi the annual appropriation bills
resolution will be adopted by the House
declaring that Bepresentative-elect Brig
ham II. Roberts Of Utah is not entitled 20
a seat in Congress.
Among other measures which viii stand
out boldly In the first session Of the Fifty
sixth Congress, but which. il il said, have
not been included in the majority pro-
gr3mme, are the propositions 10 create an
Executive Department OF Commerce, con-
stTuct a transOceanic canal, provide fOT
the reorganization Of the army and he
conduct Of affairs in the Philippine Islands.
The first matter 10 come before the House
for serious consideration viii be the ap-
prOpration bills. and it may be that the
. Urgent Deficiency bill, which provides for
/ increased military expenditures due 20 the
strife in the Philippines and the annual
| Pension Appropriation bill VIII be report
/ cd TO the House on Friday. The last
named bill carries an appropriation OF s1fo-
GC0OO0 for the next fiscal year and the
Urgent Deficiency bill calls for $50. 900 900.
After the passage OF the appropriation
bills. IL is likely that the first matter Of
national interest viii De the report Of the
special committee empowered by the House
10 investigate the charge Of p0lygamy made
against Repressutative-elect Roberts IL
is thought that this will De reached on
Monday January j..
by the advocates OF the trausoCeanic ca
nal to press the matter through az this ses-
. sion. chances are that they viii fail. The
Isthmian Commission appointed TO sue
coed the Nicaragua Canal Commission and
30 consider the relative merits Of three
proposed routes between the Atlantic and
the Pacific. viii not present its report uu-
tn late next summer. and a number Of the
friends Of an lsthmian canal will probably
o.. IN dol Wrrlf
mission shall have been heard from.
The Army Reorganization bin may also
hold over until next session. though its
prospect FOR passage is considered better
than that Of the Canal bill. The argument
for delay on the reorganization bill is that
a fairer estimate may be made one year
hence as TO the proper permanent strength
Of the army Another argument COr delay
is that il might not be wise from a DIliri-
cal point Of view for the majority 20 in
crease the standing army directly pre-ed-
ing a Presidential election.
Representative Hull Of Iowa, Chairman
Of the Committee on Military Ansirs.
whose relations with the Admin istrBtioD
are OF the closest character gives it IS
his opinion that important army legisla-
tior viii go through at this session. The
army. he said, today can never again shrink
TO IS 0C0 men
Mr. Hull believes that the Philippine re-
belliOu will soon be suppressed and that
when this shall have been accomplished
Congress can legislate inteligenug II
army matters.
The present Congress will be called upon
to provide for the reapporuonment Of Rep
resentatiyes, which. Of course VIII be
based on the returns Of the present census.
This matter will not come up at this ce5-
sion. but the Crumpacker bill. which is in
tended to reduce the representation Of
those States which restrict suffrage. Will
probably be brought TO the front this win
-er.
The bills to provide forms OF govern
ment for Hawaiia. Porto Rico. and Alaska,
will be considered promptly by the com
mittees TO which they have been referred.
and will be reported within two or three
lie