The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-02
Only Fifty-One Legislative Days
Left and Many Important Meas,
Tres Awaiting Action.
SUBSIDY BILL MAY FAIL.
House and Senate VIII Both
Plunge Into Pending Fights
When They Reconvcne
Thursday.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington. Jan. ~f.-Congress will re-
convene on Thursday. with only nfty-one
legislative days Of the session remaining
Ia which to put through the many i'm
portant measures awaiting action.
In the Senate the ship-subsidy bill will
stili have the right OF way. and Senator's
Frye and Hanna will do their utmost 10
have 1t kept TO the front and pushed TO a
vote. There IS danger ahead for them,
however. for Senators PettIgrew. Allen and
Butler have formed a combination to fill
buster against It. and they will have more
or less support from other Senator's, who,
while not willing TO Join in a deliberate
hlibuster. will consume time in opposition
TO the bill.
Another obstacle in the way of the sub
sidy bill IL the army reorganization bill.
There is no disposition on the part OF Sem
ato- Hawley and other Republican MEM
bers OF the Military Committee 10 antago-
nize the shipping bill. n they will try TO
have the army bill disposed Of In the morn
ing hour. As Senator Jones Of Arkansas
and others have declared their intention TO
oppose a permanent increase in the regular
army. It might be impossible TO get this
measure through without displacinz the
shipping bill, and the necessity Of army
legislation Is so urgent that this may have
to be done.
The Senate Finance Committee will a
up the wal tax reduction bill this week
and Will probably report 1t without much
delay. Brewers are still continuing their
fight for a further reduction Of the tax on
beer. and bankers are making a systemat tic
campaign for a repeal Of the tax on bank
capitalization. No decision has vet been
reached by the committee on either Of these
subjects.
The Nicaraguan Canal bill will not be
pushed IN the senate Immediately after the
reassemoling and II may go over until the
next session without action. Senator
Perkins OF California. one OF its strong ad-
vocates. said to-day that the measure
would be held back until the end Of jan
uary out Of courtesy TO Great Britain. In
order to give reasonable time for the ac-
ceptance by that Government of the
amendments to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
but he believed the bill would be taken up
and passed early In February, regardless OF
whether Great Britain accepted the amend
ed treaty or not.
In the House. one of the first measures
OF Importance taken up will be reapoor-
tionrnent. on which a lively fight is ex-
pected between the forces favoring the
Hopkins bill, which maintains the member
ship Of the House at the present number.
but increases the representation Of some
states, while reducing others, u those
favoring the Burleigh bill. which increases
the membership enough to prevent a reduc-
ton in the representation OF any State.
The river and harbor appropriation bill
will be reported before the end Of the week
and this and the other regular annual APP
preparation bills will be put through with
out much delay. The Committee on Inter-
state and Foreign Commerce will try TO
have three days set aside for consideration
of its bills, when the bill for the ~reorgani-
zation of the revenue cutter service and
the Pacific cable bill. with some measures