Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-28
BUSY WEEK FOR CONGRESS-
Senate Will Consider War Revenue and Ship
Subsidy Measures
PHILIPPINES MAY RECEIVE ATTENTION
In the House .he Great Part OF the
Time VIII lie Taken Up In the
Consideration of important
Appropriation bills.

WASHINGTON Jan. 27.A variety OF
subjects, including appropriation bills, the
war revenue reduction, ship subsidy Dill
and to some extent the Philippine ques-
tion will claim the attention OF the senate
the coming week. on Monday, Mr. IoWne
will speak on the problems involved In the
government OF the Philippines. There Is
somewhat more than usual interest in TINS
speech because not only Of Mr.. Towne's
reputation as an orator and the fact that
1t will be his only speech in the senate
on a political subject, but because OF in
creased interest in the Philippine ques-
tion aroused by the presidents request OF
the senate for early legislation on this
subject. IL does not appear probable thdt
the Minnesota senator's speech will call out
other speeches Immediately on this subject
because even senators who would like to
see legislation during this session admit
the impossibility of taking UP the matter
seriously until the report of the Taft com
mission can be printed, or so long as there
are other pressing questions before the
senate. Still, struggling references to the
subject are not improbable at any time
during the remainder of the session,
War Revenue Bill.
Senator Aldrich. chairman Of the finance
COMMITTEES. has given notice that he will
ask for the senate to take up the war
revenue bill early i'm the week. The under
standing is that he will press that ques-
tion to the exclusion of all other bills
except appropriation bills. Being revenue
measure It will take precedence over all
other measures. While there is no real
oppos on to the war revenue bill it appears
probable that there will be some discus
sion of 1t as an easy means Of delaying con-
| sideration of the subsidy bill. II there Is
| opportunity the subsidy bill will be taken
up. but it Is not expected that anything
more definite will occur In this connection
! during the present week than the making OF
| speeches. The Indian appropriation bill will
| continue to receive attention Monday after
the conclusion of Mr.. Towne's speech.
Appropriation BiII In House.
The week in the house is likely to be
monopolized by appropriation bills Seven
of the fourteen general appropriation bills
have already passed the house, namely: The
executive, legislative and judiciary, pension
military academy, Indian, naval. river and
harbors and District of Columbia bills
Three others, the postofiice. agriculture and
fortihcations bills have been reported to
the house and the remaining four. the army
consular and diplomative, sundry civil and
general deficiency. are still in the commit
tees having them in charge. The three
reported to the house and the consular and
diplomatic, which is practically completed
probably will be disposed of during the
week. Whatever time remains will b,
occupied with the bill to promote the ef,
fciency of the revenue cutter service, which
has been made continuing special order
not however, to interfere with appropria
tion bills
The postoffice appropriation bill is likel,
to be made the occasion OF much debate
All the questions raised by the report o
joint postal commission are likely to b,
dragged into the arena. An effort un
doubtedly will be made to continue the ap
propriations for pneumatic tube service
which were eliminated from the bill an,
there probably will be the usual figh
on the appropriations for special mai
facilities.
1t may be that in the course of the weel
a special rule will be brought in for th
consideration of one OF the gold bills re
ported by the coinage. weights and meas
ureS and banking and currency committees
both of which are struggling for prece
, dence in connection with this legislation
But the committee on rules, to which III
committees appealed yesterday. has not We
come to any conclusion and the gold bill'
place in the weeks program remaines prob
lematical.