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Programme of Legislation Be-
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BUSINESS OF COMING WEEK

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previous question yaie il the Senate &aa
no method u cGt0ag "a debate when
Senators want 70 taik. the Senate can do
q great amount ri work at times. This
session is breaking the record for celebrity
Of action.
Accomplish Much Business.
The Senator's have a much mere in
formal way of doing business than their
colleagues in the House. They manage.
nevertheless. to accomplish good deal
after they have had time to quietl? ar
range matters among themselves.
In passing the claims bill and the irri-
CATION measure the track was cleared for
the ship subsidy bill. That long discussed
measure now has the right Of way in the
Senate until disposed Of
That it will pass the Senate there is
no longer any doubt Its friends hope
that it will be brought to vote sub
stantially as it stands now. This is too
much TO expect, however, and the meas
ure will be changed more or less by
amendments % be proposed during its
progress toward a vote.
Estimated Annual Expenditures.
1t is estimated by those who have been
consulted in the drafting of the bill that
during the first year of its operation it
will take about $4,000 600 out of the Treas
ury, and that after it has been in force
year or so and ship owners have had
opportunity to fully take advantage of its
provisions, the annual expenditure called
for will be 100000 or si,O00.O0
The ship subsidy bill is on the books
of the Senate as unfinished business
and will be taken Up this week active
". unless something unforeseen occurs to
divert the regular current of procedure.
Senator Frye, the champion OF the bill,
secured the consent of the Senate to this
last Saturday. He will make the first
speech on the measure. describing its pro-
visions, possibly today, but maybe not
until later in the week.
The Appropriation Bills.
A beginning may be made on the appro-
priation bills this week also by the upper
house. as they are next on the programme
of the steering committee. The legisla-
tive, executive and judicial appropriation
bill will be the first to be considered, and
the committee has practically completed
its work on the measure as ii came from
the House. A number of minor amend
ments have been proposed IL the Senate
already, as is the custom.
Senator Hoar on Saturday secured con-
sent to have his bill for the protection of
the President of the United States taken
up this week early. He explained the
measure on Saturday, and Senator Pet
tus also made speech in its favor Sen
ator Hoar then allowed it to be laid aside
temporarily with TIE understanding that
II should be given precedence before the
appropriation bills.
The Canal Committee will continue its
hearings this week. The stand taken by
the Colombian Government is thought at
the Capitol to be favorable to the Near
aguan route. but as the committee has
not been able to secure any statement
from Admiral Walker OF any other source
regarding the status OF the United States
negotiations IL is comewhat in the dark
as 10 the exact bearing of the new de-
velopments
May Deal With Colombia.
ed the opinion recently that the United
States should deal with the Colombian
Government If it is intended to go on
with the negotiations This suggestion
was made some time ago. but the new
developments, it is said, strengthen this
argument greatly. Ii is pointed out that
the Colombian Government undoubtedly
has the power to condemn the property
of the canal company, and secure it alb
solutely, SO that there could be no Ques-
tion of valid title when the United
States came to make final proposition.
The bill for the erection of the Execu-
tive, State, and Justice building on the
block north of the State, War, and Navy
building will be introduced in the Senate
this week, in all probability, with IA
vorable report from the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds
OlSlilCl
Another important bill for the Dis
trict which is likely 10 come to the front
is that for the union railway station. The
District committees, the District Com
and the railway people are
all favorable to the project. and it is
supported by great many people in both
houses of Congress. The discussion of the
bill has already gotten practically to the
point where the only question to be con-
sidered is the cost. and the only peo-
pie to further consider 1t are members OF
the Appropriation Committees. Friends of
the measure in the Senate District Com
mittee state that they have not much fear
that IL will not become a law during the
present session.
The Tillman- McLaurin case is still be-
fore the Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections. and this committee may
make report on any day as to the sew
eral phases of the matter now bsfore It,
The most Interesting Of these is the ques-
ton of an investigation into the charges
made by Senator TilIman against his col
league, which were the initial cause Of
the trouble between them. II has not yet
been decided whether this investigation
shall be made or not, and 1t is impossible
10 make any guess worth much as to
what will be done.
Mr. Pritchard. Senator McIaurin's
champion in the matter, is strongly in
iayor of an investigation. On the other
hand there are many that believe the en-
tire incident should be dropped, and that
the quicker this Is done the better it will |
be for the dignity OF the Senate.
lINC0lN'S BIRTHPLACE.