The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-06
RECON VIEWING OF CONGRESS
ROTH HOUSES MEET TO- DAY LITER
 HOLIDAY RECESS.
The Isthmian Canal Question the Prin- cipal Matter Before the HOuse-Offer ofthe Panama Canal Company to Sell Out for $40, ,oUo, ,o0o May Open a Wider Field for Discusston-Littie Business in the Senate.

Washington, Jan. 5.-After a recess of almost three weeks, both houses of congress will reconvene tomorrow. The principal item on the house programme for the week is the Hepburn isthmian canal bill, which is the special order for Tuesday. No limit has been fixed as to the time for debate on this meas ure. but MT. Hepburn does not contem- plate the prolonged discussion of it. It is surmised in some quarters, however, that if the proposition of the Panama Canal company to sell it's property and franchises for S4O,OO0, 900 should be made tomorrow, as promised, this may have the effect of opening a wider held of discussion than at first seemed prob able, and if this should prove to be the case the bill may be before the house for a longer time than is now contem- plated MT Burton has given notlce of a speech on the bill and it is un- derstood that there also will be other speeches in criticism of special features of the measure, but it's friends are very sanguine not only that the bill will pass but that it will pass speedily. MT. Hepburn, the author of the bill, thinks that only few days of debate will be necessary.
 It is expected that by the time the canal bill is disposed of there will be one or more appropriation bills ready for consideration by the house. None
 
 been passed on by the appropriations committee, but both the urgent defl- ciency and the pension bills are in forward state and the expectation IS that they will be considered by the committee during the present week. The present intention Is to give nrst attention to the deficiency bill. The estimates of the bill are $12,000,000 and it is not believed that these figures will be scaled down materially.
 The senate has no programme for the week and business is very little on It's calendar as the organization ot the senate committees did not take place until just before the holidays. There are however, a few bridge bills report ed. and Senator Morgan's bill for the acquisition of right of way for the Ni- caragua canal is among the measures in position of right of way for the Ni- caragua canal is among the measures in position to receive attention. It is not probable, however, that the right of way bill will receive considerable at- tention at this time, the disposition be- ing rather to await the action of the house upon the general subject, and then have the senate predicate it's ac- ton on the house bill. If this course should be decided on the discussion of the canal question in the senate will be postponed for a few weeks.
 The committee on the Philippines will take up the Philippine tariff ques- tion very soon, but there is yet no indication as to how much time the matter may consume in committee. There is no probability that the senate itself will be able to reach that ques- tion for some time, Seantor Frye is engaged on his report on the shipping hill, but is not able to fix the time for it's completion.
 The announcement of Senator Sew ell's death probably will be tomorrow, in which event there will be an imme- diate adjournment for the day. An ad- iournment from Thursday until the following Monday is contemplated.