Arizona republican., 1905-12-11
The Whole Subject Will Be Gone Over Be-
 fore the Appropriation is Allowed
It is Announced That all Important Legislation We'll the Joint Statehood Bill Will Go Over to the New Year.

Washington, Dec. 10.-The first inn portant measure which will receive the attention of the senate will be the Panama canal emergency appropria- ton bill and it's consideration will be- gin this week. Some senators predict that it will become a law before the close of the week, but others have ex- pressed the opinion that final action will be deferred until the week follow ing. There will be no effort to prevent the passage of the bill in some shape. but there will be some opposition to the proposed restoration of s5,500, ,000 subtracted by the house from the amount to be appropriated. Regard less of the sum the bill will be used as 6 basis for a general discussion of the canal question. It is expected that the debate will deal largely with the question as to whether the canal shall be constructed on the sea level. There is some conflict of opinion as to wheth- CT the bill shall be referred to the com mittce on appropriations or to the committee on inter-oceanic canals.
 The general expectation is that there may be compara lively little additional E days Several other measures will be vigorously pressed during the session, but with the exception of the merchant marine bill, the sponsors of the bills do not count upon getting early con- sideration. Senator Gallinger will call up the merchant marine bill at the first opportunity and is hopeful that the debate will not be long daIayed.
 
 port from committees on the railroad rate bill until some time after the holidays The three measures mention ed are considered the most important that will come before the senate this session and they will receive much attention until they are finally dis posed of.
 The consideration by the senate of the joint statehood bill and the bill for the reduction of the duty on Phil 1 ippine importations into the United | States will necessarily be postponed until after the holidays.
 No one now expects any effort tc | modify the tariff unless in the direc- ton of Senator Lodges bill providing 1 for a maximum and minimum rate | The Massachusetts senator regards the proposition with mucn IdVOr anu VIII | press 1t strenuously if he receives any encourage cement to do so.
 1 Much of the time during the present week will be devoted to the re-organ 1 ization of the committees and there | is hope that the announcement of the ! committees can be made before Thurs day.
 Senator MitchelPs death will be an- nounced by Senator Fulton tomorrow
 but it is not probable that the an nouncement will cause an adjourn ment of the senate.
 THE HOUSE.
 1 House forecast: Washington, Dec l 10-Speaker Cannon will announce tho committees of the house tomorrow This will practically complete the or ganization of the popular branch of the Fifty-ninth congress. The committees ! appointed will meet next week for or l ganization. the appointment of sub committees and the assignment i'
 them of pending measures.
 In due time the subcommittee vii l report to the full committees and the! , in turn to the house. In this manne