Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-11
When This is Completed Lower Heuss Will
Be Ready for Work.
LITTLE IS EXPECTED BEFORE CHRISTINA
Leaders Inclined 20 Expedite the Philip
pine Tariff Bill.
SENATE AND PANAMA APPROPRIATION
some Predict it VIII Pass the senate
This week and IL Certainly
VIII before Christmas
Holidays.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-speaker Can
non will announce the committees of the
house tomorrow. This will practically
compete the organization of the popular
branch OF the Fifty-ninti congress. Tho
committees so appointed with meet during
the week for organization. the appoint
ment Of subcommittee and the assignment
TO them of pending measures In due time
the subcommittees will report to the full
committees and they I'm turn to the house
In this manner the wheels of legislation
will be started
With the long session ahead however, no
important results are expected until after
the holiday recess The appropriations
committee. which perhaps has the heaviest
task to perform. will first consider either
the legislative or the District OF Colum-
bia bills, but the outlook is that neither
of these measures will receive committee
attention before the holidays.
That there will be no lack OF legisla-
tive propositions is indicated by the 1868
bills which have already been introduced
in the house since the opening Of this
session. Many of these are known as
private bills. affecting only individual in
terests.
1t is usual to fix the holiday adjournment
for about December p to allow members
70 reach their homes for Christmas. While
no date thus far has been decided this
adjournment is fully expected Thursday.
December 2.
Leaders are disposed TO expedite con-
sideration of the Philippine tariff bill and
hearings undoubtedly will begin as soon
as the ways and means committee has or
ganiZed.
work of the Senate.
Tho first important measure which will
receive the attention of the senate will be
the Panama canal emergency appropria-
tion bill. and it's consideration will begin
this week. Some senators predict that II
VIII become law before the close of the
week but others have expressed the opinion
that final action will be deferred until the
week followinS There win be no effort to
pre-, ent the passage of the bill in. some
shape. but there will be some opposition
10 atiri puapa1iads restoration OF the Sc, OO0
subtracted by the house from the amount
" be appropriated. Regardless of .he sum-
the bill will be utilized as a basis for the
general discussion of the canal question.
IL 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
10 whether the bill shall be referred 20 the
committee on appropriations or TO that on
interoceanic canal.
The general expectation is there will be
comparatively little additional legislation
before the Christmas holidays Several
other measures will be vigorously pressed
during tho session. but with the exception
OF the merchant marine bill. the sponsors
OF the bills do not count upon getting early
consideration.
Call
chant marine bill at the first opportunity
and is hopeful that action will not be long
delayed.
No one counts upon even getting a re-
port from committees on the railroad rate
bill until some time after the holidays.
The three measures mentioned are consid-
cred the most important which will come
before the senate this session and they
will receive much attention until they are
finally disposed of. The consideration by
'he senate of the joint statehood bill and
tho bill for the reduction of the duty on
Philippine importations into the United
States will necessarily be postponed until
after the holidays. No one now expects
any effort TO modify the tariff unless in
the direction Of Senator Lodges bill pro-
ttdinE for maximum and minimum rate
The Massa chusetts senator regards this
proposition with much favor and will press
Il strenuously II he receives any encourage
ment to do So
Much OF the time during the present
week will be devoted to the reorganization
of the committees and there is hope thai
the announcement OF the changes can bC
made before Thursday.
Senator Aftchelrs death will be an.
nounced by Senator Fulton tomorrow. but
II is not probable that the announcement
will cause an adjournment of the senate