Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-15
LITTLE WORK FOR CONGRESS
Neither senate Nor House Likely to
Have strenuous Time During
Week.


WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-In congress the
outlook does not promise a very interest
'ng week The senate has no clearly de-
fined program ana the calendar was so
completely denuded by the vigorous work
OF last week that unless there is consider
able discussion Of the bills which have
right-of-way the prospect is not good for
much business. The merchant marine bill
holds the place OF unfinished business each
day after o'clock and the pure food bill
has the preferential place during the morn
ing hour There is not apparent, however,
any disposition on the part of any large
number OF senators to press either meas
ure TO a speedy termination. Senator CAL
linger. i'm charge NJ the shipping bill. and
Senator Hepburn. who has been intrusted
with the food bill. are both alert to the
situation and will lose no opportunity to
advance the interests of those measures,
but both have so far shown disposition
to wait on senators who may desire to be
heard. on the bills and who are not yet
prepared to proceed. Senator Mallory VIII
probably speak tomorrow on the shipping
bill and the pure food bill doubtless will
he made the subject. OF more or less con-
sideration. not only tomorrow but on other
days of the week Senator Lodge has sug-
gested a number OF amendments to II,
and other senators will follow his exam
pie in that rescect Time will be re-
quired for these changes and until they
are. accomplished the bill will not be al
lowed to stand in the way of other meas
ures in which there is immediate interest.
Senator Tillman will be heard during the
week on his resolution. relative to the
situation in, Santo Domingo and there are
intimations that the Moroccan question
will be revived by the introduction of a
revised resolution on that subject.
II the Philippine tariff bill passes the
house Il will reach the senate early In
the week and be promptly referred to the
committee, but 1t cannot be reported for
some time. The bill will be stubbornly OPP
posed In the senate.
The committee on isthmian canals will
begin the actual work of investigating the
Panama canal situation on Tuesday. 1t Is
expected that the canal committee will
make a report on the nomination of canal
commissioners and when the report is made
There will be more or less discussion OF
thr canal situation in the senate. but II
will take place In executive session.
BY reason of the fight against the joint
statehood bill, house leaders will have
some difficulty in providing business fol
all the days of next week. 1t had hereto
fore been the intention TO follow the Philip
pine bill with the statehood bill. 1t ha:
been decided to postpone at least for
week the reporting of, the statehood bill
from committee. This leaves the bushes,
OF the week now In sight simply the finish
ing of the Philippine bill and one day Of
pension Legislation.
Monday lie to be the last day of genera
debate on the Philippine bill. Tuesday viii
be taken up for amendments under tn,
five-minute rule. The requests for time t
speak under the general debate order indi
Gates that many speeches will remain to b.
delivered under the ,hve-minute rule, an,
the order has gone forth that there shall
he no restriction to this demand. Two o.
even three days may elapse under th
order before the final vote is taken on tn,
bill, sset fstIE t-sF
y In the meantime the appropriations com
mlttee is working daily to perfect tn
urgent deficiency, appropriation bill. Thi
measure was to have been ready the frs
OF the week, but owing to the thoroughnes
with which the committee has gone int
the necessity OF the, urgent deficiency ap
preparations, for the purpose, as Chairman
W Tawpoyi puts,it, of ending the practice O
departmental appropriations, the bill vii
not be ready until the latter part Of thl
week or the first of the following week.
Pension legislation has been made read
for house action and one day will be give
10 private pension bills Immediately follow
ing the passage of the Philippine bill
should nothing be ready for action afte
pension day the house may decide that II
lapors In general debate on the Philippin
bill have entitled it to a rest and a holida
Ntlax bA salwA
from Friday until Monday.