Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-06
PASSAGE OF APPROPRIATION
BILLS AND LITTLE OTHER
LEGISLATION.
A BILLION DOLLAR BODY
The Ship Subsidy Bill May Be Brought
to the Front, and Currency and
the Tariff Discussed-The
Smoot Case.

Washington-The passage OF the
appropriation bills and as little other
general Legislation as possible. Such
in brief Is the forecast for the short
session OF the Fifty-ninth congress.
1t Is evident that for various reasons
1t will not be possible to do much
on the appropriation bills before the
holidays and this circumstance wiz
practically have the effect of con-
iensing the consideration OF the IA
large supply measures into two
months. Considering that the aggrc-
gate of the appropriations to be will
approximate one billion dollars, some
senators and members express the
opinion that congress cannot do bet.
ter than give all of its time to these
measures.
The Ship Subsidy Bill.
The ship subsidy bill probably will
be an exception to the rule for no
general Legislation. The friends of
that measure have never been more
insistent than now. They are extreme.
ly hopeful and yet very ap%prehensive.
The bill has passed the senate and
Is In committee in the house. Tho
committee has heretofore been quite
evenly divided, but the advocat.s Of
the bill believe that they will be able
to get 1t out In due selscn, and they
hope for its consideration when once
- npnrtnI IN Nh .,., nna ir.k
that is very materially helping the
subsidy Is the recent speech Of Secre-
tary Root in support Of it.
Currency and Inheritance Tax.
Not a few members of both houses
are anxious to meet the demands OF
the bankers and others for a more
elastic currency, and it is quite GER
tain that there will! be efforts to sup
ply this want, but there are 50 many
plans that vel the NEST s'ncera be.
levers in the necessity almost despair
OF accomplishing anything in that di.
rection during Il short session. Tho
Recommendation of the presid mt in
the Interest OF Il national Inheritance
tax Is awaited with eager interest by
many. and there is no doubt that q
large following could be secured for a
measure OF the character he will out
line.
The Tariff and Other Questions.
Among the questions slated for n
liberal share of discussion, the tariff
stands at the head of the list, but no
n has the least Idea that any scri.
GUS effort will now be made to secure
the notifications which even many
republicans think desirable. The pres.
ident, who himself desires some
changes. has recently promised his
congressional callers that he will not
ask to have the subject taken up at
this time. The Japanese question, the
discharge OF the negro soldiers, the
desirability OF an income tax law, the
result OF the late elccisns AMI the
trusts are also slated for d'scus sion.
Senator Shoots Case.
The senate will give attention to
the case Of Senator Reed Smoot. but
what. 1t VIII do about 1t not even the
senate wishes now to contemplate.
mere has from the first ben IA dis.
position to put the Smoot matter
aside, but with the report OF the com.
mittee on privileges and elections on
the calendar, and Chairman Burrows
quite determined to press con idera.
ton, the fact that the matter must DC
dealt with is beginning to imprsss
Itself upon members, and they are
preparing seriously for is consldera.
ion. The Michigan senator will set
the a rolling Monday. the 10th inst
The Panama Canal.
Much interest attaches to the prc 81.
dents forthcoming recomm ndaticns
concerning the Panama canal. espe.
cially because OF his recent visit to
the canal zone. 1t Is not expected
that he will ask much legl Station be-
yCnd the necessary appropriations,
u there Is "a general disp)siti n to
grant these. The increase OF tho
navy Will receive much consideration.
but there Ia still opposition to the
proposed ship OF the Dreadnaught