Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-06
IN CONGRESS
PASSAGE oe appaopegArIcN
siILs AND LITTLE OTHER
LEGfslArIoN
ABIlI0N DOLLAR BODY
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practicaiiy have the eject 81 cum
tenstng the considerations OF The IL
large supply measures INTO two
nunths Considering thaf -he aggre-
gaze 0c the appropriations to be VIII
approximate one bllliun dollars. sgma
senator's and members express the
rpiuiGu that congress cannot d1 her-
ter than give all df Ia time TO these
measures.
The snip Subsidy ssI.
The snip subsidy bin probably VIII
be an exception to rhe ruIe csr no
General Iegisiasnn The friends az
rnar measure have never been more
lnssssenG u1an now They are extreme
n hopeful and Yst very auprehenstve.
The 3ilI has passed the senate and
s IN COMMITTEES IN the house. The
eummirree has herstnfsrs b en- unite
evenly dIvhted, but the advucaf 8 ar
he bill believe chat they viii be- able
u get it cut In diIe sens n. and they
fous f1r It's consideration when once
reported 10 the house Que fnciatsnt
that is very mater alIF helping the
suhsi1fy hs the recenr speech of Secre-
tlry R5ur IN support oe H.
Currency and tnhertznce Tax.
Sar a few members oc both houses
ara anxious 10 near the demands Of
the bankers and others for a more
elastic eurrg ncy. and IL rs quite GER
tain that there wiz be efforts 20 sup
ply this want. but there are so many
plans that even the most SINGER be-
LEVERS in thss necessity almost d,sspair
ct accomplishing anything In that di-
rectiDn during Il short session The
recommendations OF the presiss NJ in
the interest OF a national Inheritance
TAX ia awaited with eager interest by
many and there IS no doubt that a
Iarye following could be secured for a
measure Of the character he will out
line
The rzri1 ard oener Questions.
Among the questions sIalsd for n
LIBERAL share oc discussion, the tariff
stands Mt the head of tht List. bu no
enc has the least f,fea thaE any seri-
GUS effort will now be made TO secure
the mod dcarious which even many
republicans think desirable The pres
tfssnr who himself desires some
changes, has recently promised his
congressional callers chat he viii not
ask TO have the subject tlIssn up at
this time. The Iapunsssz question. the
discharge OF the negro soldiers, the
/ dssirahilirY Ge IN income Tx law. the
rsslrlr OF the late eIsc.frus ant the
trusts are also sIared for discussion.
senaccr ssncces Case
The senate viii give attention To
the ease OF Senator Reed Smoot. hut
what IL viii do about IL nor even the
senate wishes now to contempIare.
There has from the first been a dis
position 60 put the Smuot matter
asiste. but wirh the report Of the enul-
mir-ee en- privileges ant elections On
the calendar. and Chairman Burrows
quite determined To press considera-
tion, the f:Ict that the matter must ae
dealt with is beginning To Impress
itself upon members. and they are
preparing serinusIy Tor its coustiera-
ton The Michigan senator viii set
the ball rolling Monday. tlie 10Th inst
The Pzrzn1a canai.
Much inreresc arr1eies ra the prssi-
DENTS f1rtIcnming recommendations
concerning the Panama canal espe-
eiaIly because Of his recent vi.sfr To
the canal z1ne- Il is not expected
that he viii ask much legislation se-
Yund the necessary appropriations.
and there Is a general dlspnsiri n 70
grant these The increase Of the
navy viii receive much consideration,
but there is still opposition to the
proposed snip Of the Dreadnaughe
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