Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-03

foreign commerce committee of the
House of Representatives; and also that
they take the matter up with the sena-
tors and representatives from their re-
specttve states and districts, either by
correspondence or through personal in
terviews with them while at their homes
during the holiday recess.
L offer this suggestion because ] am inn
pressed. from my personal observations
here since the reassenbling of Congress,
| that there is danger of this important fea-
ture Of the legislation being sidetracked
ana that this can be averted only by
prompt and vigorous remonstrance the
part OF the commercial and Industrial In
tefestS or the country 1t Is the intention
of the committees of Congress mentioned
TO take up the work of maturing bills on
the subject of this Legislation Immediately
after the holiday recess, and Il is expected
that biiis will be reported to the respec-
tive branches within two or three weeks
thereafter. The necessity of quick action
on the part of those interested will be
readily appreciated
Railway Bills in the Senate.
Chairman Elkins of the Senate committee
on interstate commerce has called meet
ing of the committee for Friday to con-
slider railroad rate legislation Senator Fl-
klns has been preparing a bill to submit to
1he committee, which will be upon the lines
ne announced some weeks ago. There are
number of measures which the commit
Tee can consider. among them being the
interstate commerce commission bill the
Doaiiver bill. the Tillman bill and the New
preparing a bill which he will present tn
the committee 1t will follow closely the
Sdsgest1ons contained in the message of
president Roosevelt upon rate regulation.
Ship Subsidy in the Senate.
After the morning hour in the Senate
tomorrow 1t is expected that Senator Gal
Hhger VIII address the Senate on the SUBJ
Ject OF the ship subsidy bill After a long
investigation the merchant marine commits
sion, OF which Mr.. GalIinger is the chair
man, has prepared a bill which was intro
auceo IN Congress early in the session, in
Doth Senate and House Penrasanta live
Grosvenor of Ohio introducing the same hill
IN Inc latter body. In his speech Senator
GalhnSer VIII go fully into the merits OF
TINS measure and will lay the foundation
Ior any further discussion on the subject
that may take place in the CITY.
should 1t happen that there Is but a
snlaL attendance in the Senate tomorrow
Mr- Galiinger will probably decide to deter
MS address until next week when a larger
number of senators Will he nresent in
That event the Senate is likely to adjourn
carry tomorrow until Monday But should
u .me a.tendance be a fair one the Senate
may remain in session not only all day
tomorrow, but also on Friday.
The Dominican Treaty.
II 10 PosSipie lhat some senator may de-
sire TO nave something to say on the sub
lec1 OF the Santo Domingo treaty, but as
the treaty is now in the hands OF the com
mlttee On foreign relations, and the sub
Ject is one that ordinarily would be dis
oussed in executive session, it is hardly
likely that any one will undertake 10 oc-
cupy time on that subject
1t is not likely that the Philippines tariff
oli VIII come before the senate.n next week.
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Nor will the Senate take up the subject
OF statehood until the House has acted and
then 1T will be the policy of the commit
tee on territories. 1t is understood, to pass
the bill Just about as 1t will go through the
House. There will be some potent influ-
ences against that action, which may result
IN amendments to the bill, but it is un-
derstood that the majority Of the repubIi-
cans on the committee on territories will
desire to adopt what is now believed to be
the bill practically agreed upon in the
House