The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-17
CONGRESS- WILL
TAKE 4 HOLIDAY
Roth Houses Slated to Adjourn
Thursday, to Assemble
Again ian. 3.
SENATORS NOT IN A HURRY
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS SHUNT-
ID ON SIDING.
SENATORS NOT IN A HURRY

Washington Dec. 16.-BOth houses OF
Congress will adjourn on Thursday next
Tor the Christmas holidays unless the SEN
ate should change the program adopted
by the house, which is not probable. The
resolution of adjournment which was sent
over by the house has not been taken up
IN the senate. but it will probably receive
attention there tomorrow. A meeting of
the senate committee on appropriations
has been called for tomorrow morning
and there is little doubt that the resolu-
ton vii! be reported back and acted upon
by the senate early in the day. The house
resolution calls for the reconvening of the
two bodies Thursday, Jan. 8. There is
some disposition in the senate to extend
me time allowed until the following Mon
gay, but IL does not appear probable that
ihls will be done.
House Will Work Hard.
The house has laid out somewhat ex-
tended program for the time before the
holiday adjournment, but little attention
has been given to any ARRANGEMENT of
business for the senate In the house
Monday will be devoted 20 the considera-
lion OF bills under an order providing for
TIE suspension of the rules and the rest
81 the week will be given to legislation
! pertaining to the District of Columbia and
the bill making appropria tions for the
i conduct of Indian affairs There are
( twenty or thirty bills on the district cal
endar which Mr. Babcock, chairman of
the district committee. is very anxious
= nave passed and the committee on rules
has promised him sufficient time for their
consideration. There also will be a strea-.
uouS effort TO secure action on the Indian
appropriation bill and Chairman Sherman
Of the Indian committee is very hopeful
Of success in that direction. If trere
should be time left the omnibus claims
bill will be taken up.
Urgent Deficiency Bill.
The urgent deficiency appropriation bill
which passed the house Saturday is ex-
pected to receive the sanction of the sen
tie before the holiday adjournment 1t
by the senate Monday and a prompt re-
port is expected. The provision i'm the bill
looking to the carrying into effect of the
pure food law is regarded by both the
senate and the house as really urgent, and |
IT Is not only expected that the senate will /
pass il. but that it viii dispose of il /
early enough in the week to return it to 1
The house in time TO permit that body TO /
take action before the adjournment on /
Thursday upon any amendments which |
the senate-may make. IT is possible that (
tho provision in the deficiency bill to me go
the expenses of the Intervention of this 1
country in Cuba will provoke some debate, |
but otherwise the bill IS expected to pass /
after very brief consideration.
Everything Goes Over.
There is also a possibility of speeches |
nv OSHdtOES NAlAfttiSt ana NredIlIi on their
respective resolutions providing fer an in |
Vestigation of the lumber trust and an in |
curry into the Japanese situation but !
while it is known that both senators are |
preparing to discuss their resolutions il |
seems quite probable that they will post |
pcne their remarks until after the holt
days Indeed. there is a general DISPOSE |
ton i'm the senate to defer any further /
90 IS liberation of important questions until /
January. The SmOOt question. the negr) /
troops question and ali other general leg
thus postponed.
will Fall on Dull Ears.
Much interest attaches in both houses |
10 the various presidential messages which 4
itais understood will be sent to congress I
during the week The Panama message /
detailing the presidents observations on !
his recent visit to the canal zone and out
lining his recommendation concerning the /
works there is expected today. but for !
the present wilt receive no attention be- I
Nond its formal reading. The same may oe /
said of the four or five other communion /
t.cns which the president has promised /
for the week