New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-18
THE HOUSE PROGRAMuE
Leaders Predict adjournment bv
June Is.
IFr0m The Tr.buno bureau


Washington, May 17.-So well has the House
calendar been cleared up that members OF tho
lower branch OF Congress are looking forward TO
Betuag away TO their homes in the near future.
Inc preolctlon is now made by the House leaders
tnat the session will close by June Is. Examl-
nation OF the calendar shows that seven vnaas-
ures OF general Importance remain TO he die
posed or but they do not involve far reaching
issues ana are secondary to the rate legislation.
Iie FhAllpphe Iarln bill and the Statehood bill
which took up the greater part of tina session
me principal appropriation bills including the
Army and Navy, Postofice, Agricultural Pen
sion and Legislative bills are now on+ of tho
way and the committees have disposed Of 4ba
greater portion OF the business before then,
Inc measures OF general character still to be-
acted on are the Omnibus Public Buildings hill
tne Pure Food bill. the Immigration hill The hin
to revise the laws Of the United States and three
appropriation bills-the Sundry Civil. General
Denciency and Consular and DIPLOMATIC The
Fure Food bill is likely to cause the longest dis
cuSSioL' as It's opponents are prepared to make a
Suohg nght Mr.. Mann, of Illinois will he in
charge OF the bill, and will have the backing Of
Representative Hepburn, chairman of the TnIar-
state Commerce Committee who will use his in
huence as leader to bring the measure through
safely.
Inc Dill revising the immigration laws has
HlalerlaI Tor plenty Of discussion and as If will
yleIo the right OF way to two Of the appropria-
ton bills the immigration measure apnarantIv
wiz De taken up too late for Senate action I'M
less the session is prolonged until July.
Ihe impossibility Of holding quorum has
DIocKed the efforts OF the Committee on the
Revision OF the Laws for the holding of night
sessions to consider the bill for a penal code
OF the United States preliminary to a revision
OF the statutes. The Public Buildings bill will
be brought in under a special rule limiting de-
bate to prevent the prolonged discussion that
would result If members who thought thew had
not been properly cared for in the bill were tn
have unlimited time The remaining appropria-
ton bills will be disposed Of in short order
There is as yet no immediate indication Of the
Ship Subsidy bill being awakened from it's sleep
IN the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fish
cries, but the situation may cnange quickly.
Members of the Rivers and Harbors Commit
tee confident that the bill to preserve Niagara
Falls will be reported in sufficient time to insure
action both In the House and Senate, and legis
lat1on on this subject is confidently expectad
The proposed modification of the Chinese ex-
clusion laws is not making much progress in
the committee now considering 1t, and seems to
have little chance of being faVorably reportad
The Democratic f1Ibuster begun with the object
has had no material effect in delaying the ira MS
action of business in the House; but when the
Railroad Rate bill reaches the conference stu "a
next week IL is expected that a statehood renort
viii be forthcoming, and the slight clog
caused by the hlibuster will be removed