Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-18
senate Will Vote on the Canal Level Bill
Thursday.
DEBATE WILL Be KEPT At MINIMUM
sundry Civil and Agricultural Bill Will
v 0oms Next
LOWER HOUSE EXPECTS TO Be BUSY
Neat Inspection Amendment will Come Up
Today or Tomorrow.
PURE FOOD BILL WILL BE PASSED
PURE FOOO sIn WILL Be PAssEO
Measure VIII Ne Put ThrouEh
Under a Special RuIe-Today
t. Last Suspension
Day.

WASHINGTON, June 1L-ln preparation
for the vote on the sea level Panama canal
hill, which is fixed for next Thursday, the
senate will devote much OF the time this
week prior 20 that date to the consideration
OF the bill Senator Knox is scheduled
for a speech Monday or Tuesday In support
OF a lock canal and he will be followed
by other senators for and against the bill
a. II stands. The adoption of a provision
in the sundry civil appropriation bill by
the house IN opposition 10 the sea level
type OF canal has had the effect Of stim-
ulating interest in the senate, and 1t is
probable that this provision will itself be
made the subject OF discussion. The senate
agreement calls for a final vote on the
bill before adjournment on Thursday and
for beginning the vote on amendments at
O'Clock on that day.
Two Important Measures.
1t rs possible that late in the week the
senate may be able to take up the sundry
civil appropriation bill or the conference
report on the agricultural appropriation BILL
the former containing the house prohibition
against the expenditure of money for
sea leve canal and the latter, the meat in
spection provision Both measures are at
tracing much attention from senators, but
there will be an effort to hold debate down
to the minimum dimensions with the hope
OF preventing the too great postponement
of the day OF the final adjournment OF the
session. which the senate leaders are still
hopeful Of bringing within the present
month II Is therefore probable that these
matters will receive more attention In COM
ttee rooms than on the floor OF the SEN
ate Neither bill will be considered until
the Panama bill is disposed of and it is
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be prepared for consideration during the
present week.
The senate calendar Of bills of local char
acter has grown to large dimensions dur
ing the last few weeks. and as much time
a. possible will be devoted TO II. The
Lake Erie and Ohio ship canal bill Will
also continue to receive attention.
Busy Week i'm the House.
There Is TO be more speed in the legis-
iatiofs or tie, national house Of repre-
sentatiyes this week than in uny week
during the session II the plans OF the
leaders determined upon Saturday are car
ried ovft The program contemplates the
passage OF the meat inspection amendment
TO the agricultural appropriation bill and
the sending of that measure to conferences
the passage OF the pure food bill under
a special rule and the passage of the i'm
migration bill, also under special rule.
The last day of the session on which the
rules may be suspended by two-thirds
vote, will occur Monday, and the speaker
private list of members TO be recognized
under this order is rapidly growing to large
proportions Many bills, local in their ap-
plication, will be passed under this order.
Meat Bill Tomorrow,
The meat inspection amendment will b'
a % xKyiff
az great dispatch as possible. The time
10 pe spent on Il is estimated at two days
Debate on this bill will be confined to thu
discussion Of various provisions OF th'
measure and proposed amendments thereto
The pure food debate VIII be somewha
political In its nature. For several weeks
members who have applied for time Il
make tariff speeches have been told TO wal
until the pure food bill came up The pas
sage OF this bill before the adjournment
OF the session was planned some tint
ago by Speaker Cannon and Chairman
Hepburn of the Interstate and ForeigI
Commerce commission and Il was decided
then to make It the vehicle for the CLOSING
political speeches OF the session.
The immigration bill. which is to clos
the weeks work will be given the con
sideration which the time permits. In or
der 10 hnish the program the leaders nav
set for the house may require that bod,
20 sit during the evening, as well as carry
ing out the special order for II O'Clock ses
sions each day.
The omnibus public building bill and tn
general deficiency bill win not enter int,
the legislative consideration this week. TIL
public building bill is TO be one OF tn
last taken up by this session. SO man!
members are interested in this hill ant
therefore remain at the capitol while IL 4
pending that putting the bill last on tn
program makes II easier to maintain
quorum Of the house during the windu
OF the session when the presence Of mem
bers is needed to prevent useless delays.
VIII Resume Coal Hearings.
Tn Interstate Commerce commission o
June 30 will be in session in Washington
and viii he ready at that time to hear IN
presidents OF the railroad companies con
eerning which testimony has been take
recently to show that rebates have bee
Granted or that the distribution OF car
has been Influenced by favoritism. Tn
presidents who have been notified that tn
commission win hear them are: A
CRssatt. Pennsylvania railroad: Oscar q
Murray Baltimore & Ohio: George W
Stevens. Chesapeake & Ohio: l. r. John
son, Norfolk q Western. and W. II. New
man, New York Central 4 Hudson Rive