Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-17
next THURSDAY.
Congress Will Probably
Adjourn for Holidays
Interest Centers in the Presi.
Dental Messages Expected.
House Maps Out Extensive Pre-
gram for This Week.

! Both Houses Of Congress will adjourn
on Thursday next for the Christmas
holid"yS unless the Senate should
| change the program adopted ~ TIM
House, which is not probable. The re-
"luil"n of adjournment which WAS *''ht
| over ~ the House has not been taken
| Up IN 'he Senate, but it Will probably
receive attention there Monday. =
| meeting of the Senate coinmiltr, 81
| appropriation has been called Tor N"il-
! day morning. and there is ht;l" Goi;h'
| that the resolution will be reported
back and acted upon by the Stn"t"
cary IN the day. The Iious" resolution
| calls for the rccCnvcninS OF the TWO
bodies ON Thursday, Jan. 3. There Is
f! some disposition in the Senate 70 cX-
| tend tho time until III" following Mon
day, but it does not appear probable
that this will be cone
The House has, laid out a somewhat
| EXTENDED program for the time before
! III" holiday adjournment. but little at
| i"ntion las been given I" any arrange
| rncnt of business for the Senate. In the
| li"uS., Monday viii he devoted 10 the
| consideration Of bills under IN order
| providing for The suspension of the
! rules. and the remainder Of the week
will b.. given to legislation pertaining
| To- the District of Columbia and Ia the
| bill making appropria ton for the con-
| duct of Indian affairs. There are 90
| or 20 bills on the District calendar
which Mr.. Babcock. chairman of the
District committee, is very anxious to
have passed. AMI the committee on
! rules has promised him sufficient time
! Tor tn, il consideration. There Will al
| 50 BE- Il strenuous effort to secure ac-
| ton on the Indian appropriation bill
and Chairman Sherman of the Indian
committee is very hopeful Of success in
| that direction. If there should be time
left the omnibus claims bill will be
taken up.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
biz. which passed the House Saturday,
is expected to receive the sanction of
tie Senate before the holiday adjourn
nont. 1t will be sent to the committee
uEon :ts receipt by the Senate Monday
AID II prompt report is expected. The
provision in the bill looking to the car
wing into effect of the pure food law
is regarded by both the Senate and the
iious" as really urgent and it is not
only expected that the Senate will
PASS it, but thet it will dispose Of it
carly enough in the week to return it
to the House in time to permit that
boGy To take aciion before tn" adjourn
mrnt on Thursday, upon any amend
T"ntS which the sScIate may make. 1t
is rossil!" that the provision in the de-
ii, irncy bill TO meet the expenses Of the
, iEtelvt ntion of this country in cuba
,Nill provoke some debate. but other
Wise the hill is expected to pass after
very Lrief consideration.
There is also a possibility Of speeches
by Senators kittrriec and GCarin ON
their respective resolutions providing
for an investigation Of the lumber
trust and an inquiry into the Japanese
situation, but while it is known that
both senators are preparing to discuss
their resolutions it seems quite prob
able that they will postpone their re-
marks until after the holidays. Indeed.
there is = general disposition in the
Srnat" to defer any further considcra-
ton of important questions until jan
uary. The SmOot question. the negro
troops question and all other general
legislation. with the exceptions noted
will b" thus postponed
Much interest attaches in both
Houses to the various Presidential
messages which it is understood will
be sent 10 Congress during the week.
Tho Panama message. detailing the
Presidents observations on his recent
visit To the canal zone and outlining
his recommendations concerning the
work there is expected Monday. but
for III" present will receive no att"n-
ton beyond its formal reading The
sam" may u" said Of the four or five
other communications which the Prcsl-
dent has promised for the week
TIL" long AMI hard fought campaign |
for control nf hundreds Of millions Of
dollars in assets held by the great life
insurance companies of New York |
state. will come To an end. for the time
being at least. with the election of Of |
fic"rS on Dec. Is. Immediately after |
the enactment of revised laws follow
ing tn" legislative nvcstigation of a
wear ago a united ana determined
movement was begun to wre%t control
of the companies from the hands which
hay" guided them in the past From
the first tn" contest was Il bitter one
and numerous Charge and counter
charges have been made by those most
deeply concerned in the outcome.
Against The So-cailed administration
tickets. made iIp of the present officers
'of the companies. complete tickets |
named by r"licyholders organizations
nav" been placed and every person |
holding policy in any of the COM
nanlcs will be permitted to register his
choice. either personally or by proxy,
when the ballotng begins TUESDAY.
Elaborate arrangements for the cleo