The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-03
FORECAST FOR CONGRESS Appropriation Bills Are Paramount.
 - LITTLE EXCHANGE OF VIEWS
 - Not Much Work Expected in Short
 Session.
LITTLE EXCHANGE OF VIEWS
ship sab.iay Measure, Nesre sslaissys Disnissai, Japanese Qaestien, ana Rsed smoot Case wm Bs
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other general legislation as poaaiblas Such. in brief. Is the forecast for the short session of the Fifty ninth Ccn- gress, which will begin at noon tonaor. row.
 There has not yet been time for n4 general an exchange of views among members as is ordinarily desired bx leaders before expressing their views but all seem to regard the present ait- uation as simple and as needing onin~ paratively little intercourse to arrive at an understanding.
 It is evident that for various reasons 1t will not be possible to do much oH the appropriation bills before the holf- days and this circumstance will pxao~ ticalIy have the effect of eondenainE the consideration of the fourteen larEa supply measures into two months. Ccn- siding that the aggregate of the ap- mate Sl.000. 100000. some Senators and members express the opinion that Cone gress cannot do better than give ala of It's time to these measures.
 The ship subsidy bill probably will be an exception to the rule for no Msn~ eral legislation.t The friends of tnaz measure, have never been more insist- ent than now. They are extremely hopeful and yet very approhensiva. Th@ pltA mas P0B&Gu tue EtNtteNs anu tI &At committee In the House. The coFnmit- tee has heretofore 1ulte evenly divided. but the adva t5 Of che hiia believe that they will be able to zoe 1t out in due season and they hopt for its consideration when once reported to the House
 Speaker Cannon has given no posts tive assurances as to his attitude, but the bilrs supporters find encourages ment In his silence. Ona incident thai Is very materially helping the subsidy is the recent speech of Secretary Root In support of it.
 Root Has Helped.
 The fact that the speech wae deiiv- cred at Kansae City is helpful. aH tho ship bill has found It's principal 0uaa= sition in tine interior. There aEats been some significant conferences on the bill among the most influential members of the two Houses.
 The Senate has on It's calendar two important House bills, the immigration bill and the Philippine tariR bill, buk there are snags in the path of the ways of both of them. There 10 still intense opposition to the Philippine bill eApe- clally, and 1t is not believed that is can possibly receive serious cousidera- ton during a short session.
 Not a few of the members of both houses are anxious to meet the demands of the bankers and others for a more elastic currency and 1t is quite csrtain that there will be efforts to supply this want but there are SC many plans that even the most sincere believers in the, necessity almost plans deepaiF of accomplishing anything in that di. rection during a short session.
 The accommodations of the presi dent in the interests of a national in. heritance tax Is awaited with eagei interest by many. and there is no doubt that a large following could be ss- cured for q measure Of the character he will outline. but as In the mattes of currency reform. the few weeka oi the session will not suffice for adeouatt consideration. It is also recognized that the present plethoric condition ni the treasury would furnish strone argument against the proposed inlio- Vation.
 Won't ChnnEe Rate Law.
 Suggestions looking towards amend Ing the railroad rate law are not ex- pected to bear fruit this session. All these matters and many others ate e@r- tain to receive attention in debate
 Among the questions slated fer liberal share of dlscussion the tariff stands at the head of the list but no efeort will now be made to secure the notifications which even many other persons think desirable. The prssi- dent, who himself desires some changes has recently promised his congressiou- al callers that he will not ask to have the subject taken up at this time.
 The Ja gancse question. the discharge of the negro soldiers. the desirability of an income tax law, che result 3f the late elections and tho trusts are Riao slated for discussion. The senate will give attention to the case of Senator Reed Shoot. but what 1t will do about is not even the senate wishes now to contemplate.
 There has from the first. been a dls- position to put the Smoot matter aside. but with the report of the committee on privileges and elections on the cal endar, ChaiIman Burrows is quite de- termneC to press consideration and tho fact that the matter must be dealt with is beginning to impress Itself upon members.
 The Michigan Senator will set the ball rolling Monday the 10th inst, in a speech In which he will review che entire case and he will doubtless ba followed by other members of his coni- mittee for and against the Ntah Sena- tor. The resolution before the senate merely declares that MT shoot is not entitled to his seat and that much op- position is likely to be made to it's form
 It Is equivalent to resolution of ex- pulsion, but unlike @ declaration for expulsion. in explicit language 1t does mos require a two-thirds vote tc pass it, MT. Shoots friends will not yield this advantage without struggle
 Much interest attaches to the Pres idents forthcoming recommendations O. garding the Panama Canal, especially because of his recent visit to the canal zone. It is not expected that he will ask much legislation beyond the nec- essary appropriations and there is a general disposition to grant these. The Increase of the navy win receive much consideration but there is still the op- position to the proposed ship Of tho Dreadnaught class.