Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-17
FORECASTOF WEEKS EVENTS
Congress Expected to Take Recess Thurs
day for the holidays.
HOUSE HAS MUCH Wink LAID OUT FOR IT
House Has District of Columbia and
Indian Bills on Calendar and
Senate Has Deficiency
Bill.

WASHINGTON, Dec 16.-Both houses OF
congress will adjourn on Thursday for the
Christmas holidays unless the senate
should change the program adopted by the
house, which 10 not probable. The reso-
lution OF adjournment, which was sent
over by the house, has not been taken up
in the senate, but it probably will receive
a mention there tomorrow meeting Of
the senate committee on appropria tons has
been called for tomorrow morning and
there is little doubt that the resolution will
be reported back and acted upon by the
senate early in the day. The house reso-
luton calls for the reconvening of the two
bodies Thursday, January Q. There is some
disposition in the senate to extend the
time until the following Monday. but it
does not appear probable that this will be
done.
The house has laid out a 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 Mon
day will be devoted t. the consideration Of
bills under order providing for the sus-
pension OF the rules and the rest Of the
week will be given to legislation pertaining
to the District OF Columbia and to the
bill making appropriations for the conduct
Of Indian affairs There are twenty or
I thirty bills on the district calendar, which
/ Mr.. Babcock, chairman OF the district COM
mittee, is very anxious to have passed. and
/ the committee on rules has promised him
sufficient time for their consideration.
There will also be a strenuous EFFORT to
secure action on the Indian appropriation
bill and Chairman Sherman Of the Indian
committee is hopeful Of success. II there
/ should be time left the omnibus claims
bill will be taken up.
Deficiency Bill In senate.
! The urgent deficiency appropriation bill,
which passed the house Saturday, is eX-
pected to receive the sanction Of the SEN
ate before the holiday adjournment. It
will be sent to committee on it's receipt by
the senate Monday and a prompt refort is
expected. The provision in 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 1t Is not
! only expected that the senate will pass it,
but that 1t will dispose Of 1t early enough
In the week to return It to the house in
time to permit that body to take action
before the adjournment on Thursday on
any amendments which the senate may
make.
deficiency bill to meet the expenses of the
intervention Of this country in Cuba will
provoke some debate. but otherwise the
bin IS expected 70 pass after very brief
consideration.
There Is also a possibility OF speeches by
Senators Kittredge and Flint on their re-
spective resolutions providing for an in
vestigation of the Lumber trust and an
inquiry into the Japanese situation, but
while 1t Is known that while both senators
are preparing to discuss their resolutions
it seems possible that they will postpone
their remarks until after the holidays. In
deed, there is a general disposition in the
senate to defer any further consideration
OF important questions until January. Tho
Smoot question. the negro troops question
and all other general legislation, with the
exceptions noted, will thus be postponed.
Much interest attaches in both houses to
the various presidential messages which
it is understood will be sent to congress
during the week. The Panama message,
detailing the presidents observations on his
recent visit to the canal zone and outlining
his recommendations concerning the work
there, is expected today, but for the present
Will receive no attention beyond its formal
reading The same may be said of the
four or five other communications which
the president has promised for the week.
The trial Of the McAndrews & Forbes
company of New York and the ]. S. Young
Tobacco company Of Baltimore, both sub
salaries Of the American Tobacco COM
pany, and both charged with violating the
Sherman antitrust law in restraint Of
trade, will be begun in the United States
court In New York next Tuesday. II is
alleged that the two companies controlled
the output Of licorice paste, used in making
plug tobacco. and that under an agreement
they divided the trade between them. fore
ing prices up eXorbitantly.