The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08
FORECAST OF SHORT SESSION.
Passage of Appropriation Bills and Lit
tie Other General Legislation.


Of the appropriation bills and as lit
tie other general legislation as pos
sible. Such in brief is the forecast
for the short session of the Fifty
ninth congress-. There has not yet
been time for as general an exchange
of views among members as is or
dinarily desired by leaders before ex-
pressing their views, but all seem to
regard the present situation as so sim
pie as to need comparatively little In
ercours to arrive at an understand
ing. 1t is evident that for various rea-
sons it will not be possible 10 do much
on the appropriation bills before the
holidays and this circumstance will
practically have the effect OF con-
densing the consideration OF the IA
large supply measures into Two
months. Considering that the aggre-
gate of the appropriations to be Will
approximate one billion dollars, SOM
senators and members express the
opinion that congress cannot do bet
ter than give all Of its time to these
measures.
The Ship Subsidy Bill.
The ship subsidy bill probably will
be an exception to the rule for no
general legislation. The friends OF
that measure have never been more
insistent than now. They are extreme
~ hopeful and yet very apprehens1ve.
The bill has passed the senate and
is in committee in the house. The
committee has heretofore been quite
evenly divided. but the advocates OF
the bill believe that they will be able
TO get it out in due season, and they
hope for it's consideration when once
reported to the house. Speaker Can
non has given no positive assurances
as to his attitude, but the bills sup
porters find encouragement in his
silence. One incident that Is very ma
terially helping the subsidy IS the re-
CEN speech of Secretary Root in sup
port Of it. The fact that the speech
was delivered at Kansas City Is help
full. as the ship bill has found its
principal opposition in the interior OF
the country. There have been some
significant conferences on the bill
among the most influential members
o. the two houses.
Currency and inheritance Tax.
Not a few members Of both houses
are anxious to meet the demands Of
the bankers and others for a more
elastic currency, and 1t is quite GER
tain that there will be efforts to sup
u 1T xynHf hrYt fhnrn p 90 nonnxp
plans that even the most sincere be-
levers in the necessity almost despair
of accomplishing anything in that d.
rection during a short session. The
recommendations Of the president in
the interest Of a national inheritance
tax is awaited with eager interest by
many, and there Is no doubt that a
large following could be secured for a
measure of the character he will out
line. But, as In the matter Of cur
rency reform, the few weeks of the
session will not suffice for adequate
consideration. 1t is also recognized
that the present plethoric condition
argument against the proposed inno-
walton.
The Tariff and Other Questions.
Among the questions slated for a
liberal share of discussion, the tariff
stands at the head Of the list, but no
one has the least idea that any seri-
Gus effort will now be made to secure
the notifications which even many
republicans think desirable. The pres
ident, who himself desires some
changes, has recently promised his
congressional callers that he will not
ask to have the subject taken up at
this time. The Japanese question, the
discharge of the negro soldiers. the
desirability Of an income tax law, the
result Of the late elections and the
trusts are also slated for discussion,
and it is even expected that some of
these auctions, if not all of them, will
receive o~ratorical attention from DEM
ocratic member as soon as the first
appropriation bill is laid before the
house.