Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-31
WILL CONSIDER
SUPPLY BILLS
CONGRESS TO REC0NvENE
THURSDAY
Appropriation Measures VIII Occupy
Attention Of Legislature During
Remainder Of Short ses.
sion-News Forecast
By Associated Press.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 3O.-Congress
Will reconvene THURSDAY at noon, but 1t
is not expected that much business will
be transacted i'm either house until the
Week following. No program so far has
been arranged for either body, and the
general expectation is that nothing will
be done in that direction until the
houses are called together.
There has seldom been such an
ex odus of public men for brief respite
from work as there was when the recess
began, and as the members are return
ing very slowly there Is not suffic icient
number of either senators or represen-
tatives in the city even to outline a
plan of action.
The purpose in general way is to
proceed with the appropriation bills as
rapidly as possible, but as neither house
has one Of these measures before 1t
both will be forced to take up other
matters of legislation or adjourn from
day to day until the committees can
bring in some of the supply measures.
1t may therefore happen that one or
both houses may adjourn from Thurs
day until the following Monday.
Push Brownsville Investigation
1t is known to be Senator Foraker's
the senate of his resolution of a sena-
tcrial investigation of the Brownsville,
Tex, episode, and he has been devoting
much time during the recess to
preparation for the continuance of his
discussion of that subject If, as seems
likely, the attendance during the first
few days of the renewed session should
be meager, Senator Foraker may post
pone the matter until the senatorial
seats generally are occupied.
The question of Senator Smoots
eligibility also is in condition to be con-
sidered by the senate, but as Senator
Foraker Is counted upon by the Utah
senator's friends to lead in his defense
it is understood that the question will
be deferred for a time, if not in
definitely.
There is a growing disposition among
senators to postpone action on the
Smoot matter and predictions that the
session will be permitted to pass with
out a vote are not infrequent.
Mr. Smoot, however, is very solic-
itious for a ballot, and his wishes
may be permitted to prevail.
Senator Gearin of Oregon has
speech forthcoming on the Japanese
question, but he will not be heard until
the second week of the session.
Vote on Employment Bill
BY unanimous consent the senate will
vote on January IL on Senator La Fol-
lette's bill placing a limitation on the
duration of the employment of railway
operatives, and the measure is now In
position to be called up for discussion
at any time.
The senate will give part of the ses-
sion Thursday to the consideration of
Senator McCumber's general pension
bill .aS, M f
In the absence of the speaker and
other members of the committee on
rules no prediction regarding proceed
ings in the house before the appropria-
tion bills are reached will be justified.
1t may be confidently stated, however,
that no important matter will be taken
up in the interim.
The next appropriation bill to be re-
ported to the house will be the fortifi-
cations bill, and this will be followed
by the bill making appropriations for
the District of Columbia, but neither
will be ready for consideration before
January 10.
The senate committee on .ppropria-
tions will report the legislative, eXecu-
tive and judicial bill about a week
after the reconvening of congress, and
it will soon be followed by the Indian
bill, If there should be no effort at
special legislation on that measure.
The legislative bill will receive the at
tention of the senate as soon as re-
ported.