Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02
Congress Will Begin Its
Work After Recess.
Many Measures Will Be Con-
sidered During Session.
The Senate Has Much Mi el|aneous
Business to Dispose OF.

| washington, Jan. 1.-Congress will
| re-convere after the Christmas recess
at II O'Clock next Thursday, but it is
not expected that much business will
| be transacted in either House until the
Following week. No program has SO
far 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 en-
odus of public men for a brief respite
from work as there was when the re-
cess began. and as the members are re-
| turning slowly there Is not sufficient
number of either senator or repreSen-
| tatlVeS in the city even to outline a
plan of action. The purpose in Il gen.
erat way is to proceed with the appro-
prlation bills as rapidly as possible.
! but as neither House has one of these
measures before it. 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 OF the Houses
may adjourn from Thursday or Fri
day until the following Monday. This
| will demand upon the wishes OF mem-
bers who have measures that they
desire to press.
1t is known to be Senator FOraker's
wish to secure early consideration by
tho Senate committee of the Brown
vile episode. and he has been devotinS
much of the time of the recess to
preparation for tho continuance of his
discussion on that subject. 1t is I'M
Gerstcod to be his intention to proceed
as soon as the Senate is prepared to
have him do so, but if. as seems like
! ly. the attendance during the first few
days of the renewed session should
be meagre, he may ask for q postpone
nent. The question of Sen. Smoots
eligibility is also in condition to be
considered by the Senate, but as Sen.
Foraker is counted upon by the Utah
senator's friends to lead in his defence.
1t Is understood that that question will
be deferred for a time Sen. Gearin
of Oregon has a speech Forthcoming on
the Japanese question. but he will not
be heard until the second week of the
approaching session. BY unanimous
consent the Senate will vote on Jan IL
Sen. La Follette's bill placing a linn
itation on the duration or the hours
of wor kof railway operatives, and that
measure is now in position to be called
up for discussion at any time. The
Senate will give part of the session on
thursday 10 tn" consideration of Sen.
McCumhcrS general pension bill.
The House is not nearly so well pro-
vided the Senate with miscellaneous
subjects which are in shape for con-
Sderation. The House calendar is by
no means barren. but in the absence
of the Speaker and Other members Of
the comnitte" on rucls no reelection
regarding proceedings before other ap-
preparation bills are reached would Da
justified. Ii may be confidently stat
ed, however. that no Important mat
ter Will be taken W in the interim The
next appropriation bill TIA b. reported
to the House viii he the fort ilication
bill, and this will h" followed by the
bill making appropriations for the Dis
trict "f Columbia, but neither will II"
ready for consideration before AIN. 10.
TIL" Scnat" committee on approIlri,i-
tons will report the legislative. exec
utivc "ud judicial bill about Il week
after tic rcronVcninC OF Congress. and
il Will soon he followed by the Indian
special legislation on that measure.
The Legislative bill will receive the at
tcntion of the Senate as soon as re-
ported.