The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-14
CONGRESS FORECAST
ID CONCLUDE ANTE-CHRIgTMAs
 HoLIDAY WORK THIS WEEK.
The Date of the Adiournmenf for the Christmas Holidays Has Not
 Yet Been Definitely

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 washington, Dec. 1s.--Both houses or Congress are Counting upon con cluding the ante-Christmas holiday week.
 The date of the adjournment for the holidays has not yet been definitely de- termined. but most probably if will fan on the 2lst inst, week from tomor- Tow. In that event 1t is not expected that any business would be done on Monday week because when the date becomes known, members will leave for their homes in such numbers that 1t VIII De impossible to maintain q quo rum.
 The Senate will take another ad- tournment from Thursday to the foI- lowing Monday without amp expectation of doing any business on Monday be- yond providing definitely for the Christi mas recess. The House will continue its work until Friday or Saturday, but will then adjourn until Monday unless another plan of adjournment is pur- sued. Some members who reside in far distant States are urging that the ad- Journment should begin on Saturday. and the leaders are not turning a deaf ear to their pleadings. When taken, the holiday adjournment will be until January (.
 It is expected that both houses will
 
 tion of the paragraph in the Presi- dents message relating to the secret service. The Perkins committee prob ably will present it's report to the House early in the week and in case q resolution dealing with the subject Is recommended 1t will be acted upon before the dispersal of the House for the holiday. The present program in the Senate so far as the Senate has a program is to have introduced reso- lution similar to that passed by the House which authorized a committee to deal with the question and report back. Who shall introduce the resolu- tion and what committees shall be designated to perform the service are not yet absolutely determined It is not anticipated that the question will be discussed to any extent in either body, as all Senators and members of both parties feel that as they are deal ing with the President dignified course should be pursued. If at last a controversy should be started in either body 1t is believed It would take a wide range and result In much politi- cal debate.
 The House will begin the routine business of the week tomorrow. with the consideration of business pertain ing to the District of Columbia and on Tuesday will continue the considera- ton of the bill codifying the penal laws which received much attention during tbe last session. Thursday and Friday will be given over to pension bills and other private measures un- less there Is another appropriation bill ready for consideration.
 The first days of the week in the Senate will witness an effort by Sena- tor Carter to procure the passage of his bill providing for the establishment of postal savings banks and on We'd nesday that measure will give way to the Foraker bill authorizing the re- enlistment of the negro soldiers who were discharged without honor because of their supposed participation in the Brownsville riots Of 1906. Senator Lodge will talk at length in opposition to the Foralxer measure and no incon- siderable debate may be anticipated.
 It Is not probable that action will be taken on either the Carter or the For aker bill during he week.