The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-12-07
Maine, who havis' died since adjourn

ment last May.
Tomorrow will be given up by both
houses to the reading of the presi-
dents message. AS this is the last
annual message which President
Roosevelt will send to congress there
is unusual interest in It, The general
report is that twill prove to be a
conservative and carefully prepared
document and 1t ts not believed that
a great many Recommendations for
Legislation along new lines will be
ventured up by the president.
1t is expected thAt the house will
begin business Wednesday morning
with the consideration of the bill pro-
viding the means for 1ie taking of the
thirteenth census. This bill was pend
ing when congress adjourned in May
and there will be an effort to get it
through both houses before the Christ
mas holiday recess in. order that pre-
parations for the numbering of the
people in 1910 shall be begun as
speedily as possible. 1t is the expecta-
committee on appropriations. that his
committee will be prepared to report
the bill making appropriations for the
, legislative, executive and judicial
branches. of. the government before the
end of the week, and its consideration
will be begun at the first practical
, moment.
The senate has no special order for
the week except for the delivery of
addresses on Saturday in honor of
the memory of the late Senator Rem
field Proctor, andssit is probable that
only brief daily sessions will be held.
For next week the senate has agreed
to take up the. Dill for the establish
ment of postal savings banks and SEN
ator Foraker's bi1lsauthorizing the re-
enlistment OF the negro soldiers who
were discharged from the army, with
out honor on account of the Browns
Little Legislation.
vile riot of 1906. ~.
If the eElRepublican leaders in the sen
ate ands house retain their ptesent
/, views the legislation of the session
of congress will include very little
except the appropriation bills.
/ There will be q general effort to
hold the appropriations down to the
lowest possible limit, bat the proba-
bilities are that tf1zy- will, this year,
as in the last, exceed billion dol
lars. 1t il generally understood that
there will be a bill for the. improve
ment of rivers and harbors. and 1t
will carryonot less than $25,000,000 or
! $30,000,C00.. 1t also will be necessary
to make provision this year for the
! census of 1910, and this will require
an extra outlay of not less than $10,-
| 100000.
,The.-fact that the managers, desire
to restrict legislation will not prevent
other members of the senate and house
from exerting their efforts in behalf
of fayorite measures. 1t is expected
that Mr.. Foraker will renew his at
tempt to have passed the bill author
I izing the re.-enlistment of the negro
| soldiers who were discharged without
honor on account of the Brownsville
riot. T!:ls measure will be the special
order for December 16. Senator
! Beveri6ge swill make an effort to OBJ
| tain early consideration of his child
labor bill and Senator Carter will
press the postal savings bank bill.
1t is certain that the recent agree
ment made between the United States
and Japan will receive early consider
alton at the hands of the senate. Al
ready a number Of senator's have pri-
vately expressed disapproval of the
| fact rhat the compact was entered
into without consulting the senate and
| it is quite prf.hal,le that the subject
will receive eafly :,ttention.
Poth houses Will receive recon-
mendations from the congressional
monetary commission looking to