The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-14
FORECAST OF THE
 WORK IN CONGRESS-
Both Bodies Will Try to Finish
 Up This Week
HOLIDAYS ARE VERY NEAR
Roosevelt's Secret Service Message Has Precipitated War Which Will Cause Lively Times
 In Coming Session.

Washington, December 13.-Both houses of Congress are counting upon concluding the ante Christmas holiday work of the session during the present week. The date of the adjournment for the holidays has not yet been definitely determined, but most probably it will fall on the Fist inst, week from to- morrow. In that event it is not ex- pected 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 it will be impossible to maintain a quorum.
 The Senate will take another ad- journment from Thursday to the fol- lowing Monday without any expecta- tion of doing any business on Monday beyond providing definitely for the Christmas recess. The House will con tinue its work until Friday or satur- day. but will then adjourn until Mon day unless another plan of adjourn ment Is pursued Some members who reside in far distant states are urging that the adjournment should begin on Saturday, and the leaders are not turn ing deaf ear to their pleadfngs. When taken the holiday adjournment will be until January 4.
 It is expected that both houses will deal during the week with the ques- 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 resolution dealing with the subject is recommended it will be acted upon before the dispersal of the House for the holiday. The present programme in the Senate so far as the Senate has a programme, is to have introduced a resolution similar to that passed by the House which authorized a committee to deal with the question and report back Who shall introduce the resolution and what committees shall be designated to perform the service are not yet ab- solutely determined. It is not antici- pated that the question will be dis cussed to any extent in either body, as all senators and members of both parties feel that as they are dealing with the President, a dignified course should be pursued. If, however, con- troversy should be started in either body 1t is believed it would take a wide range and result in much political de- bate.
 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 eonsid- eration of the bill codifying the penal laws. which received much attention during the 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 establish ment of postal savings banks, and on Wednesday that measure will give way to the Foral<er bill authorizing the re- enlistment of the negro soldiers who were discharged with out honor because of their supposed participation in the Brownsville riots of 1906. Senator Lodge will talk at length in opposition to the Foraker 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 the week.