Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-03
CONGRESS WILL
BEGIN REAL WORK
Both Houses Will Keep Their Hands
to the Plow Until the Crop
is Laid By,
HOUSE CALENDAR WELL FILLED
Bill for Reorganization of Canal Zone
Government Comes Up First.
SUPPLY BILLS IN GOOD SHAPE
First Two Months Will Probably Be
Devoted to Appropriations.
INTEREST IN TAFT'S MESSAGE
Presidents Suggestions for Treat
ment of Antitrust and Conn
merce Subjects VIII he
Carefully Read.
Bill for Reorganization of Canal Zone
Government Comes Up First.
JPPLY BILLS IN GOOD SHAPE
First Two Months Will Probably Be
Devoted to Appropriations.
INTEREST IN TAFTos MESSAGE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Congress will
begin business in earnest this week. With
the Christmas holidays behind them and
with tho preliminary ante-holiday plans
completed both houses will start in upon
reconvening, with the intention Of keeping
their hands to the plow, to continue until
the crop is laid by" which 1t is now be-
leved will take place in the early summer.
The senate is not so forward with It's
work as is the house, and the former body
may experience difficulty in finding some
thing to do during the first few days of
its sitting. But the house calendar is "a
ready well filled, and as soon as the
formalities permit that body will set down
to serious business. Both houses will re-
convene at IL o'clock Tuesday, but the
immediate announcement of the recent
death of Senator McLaurin Of Mississippi
will result in adjournment of both for the
day out Of respect to his memory. 1t is
doubtful also whether there will be a
quorum on the first meeting day, so that
but little business would probably be
transacted under any circumstances.
Calendar Day in House.
wednesday will be calendar day in the
house and that body again win take up
the Mann bill for the reorganization of
zone" It is believed this measure will be
disposed of in one day and with it out
of the way the house will attack the ap-
propriation bills.
The army. supply bill is already on the
calendar and by the time 1t is passed the
Notifications bill be ready for consideration.
Following the Notifications measure will
come the urgent deficiency, the agricultural
and the navy bills. Even the sundry civil
and the legislative bills are well blocked
out in committee. Indeed appropriation
Legislation is further advanced in the house
than ordinarily at this season, and 1t is
| the opinion of the experts that the supply
bills will be SO turned out by the committee
as to render 1t possible for the house to
give almost continuous attention to them
during the next two months.
| District Bill in Senate.
The senate committee on appropriations
will begin soon, the consideration of the
bill making appropriations for the District
of Columbia, which already has passed the
house and unit lit is reported, the senate
viii occupy its time with the consideration
OF comparatively unimportant measures on
the calendar. The snate committees have
not been so assiduous in their attention
to duty as have been the committees OF
the coordinate body, with the consequence
that the senate calendar is completely
barren. For the present, short daily ses-
sion will be adjournments every week from
Thursday until Monday may be expected,
Interest tn Message.
Much interest is manifested in botI
houses in the two announcements that the
presidents message on the Sherman anti
trust law and the resolutions of Senator
Jones and Representative Humphrey pro
viding for an investigation of the Interior
department and the forest service will be
presented on Wednesday. the first legis
lative day after reconvening.
There is division of opinion to whether
anything will be accomplished in the way
of modifying the Sherman law during the
present session, but everybody is concerned
over the terms of the presidents treatnen
of the subject and his message will be reat
with unusual interest. On the other hand
1t is generally understood that the Jone.
and Humphrey resolutions will be adopted
by both bodies, and that the investigation
will be entered upon in short order.