Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-01

All departments of the government
will be in full swing tomorrow, geared
to full speed. with Congress, at least,
running under forced draught. Both
houses will meet at noon. with plenty
Of business ahead. while committees
will meet in the forenoon to add to the
grist of the legislative mill.
The Supreme Court of the United
States will resume it's sessions. The
President and every head Of executive
department will be at their desks, and
the clerks, all leave exhausted until
new leave is earned, will be "on the
job" with no holiday in sight short Of
Washington's birthday.
Congress will be the busy place,
planning how to spend money and wor-
rying over the problem Of getting more
money than the governments present
income allows. while the Treasury De-
way Of suggestion. The State Depart
ment will be facing grave interna-
tional problems. European and Mexi-
can, now pending. although the new
affairs. will discourage the limelight.
Railway Problem Serious.
moment. before Congress is the rail-
way legislation in the Senate COMMITTEES
on commerce, additional gravity being
lent by the threats of railway strikes
growing out of postponement of en-
forcing the Adamson ejght-hpuT law
pending court Adjudication Of fts con-
stitutionaIify.
whether serious attention Will be paid
to q crop OF sensational rumors Of al
legged speculation in the stock market
by persons high in official place. Such
reports have been gathering volume as
the publication of the Presidents
identic peace note to the belHgerent
powers of Europe. At this time the re-
ports contain charges that appear gro
tesque.
No one has thus far been found who
will be sponsor for a direct statement
to the effect that any specific individ-
uals played the market short" on the
strength of advance knowledge of the
note. Some members of the House are
inclined to consider the whole thing as
only "curbstone gossip and are not
disposed to dignity 1t by ordering an
investigation, but it is understood that
If the week brings out any one with
definite information due consideration
will be given him.
In the meantime 1t is pointed out that
under the rules of the stock exchange
II any member feels that he has been
aggrieved, he can seek redress at the
hands of the governors of that insti-
tuition. who have full powers of inves-,
tigation and action.
Routine Legislature.
The House for the next fortnight will
be busy with appropriations. and the
Senate will go ahead with routine leg
islation. The burning issue of the hour
with members of the lower body is the
public buildings bill. containing appro-
priations for their districts, and which,
il enacted. faces a threatened presi-
Dental veto. There Is a strong feeling
among some of the representatives ia
vorable to passing the bill anyhow,
and defying veto. There win proba-
bly, be some conferences, however. be-
fore this course is followed.
Nine Supply Bills Pending.
While the House has passed five of the
appropriation bills. it still has nine other
big supply measures to put through.
The Senate has passed only one, an
urgent deficiency bill. The army and
navy bills, with their large outlays for
will probably lead to much
debate.
OF very great importance to the Dis
trict of Columbia is the Sheppard pro-
hibition bill to make the capital dry"
Under unanimous consent vote on this
measure and all amendments will be
taken in the Senate January 8.
1t is believed that 1t will pass.
Strong efforts are being made to attach
to the bill the Underwood referendum
Majority Leader Kitchin-
of the House has predicted that this
bill will pass the House also before
March 4.
In the House the vocational education
bill awaits action. Resolutions pro-
viding for submission to the country
of nation-wide prohibition and national
woman suffrage constitutional amend
senate and House, and are on the CAL