| Show SUPPLY BILLS V NOTHING ELSE V Forecast of Work Likely to Be Accomplished at Short Session of Congress MANY MATTERS PRESSING SHIP SUBSIDY DEPENDS UPON THE SPEAKER Washington Dec 2 passage of i the appropriation bills and nd as little other general legislation as possible Such in brier brief is the forecast for the tha short session of the con congress congress congress gress which will begin at high noon to tomorrow morrow There has not yet et been time for as general an exchange of views among members as is ordinarily desired by leaders before expressing their views but all aU seem to regard the present sit alt situation situation as fiS so simple as to need com comparatively comparatively little Intercourse to arrive arrie at atan atan an Sn understanding It Is evident for arious various reasons that it will not be pos sible to do much on the appropriation bill before the holidays and the circum circumstance circumstance stance may have the effect of condensing ing the consideration of the fourteen large supply measures Into two months Considering that the aggregate of the appropriations to be considered will wilt ap approximate approximate approximate proximate one billion dollars some senators and members express the opinion that th t congress cannot do better I than give all of Its Ita time tImeto to these meas measures measures ures urea V Ship Subsidy to Be Pushed The report on the ship subsidy bill i probably will be an exception to the rule for no general legislation The friends of that measure have never teen been more insistent than now They are extremely hopeful and yet very apprehensive apprehensive The bill has passed the sen son senate senate ate and is in committee in the house The committee has heretofore been quite evenly divided but the advocates of the bill believe that they will be able ble to get et it out in Iii due season and they hope for its Us consideration when once re reported ported to the house Speaker Sneaker Cannon has given no positive assurance as to his attitude buc bu the bills supporters find encouragement in his silence One incident that Is vry v ry materially helping the subsidy is the recent speech of Secretary Root In support of it The fact that the speech was s dell delivered ered in Kansas City is I helpful as the ship bill has found its principal opposition opposition opposition in iii the interior of the country count There have hae been some seine significant con conferences conferences conferences on the th bill bili amOng the most influential members of the two houses i Snags Ahead V The senate has on its calendar two important hous bills the Immigration bill and the Philippine tariff bill b ll but there are snags in the pathways of 1 both oth of then them The There e is still intense op opposition opposition opposition position to the Philippine bill especially It is not believed helleved that it can possibly receive serious consideration during a short session The bids fair to be productive prod tic of or many man bills hilis and also of much oratory Not a few members of both houses are anxious to meet the demands of hankers and au others other for a more elastic currency and an it is quite certain that there will be efforts to supply this want in the session The recommendations of th president In the Interest of a national Inheritance lax tax is awaited w th eager interest by many man and there Is no doubt that a v large following could be secured for a measure of the char character character character acter he will twill outline but as in the th matter of or currency reform the few v of the session will not suffice for adequate consideration It is also rec that th present plethoric eon con of or the treasury tr would furnish argument against the proposed innovation Suggestions looking to towards towards wards nards amending the railroad rate law laware laware laware are not expected to bear fruit this ses sos session session sion All these there matters and many others are certain to receive attention in debate Will Stand Pat Among the questions slated for a lib hib liberal liberal eral share of discussion the tariff j stands at the head of ot the list but no noone noone noone one has the least Idea that any an serious effort will now be made to secure the modifications which even many man Re Republicans Republicans Republicans publicans think desirable The president president dent who himself desires some changes has recently promised his congressional callers that he will not ask to have the subject taken up at this time The Japanese se question the discharge of ot the ilie negro soldiers the desirability of an in income Income income come tax law the result of the late elections and the th trusts are also slated for discussion and it is even expected that some of these questions if not all of them will receive oratorical at attention attention attention from Democratic members as soon as the first appropriation bill is laid before the house Case of Reed Smoot The senate will give attention to the cas ce e of Senator Reed but what it will do about it not even the senate wishes now to contemplate There has from the first been a disposition to put the Smoot matter aside but with the report of ot the committee on privileges and elections on the calendar and Chairman Burrows quite determined to press consideration the matter must be dealt with Js s beginning g to impress itself upon members and they are pressing seriously for its con consideration consideration I The Michigan Mic ig m senator will i iset set the ball ban rolling Monday Monda the Instant in a speech in which he will review the entire case and he will doubtless be followed by other mem members members bers of this committee for the Utah senator He merely declares Mr Ir Smoot not to be entitled to his seat and much opposition is likely to be e made to the question What Is equivalent to a res Tes resolution of expulsion but unlike a dec dee declaration for expulsion in explicit lan language language guage will not require a vote to pass Mr Ir Smoots friends will wUl williot pot ot yield this advantage without a struggle The question is I a privileged cne epe and d Senator Burrows has expressed his determination to utilize all his rights In keeping it to the front Panama Canal Much interest Int rest attaches to o the presidents presidents dents forthcoming recommendations concerning Cr the Panama canal princ principally I pally paul because of o his recent re ent visit to the canal zone one 11 it is not expected that he I will ask much legislation beyond the necessary appropriations and nd there is isa Isa isa a general disposition to grant these The increase of the navy na will receive much consideration but there is II still opposition to the proposed ship of or the Lb class dass III |
