Show LITTLE UTILE EXPECTED OF PRESENT Important Measures Pending Will Receive Only Casual Attention SENATE FOR SHIP SUBSIDY Bf Two Branches of f no C Cause Delay Jh In Sot Sot- t- t th u g Question of If State Stutt W Washington lon Jan Jun 8 The S.-The The public should not mint expect too much of congress I which resumed work It has hn been decided that thal there shall be bo little Huh gent general ral legis legis- lation Practically the whole o of th the two months before the body will bo bl ll devoted de d voted otell to the appropriation bills Th The President Is I still anxious to have ha certain certain tain things done taut hut unless the tho leaders In ht the senate and hou house c change their minds he will not bo bp accommodated Within a few fow da days s 's the Republican publican headers leaders lead head ers will select the pending measures that shall be considered Even E this procedure procedure- will not necessarily mean that th the pieces of oC legislation O 0 Kd K d will become laws It Is ts g seldom possible possible pos pos- sible for the senate und and house to reach rench an on agreement as to what shall hall be ht done one on any proposition Several Se measures measureR of or general Importance importance tance Lance could speedily be enacted If IC the two legislative branches s would work In iii harmony Th The Philippine bill hili for Instance might become a law next week If the senate was waR of or th the tho same mind as a the house The named last body passed this bill more than a n year ago o but the senate has not been able even en to get et it out nut of or committee Likewise a n ship subsidy bill 1111 would bo be speedily enacted Into law If JC the house viewed this legislation legis lg- lg lotion lation as fig does docs oes the senate JI Held hl Up In n Commit Committee tee A little less than a n. year C Dr ago the time senale senate senate sen- sen ate ale passed the subsidy bill a bill-a a bill hill providing providing pro pro- viding both mall and cargo subsidies subsidies- but the house has so for far ar seen to it ii that the bill bIB was teas held In committee The fate rate of this tills proposed legislation will attract much attention for tor next week or ten Jay days day The subsidy hunters realize that It Is now or never nc with thorn them and they are ale bending all al their energies to obtain favorable ra action action ac ac- tion by hy th the house committee and tit the lu house hous Itself on a bill The situation is particularly interesting to to Indianans b because cau o H Representative Vi Watson atson tho the kp key to it Unless other members of the committee e revise their opinions the Indiana member will say soy whether an any subsidy bill shall be reported rho Tho advocates ad all- advocates of or the tho legislation know ho loo wll never support a bill that provides fot COI cargo o suh subsidies and so they are again showing a willingness s to accept legislation legis legis- lation which provides for or moll mall subsidies dies Ies only for or steamship lines to South America Cuba Mexico and ond the Orient Senators senator Under The senate or sit nt lea least t certain Re Republican Republican publican senators from Crom the tho Atlantic coast t states who are art particularly anxious anxIous anxious ious to Pee POO a n subsidy hill bill passed arnow art ar now saying privately private that the th boast hous lenders Inders are an und under r bond so to speak tc to pass a n subsidy bill of oC some sort Theo rhe represent that lint at ot tho the limo timo the tho statehood statehood state state- hood legislation was enacted last lunt win lor tor nn un agreement uKi wall wad entered into un der r the terms of ot which certain Republican Republican I lican senators voted otell for Cor th the statehood state bill with the tho understanding that the house would at the short session of oC this congress pass a i sub subsidy bill I I Whether r there IK is nn any foundation for for forthe the tho story or riot not it doss does seem em that Ute there re I ho boon been n 0 change chunK in he attitude of I some onie of or this the house loaders lenders on the tho subsidy sub sub- Mid sidy question Last winter th they were 1 I determinedly to opposed an arl any subsidy i i legislation f at rat this time they thoy seem Hem HemI i I I half Inclined to lot ht a n bill Jill go 11 o through I that flint will provide III for Cor sonic some mall mail HUhl- HUhl th dle dies ee Of or course courle all nil the subsidy hunters hunter I want wont Is an nn opening They Thoy want the government commuted committed to the tho subsidy principle and they will trust to time to bring CHr cargo o subsidies s and all till the oilier othor trimmings i I nor nu One flue Se thal Only I f i The Tho s senate n n te seems w willing to promise I that If Ir the house will pass a tL bill the till measure will b bo be accepted d h by the higher body hOlly a as It came Caine over 1 from rom tho house but there would be no agreement there could bo lie an that agreement agreement at atthe the th next seg session lon of or con congress Kress an effort would not be made mad to extend the provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions of or the time legislation On tho the whole the subsidy question is tho the most In Inter Interesting In- In ter erecting on one In sight unless one puts before it the tho Presidents President's discharge o of or orthe the ne negro ro troops Nearly earl half hair the members mem mm bers of the house committee on merchant merchant merchant mer mer- chant marine marln are opposed d to subsidy legislation of or on any kind and declare the they thoy will never ne vote ote to report a bill and even cven if IC a bill Is reported by hy the committee It Is not all certain that It Itcan Itcan can cnn be put through the house Mm Most t o of the time Central West Vest st members member are determined determined deter deter- mined that there shall not be he subsidy legislation even tn though the loaders leaders l shall decree that some carne sort sort- o of hill hili on thE tho subject must be he passed Will Hill Labor legislation will come como up for tor consideration b by the house leaders within a few felt days A tentative decision decision deci deer sion lion has been reached to let lei et the eight eight- hour bill bIU and the theo injunction mill bill come out of or c committee Possibly behind be be- hind this decision Is the well grounded knowledge that the house will trill not be betaking betaking taking on any uny rl risk lc In passing either bill Tho The senate enn te ma may be depended on to pigeon hole both measures One Ono week from Crom next Friday the La 11 Toilette Follette bill to limit the hours of or labor performed by railroad will be voted on Some Home of or the railroads ore are Joing all they can to prevent a 0 favor favor- thin vote ote on the tho measure but it looks is If It would pass And there Is likely to be hi legislation requiring railroads to out gut In the automatic block signaling on all tracks that are used for lor passenger er traffic Representative ta th Mann of pf Illinois has taken the lead In urging this le legislation So far there has been no decision reached to pass the LIe bill prohibiting corporations from rom contributing to po political political po- po campal campaigns ns or to tu enact Into law the bill requiring campaign affairs The President is pressing hard harel for favorable action on each of oC these theao measures 8 but unless s g public sentiment exerts It its Influence there Is IR not likely I to bo hI anything done don there hn has po en o far been no decision de do to not net favorably on the tho hill conferring con on ferring citizenship In the United States te teon on the hp C Porto Rico |