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Show CONGRESS NEAR" END Adjournment Will Occur This Week. MOST LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY Only Two Supply Bills Kemaln to Ktcelro the Finishing Touches Both Houses Will Close the Session With Exceptionally Clean Calendars Calen-dars and With tho Feeling on All Hands Thit It Has Been a. Session of Important Achievements Work of tho Scssldn Summed Up, WASHINGTON, June 30 The exact tuno when tho political sesslcn of Congiess shall come to n close cannot be foretol I There lo no definite Information In-formation ns to when nn ngreement will be leached on tho Philippine civil government bill However, the general gen-eral consensus of opinion plices tho adjournment on Tuesda) at the latest Wednesdi) This prediction involves the opinion that the Philippine enn-fciees enn-fciees will bo nblo to conclude their work today. That they cm do this Is quite evident evi-dent In view of what hns already been accomplished In the vva) of harmonizing harmoniz-ing the differences of that bill and on account of the probability that parts of the nicaHuse will be diopped In enso it should appear that no agreement enn be leiched through a prolonged ex-clunge ex-clunge of Mews Neither House Is disposed to extend the session for more than 11 dn) or two for the purposo of seeing agreement on all the features of the bill when It Is felt on all hands that the prew rvatlon of no ono feature fea-ture of the bill Is necessary to Its success suc-cess as 1 whole NO TIME FOH DHDATH It Is not believed ln nny quarter that either House will consume a great deal of time In debating the conference report re-port when reported, but lest the de-bitc de-bitc should run longer thin Is expected expect-ed the resolution fixing the time for adjournment will not be brought In until tho Philippines conference report shall be mado lo and accepted by both llousts. Of tho appropriation hills only the general deficiency nnd the navy nppro-prlntlon nppro-prlntlon bills remain to receive the finishing fin-ishing mucins There ure still some points of difference on each of theso measures between the two Ilou'jes, but none that cannot be hnrmonlied whenever when-ever the Philippine bill shnll bo out of the WHy Nelthei Houe will attempt much other business The Senate cilcndnr contains n number num-ber of mensurcs which can be discussed and thero Is an understanding In tho House that tho mllltla bill shall be used as n hnso of discussion to nil In the time when the conference reports are not nt hand for consideration. There Is nlso nn understanding that the London clock chnrgen hill shnll be taken up under a suspension of the rules nfter the adoption of the resolution resolu-tion fixing the hour for adjournment. Iloth Houses will close the session with exceptionally clean calendars, nnd with tho feeling on all hands that It has be-n a nesslon of Important achievements WOllK of thi: suasion. Tho work of Congress Is now practl-cilly practl-cilly closed so that It Is possible to sum up the record of what has been accomplished ac-complished during tho past ven months, which constitute the first session ses-sion of the the PlfD-scvcnth Congress The session haw been marked b) exception ex-ception tl business nctlvlt), with many epiestlnns of far-reaching general Interest In-terest engaging attention With the iTCfrilloti nt the Cohan riclnrnltt. lilll most of the lirger subjects of generil legislation have been enacted ns laws or will becomo such before the session closes Notable among theso larger meas-uics meas-uics Is the Isthmian cnnal bill which consunimite the efforts of half a century cen-tury to link together the w iters of the Atlnntlo nnd Pacific Aside from Its natlonil nnd Intern itlnnal Importance this bill probabl) Involves n larger sum of money than that covering nny Ingle In-gle undertaking b) the Government outside of war expenditures. PHILIPPINE HILL The Philippine civil government bill Is nnother incisure of fnr-reaehlng Importance, Im-portance, extending to our remote r.i-cltlc r.i-cltlc possessions n s)stem of Internal government together with coinage cur-renc) cur-renc) b inking corporation, timber and homestead laws Among the other Important liws enacted en-acted nro those repealing the war revenue reve-nue taxes, extending nnd making more effectlvo tho Chinese exclusion laws establishing a tariff for goo Is to and from tho Philippines, extending the chirter of natlonnl bank for twenty ytars, establishing a perminent census office, restricting the sile of oleomnr-girlne oleomnr-girlne hy placing u high tax nn Imitation Imita-tion butter providing a consular nnd diplomatic service for Cuba establishing establish-ing an extensive system b which the Governmtnt will old the Irrigation of all arid iwtlons of the West The lepenl of tho war revenue tuxes has reduced taxation J71150O00 nnl Is wild to be the largtst single 1 eduction of taxation ever made In this coun-trj coun-trj 11) this step the last of the taxes Imposed nt the beginning of our war with Spiln nre vvlted out The Philippine Philip-pine turiff uct Imposes 71 per rent of the Dliigley tariff rates on 111 tides coming from the Philippines to the I nlted Slntes and also Imposes on articles ar-ticles entering the Philippines from the I'nlted states the rates of duties established es-tablished b) the Philippine commission commis-sion The oleonmgirlne net results from several )etiis agitation It plitea a tax of 10 cents a pound nn substance colored to Imlinte buttei IHIUOATION ACT The Irrigation act Is of special Importance Im-portance to the Department of tho West It creates an Irrigation fund In the Treumir) department Into w hlch Is to be paid tho proceeds of the sales of public lands In the ail.l Mates This fund In turn Is to be used In stoilng water und establishing Irrigation systems, sys-tems, the Irrigation nectlnns to be open to hoinest iidei who ure to be chaiged a proportionate shaio of the cost of the improvement l.-NCLfDING CIlINnsi: The C hlncee exclusion law continues exclusion until otherwise provided by laws nnd itlso applies exclusion to the Island terrltoi) under the Jurisdiction Jurisdic-tion of the 1'ultel Urates ' Aside from these Important laws the nre 1 number of othrr measures of netal Importance which have passed onu 01 both Houses, but which hnve not pingrewitl lo the tlnul stage Ihme iniliile I lie autl anaich) legls-Intlon legls-Intlon which gitw out of the nssassln.i-Hon nssassln.i-Hon of Piesiileut Mi Klnl. y Hills restricting antiuh) und throwing throw-ing safeguards aioiind the Piesident havo tased both Houses hut It hat been Imi'Hialble to teach un agreement In conference so that the subject gooa ovet until net Decmhir A bill giving Stitthool lo Ailxona New Mexico, und OKI ihoma known ns the omnibus Htalehuol bill passed the House and the tviniite lias determine to lake up the malfr early In tho next hesslon HUP 81 IISIDY HILL The ship subsidy bill secured eirly attentnn In tht benale but the end of he session has rnme without the men-mire men-mire being leporttd to the House. As It passed the Senate, the bill grants graded subsidies to steam and sailing vessels of American build In the House It has been desirable to let the subject go over until the short session, when It Is expected that a bill on the subject will bo reported and urged to passage, NATIONAL HEALTH HURKAU. A bill passed by the Senate and likely to becomo a law, changes the marine hospital servlco to a National Health Uurcau and gives the bureau larger powera and facilities for co-operating with the State health luthorltles ln quarantine and health affairs The bill to establish a cable between the United States, Hawaii and the Philippines Phil-ippines ivftB retired by defeat ln the House, MHAsunns urNo ft. The bill for the elei Hon of United States Senators by dlrei t vote of the people passed the House by practically ft unanimous vote, but In the Senato hns received little attention nnd is not likely to pass Tho House passed n bill relating to the Immigration laws rodlf)lng and amending theso laws relating to lm-portant lm-portant changes. It has been reportol to the Senate, but there Is not much prospect of its pissage at this session. The bill defining the meaning of conspiracy con-spiracy In Injunction cases passed the House of Representatives but his not mnele much progress In tho Senate On the other hnnd the Senate passed nn Important incisure creating 11 department de-partment of commerce to be presided over b) ft cabinet officer but It his mado no progress In the House, not having been reported from the Committee Commit-tee on Commerce Another bill of In-tercet In-tercet to the commenlil world Is the lure food measure which was drnttel by tho pure food congress and nfter extended ex-tended hearings was reported from tho House Committee on Commerco but not passed. Tho Fowler bill probably was tho most Important financial measure which his been brouht before Congress Con-gress After much discussion nnd several sev-eral conferences, It has gone over for consideration until next December. Another An-other financial measure known ns the Hill bill providing for the eolmge of subsidiary silver nnd for the retirement of the present stnndird silver dollir, hns pissed the House but has not been acted on In the Senate ENACTED INTO LVW. Among the other Important meisures of general legislation not heretofore named which have finally been enncted as liws, are the following To prevent tho rrtle of firearms opium nnd Intoxicating Intoxi-cating liquors to tho natives of certain of the Pacific Islands, to promote the efficiency of the revenue cutter ser-lce ser-lce and to provide for the retirement of Its officers, to refund the duties paid In Porto Rico on nrtlcles Imported from tho United States during the military occupation; appropriating JC0O0O0 for the relief of the volcano sufferers nt Martinique, authorizing the erection of Y M. C. A. buildings on I'nlted States military reservntlons, regulating the Introduction of English gamo birds for tho purpose of propagation, providing for' the protection of game In Alaska such as caribou, mooe etc , refunding the amount of legacy tix paid by charitable, char-itable, benevolent and elemos)nnry Institutions In-stitutions AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATION The nmount of appropriations of the session will run unusually high, owing In part to the amount required to build the Isthmian cnnal When Mr Cannon Can-non submitted n. general cstlmntc of opproprlitlons a few weeks ago, he made tho total up to that time Jf'91,141'.,-000 Jf'91,141'.,-000 Since then the cnnnl bill hat passed, carrying a present npproprli-tlon npproprli-tlon of J10 00(1 COO for the franchise and enough moro .for the rights of Colombia Colom-bia and for beginning the work to carry car-ry the total up to 151 ono 000 The entire en-tire cost of Hie undertaking Is approximate!) approxi-mate!) JIS4 000 000 Mr. Cannon s estimate nlso omitted contracts for future expenditures Included In-cluded ln tho omnibus public buildings bill, the omnibus claims and various; oiher bills nggrcgatlng n largo nmount. This will carry the total for the ses-slon, ses-slon, figuring In these futures amount, almost If not quite, up to tho billion dollar mark, SEVERAL INVESTIGATIONS There have been several Investigations Investiga-tions during the session which havo attracted at-tracted much attention An Investl-gallon Investl-gallon of conditions in the I'hlllr.nin.- conducted by the Phlllpplne.commltteo of tho Senate, has, led to the cxamlna-tlon cxamlna-tlon of man) witnesses high In the conduct con-duct of civil nnd military affairs In tho Islanls Another Sennte Inquiry hnn related to the conduct of nffilrs In Cuba especlnl-I) especlnl-I) as to sugar In tho House, sensa-tlonal sensa-tlonal charges made In connection with tho purchase of the Dinlsh West In-dim In-dim Islands led to an Investlgitlnn which disclosed tho groundless nature of the chirges. |