Three col css

I am changing a website from frames to three col css.
The left column is a constant menu.
I can include the menu in each page but it seems better to embed the
code

<object data=menu.htm width="170" height="1000" >
<embed src=menu.htm width="100" height="1000">
</embed> Error: Embedded data could not be displayed.
</object>

Can I prevent the scrollbars from appearing?