The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-03

margarine BnI-Other Measures.
The second and last session Of the Fifty
sixth Congress, which. according 10 law
convened today at u o'clock, noon, gives
every indication on the opening day Of be-
ing one Of the busiest, even of short ses-
sions, on record There stand open before
it for consideration and action the ealen-
Oars Of business in both Senate and House
as they we're left on the day Of adjourn
ment OF Congress last June. The body
enters upon the final stage OF its career
fully equipped in every respect. There viii
be no waiting for the appointment Of COM
mittees in the House to which legislation
in its incipieat form can be referred for
discussion and whipping into satisfactory
condition for presentation to the House
for its determination. Indeed, so far is
this from the actual condition OF things
that for the week previous to the aSsemb-
ling Of Congress the majority members Of
four OF the leading committees OF the
House have been at work shaping legisla-
ton il its preliminary stage, SO that the
main body may practically at once enter
upon the delIbeTati0n Of important meas
ares.
Two of these have engaged the atten
ton of the country at large as well as
that OF the committees and the bills to
be offered in their principal features, at
least in q sense, have been already pass
ed upon by the public These are the bills
for the reorganization and increase of the
Regular Army and for the revision of the
War Rerenue law of 1898, so as 10 ma
terially reduce the extent and number Of
the special taxes levied by that act. The
necessity for the Army bill lies IA the
fact that under existing law the present
military establishment must pass out of
existence on the Seth of June next. and
the force OF United States troops be re-
duced to about IS, Geo. This. it is con
ceded, is by no means sufficient for the
needs Of the Government. and Congress
viii be given an opportunity to vote for
permanent establishment of nearly 100, coo
men. This was the recommendation of
President Mckinley in 1898, when the
present temporary nakeshift arrangement
compelled by she exigencies OF politics
was adopted.
In some quarters a feeling exists that
owing largely to the lack of time within
the brief limits of the session no bill for
reorganization viii be passed, but that
the present law viii be extended, say, for
a year, leaviag the subject 10 be dealt
with by the Flfty-sevenIh Congress.
The amoun- CT reduction of the war
taxes, it is understood in the first place,
VII be determined by a caucus of the he
publican members Of the House and its
recommendation will be expressed in the
bill to be reported by the Committee on
W4ys and Means. The Republican mem
bers Of that body. in a general way,
agreed to measure cutting of about $780,
600 GOO OF revenue annually, based III en-
the experience Of he fiscal year ended
June 30 last. It "; s felt, however, that,
before submitting the bill to the House.
1t would be wise 10 take the sense of The
majority This would avoid the embaE
rassment and complications that followed
the reporting Of the Porto -Ricsn Tariff
bill last season, which came GS \ sur
prise 10 many members u Is -5siieTed
that some representatives. possibly d ma
joTity. agree with Senator's Aldrich and
Allison Of the Finance Committee of the
Senate, to which the House bill VIII go
when it reaches the north end Of the Capt.
toll that the reduction should amount 10
$50. goo, GOO a year + that be the seDti-
ment CT majority. It's manifestation in
the bill before the measure leaves The
Committee On Ways and Means would
tend 10 greatly simplify anad expedite
matters
The Legislative. Executive, and Judicial
Appropriation bill, one Of the most Gem
prehensive and extensive of the entire ser
les OF that class of bills. viii be ready
for Introduction to the House within
day or two, and its consideration, if desir-
ed, can be entered upon inediateIy after
the House has disposed OF the Oleomarg2F-
inc bill Progress has already been made
upon River and Harbor Appropriation bill
ana il viii reach the House. probably II
little while after the holiday recess
A special order Of business coHfronts the
House in the first days of tie session The
Grout bill TO tax SleomargaTine 10 cents
a pound and TO prohibit producers from
coloring il SO as to resemble butter is on
the calendar for next Thursday No prop
osition likely 10 come before Congress viii
produce more bitter and aggressive fight
than this, and the debate is Looked forward
to with great interest.
The only matter of legislation that the
Senate Is deemed sure to take up this
week IS the Subsidy Shipping bill Senator
Frye. President pro tempore of the Senate,
and Chairman of the Committee on Com
merce. IN charge Of the bill, says that he is
assured by the members Of the steering
committee Of the Senate that the Subsidy
bal will be permitted to suppiant the
SpOoncr Philippine bill as the pending
business.
Changes in the Senate membership. al
though few in number, may result in
very general revision of the committees
The death of Senator Davis vacated the
Craftsmanship OF the Committee on For
eign Relations, and that CT Senator Gear.
the Craftsmanship of the Committee on
Pacific Railroads. In filing these and
other less important vacancies the COM
nnittee charged with that duty may find
It necessary, in order 10 accommodate all
interests, TO make changes all along the
line BY the resignation of Senator Clark
of Montana last spring and the recent
death of Senator Davis, there are five va
caneies in the upper branch of Congress,
the others being IN the representation
from Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Utah,
by reason of the failure of the Legisla-
lures two years ago to elect Senators. All
vacancies in the House were filed at the
election last month, aud the membership,
for the first time since it was organized,
IS now full-357-- There is also an addi-
tional delegate in the House, Mr. Wilcox.
from the newly created Territory of Ha-
vail making four in all
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