Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-12-04
Second Session of the Fifty-Seventh
National Assembly Has Plenty
of Business in View.
BY LtW II WILL TERMINATE AARCA q
Calendars Of Both the Senate and
House-An Outline Of Some of the
Leading Measures That Are to he
Considered.

convened at noon Monday. President
Pro TEN. Frye presided in the sen
ate. After prayer by Rev. F. j.
Prettyman, the clerk called the roll,
and IS senators responded to their
names. The customary resolutions
were adopted, notifying the house
that the senate was ready to proceed
to business. Mr.. Burrows Mich
then announced the death of his col
league, James Mcmillan. Resolutions
Of regret were offered and unanl-
mously adopted, and as further
mark of respect the senate, at 1912
P. M, adjourned until IL o'clock
Tuesday.
The House COnvenes.
At II o'clock Speaker Henderson
called the house to order, and the
blind chaplain. Rev. Couden, offered
prayer. The clerk then called the
roll, ana the speaker announced d
quorum present The new members
then appeared before the bar and
took the oath. The customary reso-
lutions instructing the clerk to in
form the senate that the house was
ready to do business, and fixing the
hour OF meeting at noon, were adopt
ed Mr.. Brandegee Comm then an
nounced the death of his predeces-
sor, Mr.. Russell, and presented the
usual resolutions of regret. These
were adopted, and at 1856 p. NJ, as
further mark of respect, the house
adjourned until Tuesday.
Before adjourning Mr.. Cannon Qll.i
introduced bill appropriating $780,
600 to defray the expenses of the an
thracite coal strike commission ap-
pointed by the president.
A Busy Session.
Ordinarily the goal of congress at 4
short session is to pass the regula"
appropriation bills before March l.
Seldom is any legislation of impor-
lance attempted. At the coming SEES
sion, however, every minute will be
given value by the pressure of impor-
tant business. Debate upon the supply
bills will be restricted in order that
the previous minutes may be devoted
to other questions. Several are now
pending, having been left over from
the last session, and the president is
expected to precipitate others in his
message.
In the interstate and foreign COM
MERGE committee, of which Mr.. Hep
burn, of Iowa, is chairman, is a bill in
which many are interested. It pro-
vides for the creation of a new depart
mont Of TL;o H.,
passed the senate and will be consid-
cred by the house at this session, as
the committee is completing it's in
vestigation and will soon be ready to
report it.
Currency legislation is on the pro-
gramme. Secretary Shaw in his re-
port will point out the necessity of
some relief and determined effort
will be made to get through some
elastic currency of asset banking bill
The Fowler bill, which is on the house
calendar, to maintain the gold stand
ard, provide an elastic currency, equal
ize rates of interest and otherwise
amend the national banking laws,
seems to occupy the best position and
upon it the forces may unite.
Pure food legislation will be urged
at the coming session, something in
this direction having been accom-
plished~at the last session, but not
enough to satisfy those who wish to
guard the consumers against in furious
deliberations.
Further Legislation to meet the stu
alton arising out of the new conditions
in the insular possessions will be de-
manded, and an anarchist bill will be
pushed.
On the Senate CaIewdar.
Several important measures are upon
the senate calendar, ready to be taken
up when congress meets. There is
joint resolution authorizing the Presi-
dent to invite Canada to join in the for
nation of an international commission
to examine and report upon the diver
sion of the waters that are the boun-
daries of the two countries; another
to limit the meaning Of the word ''con-
spiracy" and the use of restraining or
ders and injunctions" in certain cases;
another for the reorganizat of the
consular service; pure food bill to
prevent adu1teration; misbranding
and limitations of foods; bill to pro-
tect forest reserves; bill to regulate
immigration, and bill to provide for
the payment of overtime claims of let
ter carriers.
May Control Trusts.
During the white house conferences
it has developed that the leaders are
almost unanimous in the belief that
trust legislation may be had at the
approaching session. They are con-
WINGED that it can be, provided the
attempt is made along the sugges-
lions of the attorney general, which
the president will approve, to
strengthen by amendments the pres
emit Sherman ANTITRUST law. There
is so much opposition from the east
ern states to a revision of the tariff
that the leaders in the senate from
these states who are in control Of