Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-29
Work for Congress.

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congress will find a large amount of
business to be disposed of in a short time.
undoubtedly there will be an earnest eff
1ort on the part of the national lawmak-
erS at the last session of the present Con-
gress TO leave no tail ends for the Fifty
elgntn congress to patch up. The Senate
especially will have it's hands full. To
dispose OF all that must be done the two
houses will be obliged to move quickly.
Inc hrst subjects to be taken under
consideration are the regular appropria-
ton bills, without the enactment Of
which the wheels of the government must
stop. There are eleven Of these meas
ures, and all will be disposed Of with the
greatest expedition. The time remaining
Will be devoted to general legislation. The
appropriation bills awaiting action are
the urgent deficiency, the general def
cheney, the army, the naval, the legisla-
tive, the executive and judicial, the pen
sion, the postal, the Notifications, the
District of Columbia, the agriculture and
the sundry civil measures. Some of these
cause considerable discussion, while 9TH
ers are passed with little debate. A river
and harbor appropriation bill usually is
passed, but the measure for the Fifty
seventh Congress was enacted at the first
session.
With the appropriation bills passed,
the Senate and House will be expected
to enact legislation touching subjects Of
great Importance. Some measures al
ready have been passed by the House
and await action by the Senate, while in
other cases the Senate took the initiative
at the last session.
Of special Importance is the Cuban
reciprocity bill, which passed the House
last session. This bill, it will be recall
ed, was halted in the Senate by the &C
ton of the beet sugar Republicans. OF
Importance also are the general reciproc-
ity treaties which rest before the Senate
for ratification. These conventions are
faced by strong opposition, and if a seri-
GUS attempt is made by the administra-
ton spokesman to force a conclusion an
interesting and probably prolonged de-
bate will take place. Then there is the
House bill before the Senate for a re-
stricted immigration. Senator Henry @.
Lodge in a letter to a senatorial friend
says that he will try to secure action on
this measure. There is objection to the
bill on the ground that it would limit
the amount of desirable labof-to be secur-
ed in the United States and that it con-
tains other alleged unjust features. The
measure is bound to precipitate fight.
That an investigation of the tariff
along the lines suggested by the Presi-
dent will be authorized seems agreed up
on by Republican leaders, but whether
by q permanent commission or by inem-
bers of the houses has not been deter
mined.
There is a wide difference among Re-
publican Senators regarding the pending
reciprocity treaties. Senator Aldrich is
opposed to the treaties and advocates
maximum and minimum rates of tariff
that can be put in force by the execu-
tive when the actions of foreign govern
ments warrant it. He advocates the re-
duction of rates on imports from coun-
tries granting their minimum rates on
American goods, while against countries
refusing preferential rates the maximum
rates would be levied. Mr. Aldrich will
urge this proposition in opposition to the
reciprocity treaties.
In the House the ship subsidy bill is
pending, having received Efavorable ac-
ton in the Senate. The bill for the es-
tablishment of department of commerce.
also awaits consideration. These are the
most important subjects of legislation
calling for action. Among others pend
ing worthy of note are the following:
A bill for the reorganization Of the
consular service.
A bill to limit the meaning Of the word
conspiracy" and the use of restraining
orders and injunctions in certain cases.
A bill admitting the territories Of New
Mexico, Oklahoma and Arizona to the
Union as States.
A bill to pay Rear Admiral Winfield
Scott Schley the salary and allowances of
a rear admiral on the active list.
The anti-anarchy bill.
A resolution for an investigation of
suffrage conditions in the Southern
States.
There are many others of lesser impor