The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-10
sAruRDAY. JANUARY 10. l903.
LAST DAYS OF 57TH CONGRESS.

LAST DAYS Or 81 y OONShEoS'
A brief eview Of the work done by
the 57th congress during December.
and a summary of what it is likely TO
do between now and the 4th day Of
next March, viii how that the last
DAYS of the present congress are not
without interest.
Most OF rhe few things yet to BE-
done at the closing session Of the 57th
congress were got wen under way dur.
ing the % days preceding the adjourn
ment fos the holidays.
There was no trust legislation no :
withstanding the presidents urgency
on this subject both in HIS message
and at every opportunity afforded by
the visits Of congressman to the white
house. The credit OF making a move
in that direction belongs 10 the Dem
ocrats IN both houses of congress. Up
TO the hour Of laying aside business
for the holidays neither judiciary com
miaee had taken a step toward the
making OF bill to regulate or sup
press the bad truss or TO preserve
and foster the good little trusts"
The amiable and ancient Senaf5r
Hoas who Is a high priest of sweet
ness and light IN the senate judiciary
comaittee obtained on Wednesday OF
the last week the senate sat the up-
usual privilege Of being permitted to
file the title of bill which he hopes
soon to introduce for the regulation
of the trusts or corporations engaged
in international or interstate com
merce /, is said the object that the
venerable senator had in view was 20
get his bill printed and ready for dis
tribution before the meeting OF the
senate January 5. Just what TIE biz
is In gist and detail nobody besides
the senator appears to know But the
surmise is ventured that ii is mean
to chime with the key struck by At
torney General Knox Conjecture of
this sort Is due 10 the fact that Sen
ator Hoag and Attorney General Knox
have caveral times been observs,
lately oatensibly in earnest confer
ence. II is possible that this IS the
beginning from which will come 'ome
kind OF administration truss measure
Affars at the senate end OF the cap
ital were conducssd during the scant
three weeks Of session before Christ
mas with the usual senatorial delib !
Grafton. Three notabie measures were
under discussion-the statehood bill,
the immigration bin and the militia OF
army efficiency bill The debate on
neither of these questions can be re /
garded as half done.
There ia no telling what amount of
dilatory tricks may be evolved for
practice in the s'ntehoodt matter by
The time the eoaate meais. Impression
Is gaining ground, however, that no
territorial admission bill can be pa
sed except it admit Oklahoma and ex-
cmde Arizona and New Mexico Sen
ator Baoon,of Georgia, is ardently in
terested ia the passage of bill which
will make a state OF Jefferson out of
some par. Of the territories embraced
in the area OF the Louisiana purchase,
and it is apparent just now that his
idea is in fair way to win convets,
but who her enough for lueoess is yet
TO BE- seen.
The immigration bin developed so
much divergence OF view among sen
ators thal Il is likely to consume not
a little OF the time that will remain
for the res. Of he session. The very
Interesting militia bin admitted even
by it's opponents as most adroit
measure. but framed with the design
80 aggraadize he army, has provoked
serious opposition, especially among
veteran Democratic senators, notably
Baie. Pettus and Bacon. Il is regard