Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-01
THE NEXT HOUSE
Importance to the Republic
cans of Carrying 1t.
LEGISLATION IN VIEW
FOUR MAIN SUBJECTS TO BE COW
Erred IN THE FUTURE.
Government of Panama Zone. Philip
pine Tariff, Financial Question and
immigration Regulation.

The republican national managers are not
blind to the Importance of carrying the
House in the coming elections; II means a
great deal more to the republicans than to
the democrats. If the democrats carry the
House Mr.. John Sharp Williams will graf
ify his ambition to be Speaker a number
of democrats will secure committee chair.
manships, there will be a few dips into the
pork barrel of House clerkships and that
will be all. The democrats VIII get no fur
ther; even with Judge Parker in the White
House. a determined, wellorganized and
entirely competent republican Senate Will
head off democratic legislation.
But with the republicans 1t is different.
They need the House to round out their
legislative plans in number of particulars
and to lay the foundation for the work OF
the campaign four years hence. The COM
ing session of Congress will be the short
session, and whatever the outcome of the
November elections, nothing will be done
at the short session but to pass the supply
bills The Fifty-ninth Congress will have
to take up whatever work the country de-
mands.
Important Future Legislation.
The most important legislation of the fu-
ture covers four main subjects. namely,
control and government of the Panama
cial legislation meet the growing de-
mands of commerce and business, and reg
ulation of immgra ton.
The republicans are very anxious to be
able to complete the Panama legislation.
At present the zone is being governed under
the general authority vested in the Pres
ident by Congress. But that will not suffice
when the canal is completed and when in
terna tio4al interests will become involved.
as they must become. The republicans feel
they reSEOpSihla oar nd bav
are willing to continue to be responsible.
Moreover, they donR know what kind OF
legislation to expect from the democrats,
taking the German policy of the last Con-
gress as an example. and the attitude OF
the party on the Philippine question at this
time.
1t would not surprise me- said a repub-
lican representative, to a Star man the
other day, IF a democratic House would
not offer to hand back the canal to Colom-
setas with an apology fefaevery spadeful OF
earth we had dug I'm the ditch. 1t wound bo
quite in keeping with the pafty's record on
Hawaii and the Philippines. If Judge
Parker is elected expect to see another
Paramount Blount spring up and start for
the isthmus with an abject bend In his
back, an apology in his pocket. and his
hands itching to get hold of the halliards
and haul down the flag
With a republican House and Senate and
hoping for republican President, the poll
ticians of that party feel that they could
clean up the canal question in a practical
could be done by divided Congress.
The Financial Question.
Undoubtedly the financial question Will
come up in the next Congress. If the busi-
ness of the country continues to increase
some provision must be made for a moro
elastic currency to do the country's b'Isi-
ness With a republican Senate and demo-
cratic House it would be impossible to
agree. 1t is difficult enough, as experience
has shown, to get the republicans together
a banking and currency bill, but Deyono
the widest dreams of craftsmanship and
compromise to get two opposing houses or
Congress together. That would be asking
too much.
The republicans hope, if they elect the
House to compose the differences of opin-
ion existing between the financial factions
of their party and bring in some KIND or n
bill which will satisfy the business interests.
tits evident that the Philippine tariff ques-
ton will come up again, brought to the
front not only for the sake of the Filipinos,
but demanded by American interests as
we'll The republicans and democrats have
been unable to agree upon the subject ana
If a democratic House is elected the dif-
ference will become more acute.
Regulation Of immigration.
Regulation of immigration will be de-
manded by the labor interests of the coun-
try within the next few years to certain
ty. The democratic party has ever been
lax in its dealings with that subject, ioath
to impose restrictions. The next Congress
will have to take it up, and the republicans
feel that If they are in power they can
come to some understanding among their
own people which will bring out benen-
cent bill.
Therefore, while the great fight for the
presidency occupies the pupilc attenuCns
the nolitical managers are not losing sight
of other considerations involved In the conn
ing elections, and 1t Is predicted that tne
distress call Of Chairman Babcock Will oas
rect renewed attention to the congressional
campaign
Personal Mention.