Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-03

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arisen AZ 20 whether the case lapses
with tho end ~ the proaent congress
Il was. the opinion Of the late Soma
Tor Hoar that Tho proceedings would
end With the congress and an entire.
nov case would have 20 be commence
ca n ii was found desirable to con
,lnuo the case against Nj, Smoot
The last session passed q bin pro
yidIng for i commission composed OF
| five senators ana five representatives
Ia investigate and report "A measure
| for restoring the merchant marine
~ ma United states. The commits.
sion was instructed 10 report on the
| first day OF the coming session n "
IA expected that this viii be done
| There has been d great deal Of ankle
10 manifested by men OF both political
%partles 10 secure legislation OF ms
| character ana II any measure can Ne
agreed upon which VIII receive the
support OF both parties It VIII no
doubt be speedily passed.
Some doubt exists among the mem'
| hers of both houses as 10 whether ad'
| ditional Chinese exclusion legislation
ia necessary II has been held thht
| the law would expire this month ms
It was founded upon a treaty when al
| so expires. A new treaty IL being ne
gotiated and an exclusion law TO meet
rs terms may be necessary, The peo-
| ple OF the Pacific coast have been IN.
sisting upon more 'igid exclusion than
| that known M the Plat law, and II
| the question is brought up there VIII
be quite n lengthy debate
Senator Dillingham; has reported
from the committee on Immigration
a bill amending the immigration laws
and It Ia his Intention to push for its
| consideration. The principal feature
OF the bill Is n provision for an agent
OF the United States, accompanied by
n surgeon, to be stationed at all i'm
portant European immigrant ports &c
inspect aliens seeking admission tc
the United, states. II also provides
for n head tax of 81 m immigrant.
Three years ago when congress- as
sembled a flood OF bills were present
cd for the protection Of the president
and those In line OF succession. Some
OF these measures were reported and
even reached the stage OF conference
between the two houses when the
Fifty.seventh congress expired. Or
the senate calendar Is a notice giyer
by Senator Hoar last April that OF
Tuesday. December o. he would asl
tho senate to take up and consider
bill for the protection OF the president
Whether or not some member OF TN
judiciary committee will push The
measure now that the Massachusetts
senator Ii dead Is not known. Their
Ia serious opposition to the bill as
stands and unless 1t Is materially
, modified 1t probably could not pass
Currency Legislation will be talke
about bur 1t probably VIII not be CT
acted. The Aidrich bill, the Nelso
bill. the Fowler bill and the Hin bill
! AS we'll as q number Of others, al
! pending before committees, but n
one has shown any particular dosir
g to have them passed. In fact on
measure IL antagonistic TO anotht
q and, with no apparent danger to u
Y finances OF the country, those who ~
Q not experts In the matter Of current
y law cannot be induced 10 push thes
measures forward 10 the exclusion
= other business.
Reduced representation In southel
u states which have by n form or a
9 other DISTINGUISHED negroes will be
, theme of discussion. but not actio
a during the winter. The republican n
/ tional platform is interpreted by son
y OF the moro radical members OF Il
party to call for such reduction al
q they will go at the subject from u
a beginning, II is we'll understood III
o 10 bring about anything Ike a reduce
representation would require mu'
- more time than a months 50
~ sion of congress which expires by iii
d itation,
le No doubt a number or bills TO pI
n hibit or control campaign contrib
lions will be presented ms that matt
he became an issue at the close OF {
h recent campaign Just how IL a
IN reached Is yet To he ascertained
J. there are So many ways In which
Of law OF this kind can be avoided.
IL The trusts will receive attention.
least in debate, although some dou
e Is expressed about m effective leg
a lation being passed Following a ca
II. paign In which the trusts were ma
ea a vital Issue IL Ia natural 10 exp.