Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-03
There Must be More Revenue or
Governments Expenses Must
BE Reduced.
THE CASE OF SENATOR SMOOT.
Doubtful ia Vote on II viii be Reach
ed Many Witnesses Yet to be
Examined,

senate ana by Speaker Cannon IN the
house.
The residents message Is received
ANA read the FIRST day, but may so over
until TUESDAY, as the senate is almost
sure to adjourn as a tribute Of respect
to the late Senator Hoar and tie late
Senator Quay
After the opening day, when the mes
sngc Of the president Is read, the resu-
l0f business OF the session VIII begin
and the legislative wheels VIII grind
steadily until March 4 1906 The cal-
crdars OF both houses are loaded with
bills Of an kinds, but IN the three
months Congress probably Will do little
more than pass the regular annual ape
preparation bills.
There has been some talk ~ a pos
slbls extra session The result OF the
| November election was scarcely known
before this talk began. The only reason
for such session Is a demand In GER
| tain quarters fof a revision Of the tatiiti
but many " the Incoming congressman
have made It plain that they do not
| want larift revision and further, ulat
they do moi want an extra session,
MORE REVENUE NEEDED.
There Is one feature Of the tariff re-
! vision talk iEa' has some substance,
| More revenue must be had or there
mus be- curtalment Of expenditures.
| With the increasing annual apprIprla-
| tions, "a river and harbOr bill, increase
of the navy The Panama canal ava
other features Of extraordinary dir
hursrmcnl there VIII be need of more
MONEY than present customs au1 m
ternll revenues provide.
Coupled with tarln legislation iiscus-
sion Is the subject of reciprocity.
number Of Iopoged reciprocity treaties
have been ard still are reposlng IN lie
p.h,m holes Of the senate, During the
comhg three months there may be
some tull about these treaties, but iney
viii not be seriously considered. R"Ne-
nue. legislation Of any Kind is sure TO
create considerable talk IN the senate,
and that means delay. Any half-dozen
senator's who determine to defeat 4 h'll
have the power 10 do So.
IN the house the stringent rules en-
able the majority TO transact wi the
nMNlllNNN II uNEllNHf UAA ~ ANN A'tAhi"Af' W.
not want tariff revision or change in
the revenue laws, nothing viii be done
THE PHILIPPINES.
The unfinished business IN the senate
is a bill passed by the house providing
for the construction OF railroads In the
Philippine islands by a guarantee Of
6 per cent income upon the money IN
vested IN such roads. The bill also
provides for issuing Philippine bonds
for other internal improvements I'D the
islands.
The bill met with Q great deal OF op-
position during the last Congress, but
Senator Lodge says that he will press II
from the beginning Of the session, and
hopes to secure Its passage. The prin-
cipal opposition was TO the provision
which guaranteed an income on tne
railroads
Another bill for the Philippines,
urged by Secy Taft and the president,
provides for material reduction OF the
duty on sugar and tobacco, as well as
other Philippine products. Free entry
OF these products has been recommend
ed. The sugar and tobacco inP
were strong enough in the past to de-
feat any substantial reduction.
Another measure which received the
attention Of the house last session. but
not In the senate IS the statehood
measure, which provides for two states
doubling up the territories OF oklahoma
and Indian Territory as one and Arzo-
ma and New Mexico as another
Should the house decide to impeach
Judge Charles Swayne Of Florida, the
business conditions OF the senate would
be complicated. After an investigation
q majority OF the house committee on
Judiciary recommended Impeachment
Consideration was postponed until Dec,
10. the beginning OF the second week OF
the short session, Meanwhile, the ju-
dietary committee was instructed TO
take further testimony, a task It began
two weeks ago. Present indications are
that the house will not authorize an inn
parchment
SENATOR SHOOTS CASE.
It ia somewhat doubtful If the vote
will be reached In the senate In the case
OF Senator Reed Smoot Of Utah. This
case attracted great deal Of attention
last session when the committee on
privileges and elections summoned the
heads OF the Mormon Church 70 tell
what had been going on OF a p0lyga.
nous character In Utah, and thousands
Of persons petitioned daily 20 have
Smoot elected from the senate,
A score or more OF witnesses are yet
TO be examined, and the defense has not
even begun, so that Il Is evident that
before a report Is made to the senate,
the session VIII be so far spent that no
serious attempt viii be made 10 reach
vote upon Senator Shoots title Some
question has arisen as TO whether the
case lapses with the end Of the present
Congress. II was the opinion OF the late
Senator Hoar that the proceedings
would end with the Congress and an ell
tire new case would have TO be begun
II Il was found desirable TO continue the
case against Mr. Smoot
The last session passed a bill prOvld-
ing for a commission 10 investigate and
report measure fSr restoring the mer-
chant marine of the United states. The
commission was instructed to report on
the first day Of the coming session. and
THIS will be done.
Some doubt exists among the meme
bers OF both houses as 10 whether adj
di,ionnl Chinese exclusion legislation
Is necessary II has been held that
the law would expire this month as Il
was founded upon treaty which also
expires. A new treaty is being nego-
tated and an exclusion law TO meet
It's terms may be necessary
IMMIGRATION LAW.
Senator Dillingham; has reported from
the committee on immigration a bill |
amending the immigration laws, and II |
Is his intention 10 push for rs consid. !
grafton. The principal feature Of the !
bill Is q provision FOR an agent Of the |
United States, accompanied by sur |
geon, to be stationed at important Eu. |
iopean Immigrant ports 20 inspect |
aliens seeking admission 10 the United |
States. Il also provides for a head |
tax OF s. an immigrant
Reduced representation IN Southern |
states. which have by one form or an
other, disfranchised negroes. viii be q
theme OF discussion. but not action,
during the winter. The Republican