Arizona republican., 1904-12-03
Opening of the Last Half
 of the Fifty-eighth
AN OUTLINE OF THE WORK
There Will Be Little Done Aside From Passing Appropriation BilIs-PenG- ing Measures in the Senate IncIud- ing the Joint Statehood Bills.

Washington D. C.. Dec. 2.-Ou rEe stroke Of 12. Monday. the second s4=- sion of the Fifty-eIghth coa-ress win be called to order by President Pro tenn Frye in the senate and b.- Sp=ake- Cannon in the house When the say els cf the presiding officers summon the senators and reprezeutarives Co duty. nearly every member win ba l- his seat but only routine busIUess ELl be transacted The Chaul1l-s will pray, the rolls win be called. -he reg ular resolutions of notification win be passed, committees to inform the pres ident will be appointed, and 4d5ourl- ment will follow out of respect f-r -h= deceased members The presl1eu-'z message generally is received and read the first day, bur the senate is pune Jlious in certain matters. and ls lI- most sure to adjourn as a tribute CT l respect to the late Senator LIcar cf Massachusetts and the late senator 1 Quay of PeEnsylv2uia. The mezsEa. ! therefore, probably will not be read uE- | til Tuesday
 THE REAL OPENING
 l After the opening day. when tle | message Cf the president is read. rhe ! regular business of the session uIlI be- | gin and the legislative wheels ufu ! grind steadily until March @ lz1 l There is plenty to Uo- The cllenllrs | of both houses are loaded with blIs ar all kinds hundreds Of new bills wul ba ! introduced. and committees are ready to report enough 10 keep congress busy for twelve months. but iu -he three ] months congress win probably l1 lI-- tie more than pass the regular lulr1- oriatTon bills
 NO EXTRA SESSION.
 
 Eible extra session. The re=uIr ot lhe November election was scarcely known ! before this talk began Heretofore. =x- : ura session rumo-s have been held Iu abeyance until the holiday recess or 1- least until after the election returns have been digesred. but thls year tle discussion began before the president knew how many votes he would have in the electoral college The olly r-a- son why such session should be called is because there is a demand in certain quarters for a revision of the tarin. but many of the incoming con gressmen during the past two weeks have made it plain that thay do u1- want tarin revision ard furtler. that they do not want an extra session
 TARIFF REVISION
 There is one-feature of the rarin re- vision talk that has some substauce | More revenue must be had or there must be a curtailmen- Of expenEir-res
 With the increasing annual approuri-- tions. a river and harbor bill increas- of the navy. the Panama canal and l other features of extraordinary dis
 buSsement. there VIII be need or more money than present customs and ir-
 ternaI revenues provide An Iutiua- tiCn has been made that curt.iiirl -Ui 3 will satisfy many congressional lead p CTS, but the majority may determine 3 otherwise. in which event some rev
 enUe legislation may be necessary and
 an extra session for that purpose may be called But this is said Co be re- mote contingency and fhe probahi-lr- g ies, according to the le1ders who arl b here. are that there will be neithe- g tarif legislation nor an extra session q Coupled with tariT legislation dis- ; cussion is the subject of reciprocity A a number of proposed reciprocity treat ns. les have been. and stil are. repus-E- p in the pigeon holes of the senate D1r- ' ing the coming three months thsrt D. may be some talk about these treatle=
 but the indications are that they vii
 not be seriously considered S- strou-
 has been the opposition to them taa $ it has never been considered vCrti N while tO report them from the commit
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