Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-20
CURRENCY REFORM BILLS
May Attract Some Attention and Pres
ident May Liven Proceedings.
LABOR UNIONS PERSISTENT
Will Seek Legislation Which Was Re-
fused Last Standardization Nav
Take It Up Boldly. -

With the assembling OF Congress only
twelve days away. rather scant interest
is being manifested In that approaching
event. There is not much in the legisla-
tive program to enthuse over at best. Be-
sides. a number OF gentlemen In the lower
branch Of Congress have had their latent
store Of enthusiasm somewhat dampened
by the recent elections. There is always
the prospect. Of course, of the executive
putting some ginger into the proceedings
and it looks II he will have to do It
this year. or the circulation OF that es-
teemed contemporary. the Congressional
Record. will fall off, r,
This time last year everybody was all
excited over the railroad rate legislation.
There was the prospect of. stiff -necked
Senate resisting the presidential yoke with
bully scrap In sight. The bill was not to
pass-no. not until a certain molten place
should freeze over" AS recollection
serves, no reports of the freeze up have
yet arrived, but the law is on the books
There were other contests in prospect last
year which lent interest to the session that
are lacking now.
| The currency reform bills will attract
some attention. but 1t is pretty difficult for
the man in the street to get excited over
that legislation. 1t is a safe bet. with
few takers. that most OF the legislators
themselves don't understand all the in
tricacies Of currency reform, and many
people outside will think 1t is but a scram-
BILE of spectators to get some additional
stacks of chips with which to sit in on the
Wall street game. ~ 20 go. ..0t
Expected to Liven Up Things.
Tho President 10 expected. however. to
liven up the proceedings with his new rec
concentrations for taxation of swollen for
tunes. There will be q scramble to get onto
the band wagon with him. and the hall Of
the popular branch will resound with ac-
claim of his schemes Of taxation. Already
some Industrious souls out in the country
are trying to beat him to 1t. The dis
patches today announce the candidacy Of
MIR. Houser Of Wisconsin for Senator
Spooners seat; Mr.. Housers platform is
redistribution of swollen wealth and great
err representation for the farmer. He Is
not overlooking any bets. but catching en-
all, coming and going
But there will be some real problems for
the Congress to solve. just the same. Inn
migration Is a question that will require
| some very careful handling. The immigra-
ton bill which passed at the last session In
shape which satisfied Congress- but was
unsatisfactory to the President is in con-
ference and will have to be disposed OF
| some way. 1t is said that the President l.
disposed to insist upon his views and will
continue the fight. He Is going to have
fight. all right for the Congress enter
III
and. judging by the temper manifested at
the close Of the last session. Is not inclined
to yield to claim of superior executive wis
dom as to that legislation.
II the Pacific coast delegations bring in a
bill proposing to hamper Japanese immi-
grafton or to further embarrass the already
acute labor situation on the coast Congress
will face an exceedingly dangerous prob
lem, loaded with both domestic and inter-
| ma tional dynamite. All reports from the
coast indicate that the people are united
and determined against the alleged men,
| ace Of japanese labor. 1t Is only a uues-
ton whether the bomb will be dropped into
Congress and II so whether the fuse can be
| stamped out before It burns close.
The Labor Unions
The labor unions will make things warm
for Congress again this session. according
to present indications The legislation
| which was refused last session. and the re-
fusal Of which prompted the federation to
oppose congressional nominees in the cleo
lions. will be urged again. 1t is thought
quite probable that organized labor will
take up the cause OF the Pacific coast
unions in their opposition to the Japanese.
In which event the labor situation before
Congress would be further embarrassed
Upon the republican party will fall the
responsibility OF dealing with the labor
problem There is disposition among the
leaders in Congress to take 1t UP boldly and
of the presidential campaign. The failure
of the most notable Of labor's campaign eff
forts in the last election has encouraged
this spfrit of holiness among the leaders