The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-28
HOUSE WILL BAR
ELECTION FUNDS
ALMOST CERTAIN THAT GIFTS TO
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE BY
TRUSTS WILL STOP.
INTERESTING SESSION
OF Congress is Expected Next Week
President Will Urge Early Ac-
ceptances OF Several
Treaties.

Washington, d. G., Nov 27.-Al
| though, as is usual in short session
the work of congress will be limited
almost exclusively to the passage o
the regular supply bills, the session
that will begin "a week from tomorrow
/ gives promise of being more than or
dinariy interesting, There is goine
| to be a great deal Of talk on a mum
Der of subjects that the people of the
country are now discussing, and in d
sense it will forshadOw some of the
| leg slatiCn of the Sixtieth or some sub
| sequcnt congress For example, the
question of revision of the tariff viii
| bob up con, inually, and argument S
will be advanced by Republicans as
well as Democrats snowi1g The neces-
sity of modification of many Of the
Dingley schedules. Echoes of the agi-
tatiOn for currency reform will be
heard, and the plan proposed recently
by tie monetary comm ,ssion of the
American Bankers Association will be
dissected by the congre@ sional sur.
geonS.
But of course here will be no tariff
legislation, neither is it expected that
congress will have time to evolve sat
isfactory legislation providing for a
more elastic currency. AS a result Of
recommended ons that viii be con
tanned in the presidents message
there is certain TO be considerable dis
cusson of the proposition Of progress
sive tax on inheritances and incomes,
and also federal supervision Of corpor-
ations engaged in interstate business
And, VIII lie the president will urge
the enactment Of such legislation, Il
will remain for congress to place suit,
able laws on the statute books at some
future session.
Already at Work.
As d rule the leaders Of congress
consider themselves fortunate if they
get through the big supply bills with
out much trouble by the end Of the
session, and it is not on their pro.
gram to undertake to enact any
brand-new legislation In order to
pass the appropriation bills on time
and in fairly decent shape the various
committees have already done a great
deal of preliminary work. The com
mittee on Rivers and Harbors. for in
stance, held hearings last session and
succeeded in gathering mCst of the
data essential TO the draft
ing of the river and harbor bill. This
measure VII carry between $50 600.
600 and 10000 900 of appropriations
and authorizations for future contracts
and the water ways in the region OF
the Ohio Valley will be properly pro-
vided for
Both branches or congress have
more or less leftover legislation To
The house late last session
received from he stnate the shin sub.
sidy bill. hut on account of the att
.udc of Speaker Cannon, General Gros.
venor, the chairman of the committee
)n Merchant Marine and Fisheries
was unable torcpOrt il out of his com. |
mittee. II Is the impression among
he incoming lawmakers that some
sort of ship subsidy bill find its wav
o the statute books this winter. An
'ther bill that is now half law pro !
libiis contributions for political pur !
poses from corporations. and il is ey. |
Dccted the house win also put it's 20 /
s. on this. The senate did its part
asst spring with the knowledge that \
he measure would be held up in tho
louse because a congressional cam
)aign was imminent. But now that
he election is over and another one
will not take place for two wears tho
eaders of the house. Republican anil
Democratic. feel that the legislation
will be timely now.
The senate. when il s not consid.
ring appropriation bills will occupy
tself a great deal OF the time thi4
winter in discussion of the Sanfo DO.
ningo treaty, which has been hanging
ire now for two sessions. Acting nm.
Ter this convention. the administration
s complaccntly collecting tho revenno
'f the turbulent Republic aud setiin.
side certain portion 10 sa't Is th,I
laims of foreign creditors. The pros
dent Is said in be quite hopeful that
be senate will finally ratify this
reaty and relieve him Of his anxiety
yer il.
or course, there will be a large num-
or of bills Of minor or local import
nee that will go through both branch
$. but it is safe TO say that the fore
Ding is a fairly accurate forecast OF
that actually will be done in the WV
{ important general legislation at
be coming session.
SPAIN READY FOR CRISIS. II
Madrid, Nov. 27.-AccorJing 10 a /,
ispatch received here siom Cadiz 1
brigade IF 1000 men is being organ q