Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-26
CONGRESS lODOU1NE
Session Which Begins Next
Week Will Accomplish Little
Of Importance
PHILIPPINE TARIFF TO BE UP
Something in the Way Of Ship Sub.
sidy May Be Undertaken-Nesro Sol
dior Discharges to Be Investigated
Appropriation 1illa to Be Given At
tention.

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Washington, Nov. 26.--Only one week
intervenes before the beginning OF the
second session OF the Fifty-ninth con-
gress. The wise ones who have been
attempting to get a line ON probable
sion that little will be accomplished
that can be classed of great ifnpor-
tance.
With but week to elapse before
the beginning Of the second session OF
the Fifty-ninth congress all the indi-
cations are 1t will be an interesting
winter for the lawmakers, but that
there will be few important things
done in the way of actual legislation.
Invariably at the short session of con-
gress, lasting from the first Monday
in December until the following March
I, q great deal Of attention has to be
given to appropriation bills. These
have to be disposed Of IL nothing else
Is done, and 1t is usually found that
when the time taken up by appropria-
tons Is subtracted from the time al
lotted for the session there are not
many days left in which to act on new
legislation.
When congress adjourned last June
It left a large number of highly inn
portant matters undisposed Of The
prospects are that few of these will
be finally acted upon this session, but
that the majority of them will still be
left unsettled.
" to get serious consideration Is
Philippine tariff legislation. The
house last winter passed a bill to re-
duce the duties on goods from the Phil
ippines brought to this country. 1t
went to the senate, where it was hung
UP In the hands Of the Philippine COM
mittee, of which Senator Lodge OF
Massachusetts, is chairman. Its op.
ponents would not even let it come out
of committee with any sort Of report.
and this is where 1t stands at pres
ent. Senator Lodge is anxious to get
action on the bill, and so is the presi-
dent and Secretary Taft as we'll as all
the officials of the government who are
interested in promoting the welfare of
the islands. The expectation Is there
will be prompt consideration of the
Philippine tariff bill. Senator Lodge
will probably move to discharge the
committee from consideration Of the
bill and let the senate itself dispose
OF it. II IT can once get into the sem
E,.;n a. i, f,r1 70 r will
pass.
Stress will be laid on ship subsidy
legislation this winter. The president
desires the passage Of the pending bill,
and the recent speech Of Secretary
Root at Kansas City, in which he
strongly advocated subsidy legislation
has strengthened the hands of the
friends of the subsidy cause to some
extent. Secretary Shaw has long fav-
ored subsidy legislation. The senate
has passed the subsidy bill and 1t is
now pending In the house merchant
marine committee. The committee is
about evenly divided and subsidy ad-
vocates are trying to convert Repre-
sentative Watson Of Indiana, who op-
posed a favorable report last session.
IN the belief that If he changes his po-
sition the bill will be favorably re-
ported by a majority Of the committee.
It looks now as IL q good deal Of time
would be taken up by the movement
for congressional investigation of the
Brownsville riots and the discharge
without honor Of three companies Of
the Twenty-f1fth colore,d infantry. A
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thru, but as high official said lately.
Congress can always investigate In
other words, it is one shing to inves-
tigate this affair and another to force
modification of the presidents action.
The opinions Of the wisest members or
congress are that congress will kick up
a good deal of dust over the matter,
but will accomplish little else.
An Immigration bill will probably
be passed. as both houses have passed
bills which are now IN conference. The
educational test feature. put into the
bill by the senate is the sticking point.
The Smoot case, the !Santo Domingo
treaty, the Isle Of Pines treaty, the con-
hrmation of General Pershing, Chinese
exclusion and anti-injunction legisla-
ton will receive good deal of atten-
ton Pershfng will probably be con-
firmed after a fight. Senator Burrows
is determined, he says, to get a vote on
the Smoot case. Expulsion of the Utah
senator is generally thought unlikely.
Probably the treaties, anti-injunction
bills and Chinese exclusion will not be
finally acted upon. A date has been set
by the senate for the bill limiting the
hours of labor of railway employees,
and this will be disposed Of by reason
Of the insistence Of Senator LaFol-
lette.
The most important new question
that will be brought before congress is
the Inheritance tax. President Roose-
welt will recommend this in his mes
sage, and bills relating to it will be in
troduced. It will come in for much
but it seems hardly prob
able time will be found to dispose of
1t at the short session.
GRAHAM INDICTED.
Vice President Steel Ball Company