The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-28
IMPORTANT BILLS TO
COME BEFORE CONGRESS

Washington. d. c.. Nov 2s.-One week
hence the final session OF the Fifty-ninth
congress will be doing business. and
many of the members OF both branches
are already gathered in Washington in
anticipation OF the opening AS a general
thing the short session is neither a busy
nor an important one. but the prevailing
opinion among the legislators is that the
approaching session will brush aside pre-
cedent and establish a record for the dis
patch OF important business. The presi-
dent is expected 10 make several new re-
concentrations in his message. which,
with the large amount of leftover busi-
ness and the appropriation bills. will GER
tainly keep both the house and senate
ION the jump to clear the decks before
the congress expires on the 4th OF next
March.
The Republicans feel that the strength
OF the administration has been Increased
by the November elections. which means
that the president will push ahead deter
minedly with the development OF his exec
utive and legislative program. IL the pres
ident's wishes are needed, congress Will
keep its hands off the Cuban situation
and leave the administration free TO go
ahead with its present plans Tor the pacl-
fcation OF the island.
II is not thought that the coming ses-
sion will tackle the subject or corpora
tlons, though this is one OF the leaders
in the presidents program. Many OF the
party leaders believe IL wiser TO let such
nm important subject as the presidents de-
mand for a federal license law for all
corpora tions doing an Interstate business
go over TO tho Sixtieth congress- Whlch
will have more time TO give TO the sup-
iect Though nothing authoritative Is 10
he learned in regard to the matter. II Is
rumored that the president has been won
over bv his advisers and Will consent 10
withhold his anti-corporation program TOT
year.
IL the leftover business is disposed of
and the appropriation bills passed, the
short session will have good record ior
Industry The senate will have more
work than the house 1t has before u
some important treaties, and II viii have
to decide what shall be the hnal dlsposl-
ton Of some important legislation when
went through the house at the last ses-
sion and was temporarily plgeonhoIed III
senate committees.
The Santo Domingo treaty. which has
been pending for year and half: the
treaty ceding the Isles OF Pines To Cuba,
which is strongly opposed by Senator
Morgan, and the Morocco treaty are 10
come before the senate.
The further restriction OF immigration
IS one OF the first questions OF country
wide interest that will be taken up. Ad-
iournment last June left the bill pending
because the two branches were unable TO
agree on some of its provisions. The head
tax and the educational test are the two
points in dispute. II was said at tho time
that the majority feared TO take final ac-
tion because of the effect 81 might have
on the coming elections. Now that the
elections are over there appears 20 be 10
good reason why an agreement should
not be reached and the measure pat
through with little difficulty.
fe 90 n. IA sFF,
again and some action probably VIII be
taken to take his seat away from the
Mormon senator The chances are, now
ever. that the case will go over on some
pretext or another as Il has already
dragged along for four years. and that