Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-12-01
new laws ARE
NOT TO Be EX-
PECTED
Short Session Of Congress 70
Have Neither Time Nor
Inclination.

washington. ID. G., Nov lN.Mlf auV
optimistic American citizen looks fof-
ward 90 the doing OF great thinFa at
The comiag session of congress. he
has naughi but disappointment ia
e.sfn for him. Congros will Do too
busy 40 tackle any new ana novel
schemes OF legislation. DO % gets
through with rouune business ana
such matters a. were iOfi over from
the nrsi session hy March 4 without
working overtime. q will Ie doing
very well Indeed
Some aspiring statesmen no doahi.
VII persist in iaikinr tariff, despite
the tacii agreement that there shall
Do 20 tarih legislation until after tho
next presidential election. aud n is
certain a strenuous effort viii Dc
made 20 secure currency legislation.
ont the chances OF these efforts being
very successful are very remote.
The currency commission OF the
American Bankers association has u
plan framed up for reforming tho
monetary system. end a sub-c Immii.
tee has hccu appointed 60 craft a
oill Tor introduction into congress. n
congroas we're only willing 90 pi-
low the bankers 90 do iis legialntinR.
everybody would BE- happy. and the
currency would be- reformed By
cnrlaimas time. nut conFrosa isat
Wiiling. by some stubborn sort OF
reasoning nnreaaoninr. " YOU are
inclined io thiak that way-tho opin.
Ion prevails on Capitol Hlll that II ~
the ousloaa Of congress To ounairuc.
and pass the nations laws. and there
never has been manifested o dispu.
sition 20 farm out the Job
And so, there viii be- nothlna rover
entail IN the attitude OF congress- "a.
ward the bankers currency project. n
viii be- handled without gloves.
Knocked and Kicked about ana batter.
ed ont OF all semblancc 10 liz original
ahnpe. The fact that u has tho i'm.
posing endorsement OF the country'e
financial brains will carry no more
weight In aenate and house than n
lhe endorsement we're that OF allied
hod-carriera oF amaignmaled grave.
aiggefa OF the country In fact. the
hhndlluE OF the currency blll ia likely
70 be- Just a little more uneenfio be-
cause u has the ondJrsement Of the
bakers.
Congress always has roscatod out
Side attempts 20 dictate legislation.
Witness the fate OF the reciprocifv
ireaiinas which were nohiRg more nor
less than legislation by the executive.
ana of the repeatedly urged but al
ways rejected scheme 10 have "a com
miahio2 OF experts regulate the tariff
schedules. Senators and representa-.
yves VIII admit in private converse.
non that the expert commission plan /
would De a happy solution OF the /
iafim problem, but you couldn't get |
pae ui them to vote tu give such u 1
commission The necessary authority
they viii tell you that The conniltu- |
ION by proyidlng that congress shall /
have control OF the revenues. stands |
IN Che way, but that is merely |
hapry suhicriuso Tho truth Is hat /
me Legislative braach ~ the gov /
rnment is jealous Of oncroachinr "a.
ncuilye power and foF the next de- |
'ado or two the tendency ~ going 10 1
be- "a curtail rather than extead the
authority or she coordinate branch of l
he government
The fact that eangrees this winter
w not be- able 20 90 much more /
than pass appropriation bills aad a. j
tend 90 other matters of necessary /
routine probably will revive agitation /
Tor longer sessions OF congress. No
less authority than Speaker Cannnn j
Us on record as having said that tho |
time la not Tar distant when congress 1
VIII have 20 20 the year round So
tremendous has been the growth ~ /
me nation, with corresponding /
growth IN thg necessary routine I
work ni congress. that uut much I
time ia LETT for the serious conaldoFa- (
lion Of noW legislation. IN the days /
pf the fathers. practically every bin I
was debated aad feshaped Ia open 4
session Today, on most things. both i
houses accept the reports of commit /
lees almost without question u they 1
refused "a do 80. congress never I
would gci through its work This /
served Tor time. but as best % a. only 4
a makeahin Not much additional ~. 1
lief can De- looked for In this diree l
Hon. because the committees now /
have uil they can DO The time De- 4
close az hand when some other 4
scheme of relief mast be- devised. and 1
LONGER sessions Is the only thing iu
sight
A. . q now, members OF congress-
pf the house. that lH-arn clpcfCd 4
.or two years, end ol ihe twenty -four
months az thoir terms they spend bat i
iino or cen at the capital The long /
session rarely lasts more than six /
nomhs though o may un couple /
il weeks into che seventh The short 4
session lasts hut three mnnfha and
lut of this time comics me holiday co
'cHH. Tho advocates uf longer aca
'iOas propose thai congress shall ho
n session about nine months each /
'tar, giving the Lawmakers taca.
ION through July, August and Sep
emher. WHEN BE- iH eos hui IN wash.
-gion iCI comfort Thla plan would \
fre congress tlme fo dispose of lta
otilne business and sim have
'hnacC % give serious anil states
nanlika consideration in now matters
q leEislaii1a There could he an
.aaing un then. uf enF ulcs. and /.
Pee Rouse of Representatives might
ogain some of ihe Importance and
prestige % once held DO toe equation
b government
Ha6 . Close Can.
a dangerous surgical operation. ln.
y WING tho removal of a malignant
iictI. Hs large na my hand. from my
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