Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-07
CONGRESS TO BE
CONVENED TODAY
Presidents Message Tomorrow
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Dakota, Wiley of Alabama, Dunwell of
New York and Powers of Maine.


Presidents Message Tomorrow
Tuesday will be given up to the
reading of the presidents message. AS
this is President Roosevelts final
message, there is unusual interest in
1t. The general report is that it will
prove to be a conservative and care
fully prepared document and that few
recommendations for legislation will be
dwelt upon.
The house likely will begin business
Wednesday by considering the bill pro-
viding the means for the taking Of the
thirteenth census.
1t is the expectation of Mr.. Tawney,
chairman of the committee on appro-
priations. that his committee will be
prepared to report the bill making APP
preparation for the legislative, execu-
tive and Judiciary branches of the gov
eminent before the end Of this week,
and its consideration will be begun at
the first practical moment.
The senate has agreed to take up the
bill for the establishment of the postal
savings banks, and Senator Foraker
bill authorizing re-enlistment of the
negro soldiers who were discharged on
account of the Brownsville riot of 1906.
Party leaders expect very little legis-
lation other than the appropriation bills
win be attempted. These aggregate
500, 900.
There will be a general effort to hold
the appropriations down to the lowest
possible limit, but they will likely ex-
coed even this figure.
A bill for the Improvement of rivers
and harbors will carry not less than
$25, 000,0 600 or $50 100000.
The census Of 1910 will require an
extra outlay of not less than $1O,00O,OOO.
The fact that the managers desire to
restrict legislation will not prevent 9TH
er members of the senate and mousse
from exerting their efforts in behalf Of
favorite measures.
Senator Foraker's announced deter
mination to work for the re-enlistment
of negro soldiers is included in this
list.
The recent agreement between the
United States and Japan will be con-
sidered by the senate early. Already a
number of senators have privately ex-
pressed disapproval of the fact that the
compact was made without consulting
the senate.
Both houses will receive recommen-
dations from the congressional none
tay commission looking to changes in
the laws regulating the supervision of
national banks and legislation for that
purpose is likely to be enacted. Ag1ta-
ton is being made for such changes
in the Sherman antitrust law as VIII
provide immunity for combinations
such as labor unions. which have been
held in restraint of trade and which
it is contended are not injurious.
Statehood Demands
The advocates of separate statehood
for Arizona and New Mexico will press
the claims of those territories and de-
clare they will have the support of the
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effort to pass these measures over TO
the sixty-first congress.
The president will recommend legis-
lation looking to the supervision of
telegraph and telephone lines and there
will be bills offered bringing them in
side of the jurisdiction of the inter-
state commerce commission.
Ship subsidy also will receive at
tention.
The revenue deficit is giving the lead
ers much concern and many would be
delighted If some relief method could
be devised, but this subject is so in
terwoven with the tariff that it seems
probable its consideration will be de-
ferred until the extra session.
In the house the question of the
change of the rules will be much dis
cussed by Individual members, but its
consideration will go over until after
the organization of the next house.
II is understood that early in Jan
uary the president viii send in spe-
cial message recommending the pro-
lection and conservation of the coun-
try's natural resources and doubtless
there will be some effort made to re-
spond TO his suggestions.
There also will be a renewal of the
effort to create forest reserves in the
Appalachians and the White noun
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