The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-07
TAKING OF NEXT CENSUS
 FIRST BILL ID COME UP
Antitrust and Tariff Bills Will Be Given Attention After Appropria- tions Are settled-Banking
 Laws to Be Amended.

" dSnl1BIOu DeCeilDct O.-l OulOlIVW at F o'clock both houses of Congress will convene for the beginning of the second session of the Sixtieth Congress. Vice President Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon are both ia the city.
 The two houses will appoint the usual notification committees. The Senate will then adjourn for the day out of respect to the memory of Senator Allison, who died during the recess. The House will ter minte its brief session with resolutions commemorative of the lives of Messrs. Parker Wiley, Dunwell and Powers who have died since adjournment last May.
 Tuesday will be given up by both houses to reading the Presidents message. As this is President Roosevelts last annual message to Congress there is unusual in- terest in it. It Is not believed that a great many recommendations for legisla- ton along new lines will be ventured up- on by the President.
 It is expected that the House will begin business Wednesday morning, with the consideration of the pending bill providing for the taking of the thirteenth census.
 The Senate has no special order for the week except for the delivery of ad- dresses on Saturday in honor of the mem ory of the late Senator Proctor.
 Legislation Ahead.
 If republican leaders retain their pres ent views the legislation of the session of Congress, which begins tomorrow, will include very little except the appropria- ton bills. These bills will carry in the aggregate about s1.O0O 00o.oOO, and the gen. eral opinion is that in the time that will De allowed the two houses will ind they can best serve the country by giv- ing proper attention to these appropria- tions.
 There will be general effort to hold the appropriations down to the lowest pos- sible lim,t. It is generally understood that there will be bill for the improve ment of rivers and harbors, to carry not less than $25, ,000000 or $50, coo. Pro- vision must be made this year for the cen sus of 19lO, and this will require not less than $10,o00O00. There will be other ex- ceptional demands, that as 1t now looks Congress will do well If it succeeds in holding the appropriations for the sec ond session of the Sixtieth Congress to the dimensions of those of the first session. The House committee on appropriations already has begun it's work on the sundry bills.
 Foraker's Little BilI.
 The fact that the managers desire to re- strict legislation will not prevent other members of the Senate and House rom exerting their efforts in behalf of favor ite measures. The first effort In this dl- rsction will be made in the Senate by MT Foraker, who will renew his attempt to haye passed the bill authorizing the re- Of soldiers QlS- charged without honor on account of the Frownsyille riot. This measure will De the special order for December l6 Sen ator Beve,idge will make an effort to op- taln early consideration of his child labor bill. and Senator Carter of the postaI savings bank blli
 Ii is quite certain that the recent agree uent between the United States and Ja- nan will receive early consideration Tn inc Senate Already number or sen ators have privately expressed dlsap- proval of the fact that the compact was entered into without consulting the sen ate.
 Both houses will receive recommends lions from the congressional monetary commission looking to changes In the laws regulating the supervision or na- tional banks, and the present indications are that some simple legislation for that purpose will be enacted.
 Antitrust Law.
 rrbare also Is a considerable element in both houses favorable to such changes In the sherman antitrust law as will nroyide immunity for some of the com binations like labor unions, which have heen held to be in restraint of trade, and which. it is contended, are not injurious, Many also desire the amendment of the interstate commerce law, so as to per- ,nit traffic agreements among the rail- roads and to eliminate the commodies clause of the law The labor interests will continue their efforts in behalf of a modification of the injunction laws. There is opposition. however to all of these measures.
 The advocates of separate statehood for Arizona and New Mexico declare they will have the support of the President for their measure. There will, however. he an effort to pass the measures over to the Sixty-first Congress.
 The President will recommend legisla- ton looking to the supervision or tele- graph and telephone lines. Bills will be offered bringing that within the Juris- diction of the interstate commerce com mission. Ship subsidy also will receive attention but the probability of action is remote.
 Tariff Discussion.
 There will be much discussion of the tariff in the cloak rooms, and the ways and means committee of the House will continue its efforts to frame bill but no measure will receive attention on the floor of either house until after March {, when the proposed special session will concentrate it's efforts upon this one sub ject It is even probable that action look ing to change in the print paper and wood pup schedules will be postponed until the special session.
 In the House the question of the change of rules will be much discussed by in dividual members, although as this mat ter is intimately connected with the speakership it's consideration will go over until after the organization of the next House.
 Among other subjects which will receive attention are those looking to the estab- ushment of a permanent waterways com