New-York tribune., 1908-12-13
CONGRESS AGAIN IN SESSION.

"Th. seth Congress met for its second and anaI
session The outlook for even the introduction OF
postal savings bark bill considered bad
The Secretary OF the Treasury submitted estimates
ot appropriations required for 1910 amounting to
ss4f40s.szs. These exceed the estimates for 1905
by &67.soos7s.
The President in his message made the follow
ing recommendations Legislation 10 remedy de-
fects n the currency system; amendment OF the
Sherman antitrust law. exenpt1ng railroads from
its provisions placing the railroads under the
t-oi OF the Interstate Commerce Commission and
allowing them 70 make combinations and traffic
agreements subject 70 the commissions approval;
salargtns the powers OF ths Interstate Cornueros
Commission 20 supervision OF isEues OF railway
c1r!ttes and the raising and lowering Of rates;
placing telegraph and telephone companies doing
an interstate business under the control Of the
;erstAte Commerce Commission; publicity Of he
Affairs Of interstate corporations and government
supervision OF them; passage OF employers la
bIty bill; less delay in the administration OF Jus
rce much OF which Is escTfbed TO improper regard
paid cechnicalties; larger salaries for federal
-udges and further safeguards against abuse OF the
power cf Injunction: progressive income tax
large tnheritances: conservation OF natural
souroea especially OF the forests obliteration OF
bureau organization OF the navy, the creation Of
general sta1 and the building Of four ell big gun
b.ttleships: promotion IN the army and navy for
merit rather than seniority; admission of New
Mexico and Arizona states; establishment OF
postal savings bank and parcels post IN rural dis
trcts and conferrng of citizenship Porto Ricans
The report OF the United States Controller Of
the Currency showed that the banking power Of
United States in 1905 represented by capital
surplus and ether profits. deposits and cirCula-
rion OF national and other reporting banks. to
Eether with estimated amount OF funds Of this
character in the non-reporting banks, IS S17.642
-r5 "a. an amount exceeding the worlds banking
power 1seo From the latest data obtainable the
1skinE power Of foreign countries is estimated at
rs lq7. 5000.
'CorCressrnen. particularly Democrats were indig
nsnt over the remarks in the Presidents message
regarding the crtairneut Of the duties of the Sc
cret Service and the house adopted resolutions re-
ferring TO committee that portion OF the Presl-
dents message with instructions that an tnvestga-
ton Of the working Of the clause limiting the duties
o. the Secret Service and the reasons for its adop-
ton be conducted and report made Il IS expected
that the committee viii report that the portion
dealing with the Secret Service should be eXpunged
from the record
Democratic Senators planned 10 attack the ad-
Ir-ist-ation on the ground that the diplomatic
notes exchanged between the Secretary Of State
sr5 The Fauarese Ambassador regarding the re
lstions Of the Two countries toward CHINA and In
TIE Pacific were in the nature OF treaty, ana
Should therefore. have been submitted 70 the Sen
ste for its approval There is ample precedent 1oT
TIE course pursued by President Roosevelt.