The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-02
Appropriation Bills About
All That Will Be Passed
After Congress Meets.
ARE
FOR MUCH TALK
Revenue, Postal Banks, Naval Pro-
gram, and Census Measures Will
Engross Legislators.
By John SNURE.

Wen pass the appropriation bills and
adjourn Is the way Senators and Rep
resentatives who are coming TO Wash
ingtOn for the approaching session Of
Congress describe the legislative pros
poets for the next three months.
Few members Of either house seem
20 expect much important legislation,
and il looks now as il the forthcoming
gathering OF the legislators would be
"a IO-nothing session" This is what
the short session OF Congress usually
resolves itself into. and the signs are
not favorable for an exception ia this
instance.
OF course. there will be many Import
ant matters under consideration in both
houses and there will be much discus
sion ana augmentation Many mem
bers viii doubtless take the opportunity
TO express their views on tarin revision
President Roosevelt Will shove a great
load Of recommendation upon the leg
isIators when they meet next week. but
re viii do this with a view rather TO
getting future action. in Congresses TO
come, than to getting his recommends
tons at once carried out.
The indications are that this session
OF Congress viii pretty completely dis
regard what Mr.. Roosevelt may recon-
mend. The members naturally win look
ta Taft rather than TO Roosevelt.
Next Census First.
The first important business that will
come before the House VIII be the pass
ing of a bill making provision for TAX
ing the next decenniaI census. This
measure is likely to aroute a stin fight.
The census committee II which Rep
resentaUve Crumpacker is chairman.
last winter reported a bill making the
necessary provisions for taking the cen
sus II was not passed and a c0ntrO-
versy arose over the question OF wheth-
er the several thousand extra employees
should be under the spoils system or
under the civil service. This controver-
sv viii have 10 be .hreshed out at the
very beginning OF tie session.
President Roosevelt. is opposed to the
Idea Of making these additional EN-
plOyes political appointments. So Is
Director North, OF the Census Bureau,
But it is expected many members Of
Congress will be insistent On the spOils
system prevailing, the more so IN view
of the Presidents new order putting
the fourth-cIass pOstmasters under the
civil service
Postal Bank Bill, TOO.
The postal savings bank bill prepared
by Senator Carter and Postmaster Gen
eraI Meyer and gone over with care r
the Senate Committee on POstOfhCe5
VIII lead to much debate. Ii VIII be cont
sidered in the Senate December IA and
undoubtedly will pass the Senate with
out great opposition. It's friends hope
to get it through the House. but there
are reports that Representative over
street, chairman OF the House Commit
tee on Postofhces, will continue his op-
position to it. despite the fact the Chi
Cago platform spoke out for postal
savings system.
Anti-injunctiOn measures Will occupy
much attention. Several members OF
the House are known to be giving at
tention to antt-injunction bills. The
President IS interested in getting this
subject threshed out
Postal legislation Will doubtle IS oc-
cupy a good deal Of attention especially
If the plan Of reOrganizing the Post
office Department favored by Mr.
Meyer, providing fer a director Of
posts. is taken uD.
Revenues Most Important
OvershadCwing everything viii be the
question or how 70 Fun the Govern /
ment under the present revenues. This
question wiH-be the more acute because
of the extraordinary demands that are
going to be made on this session Of
Congress.
It is the general expectation a rivers
and harbOrs bill will be passed. The
National Rivers and Harbors Congress,
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