The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-12
BOTH HOUSES NET MON
DAY BUT DID NO
BUSINESS.
Adjourned Out of Respect to De-
parted Members-PrObable Leg
islatiOn For the Session Out
lined-Leaders Will Put Over
Everything they Can.

houses OF congress convened LOT Ine
second session of the Sixtieth congress.
Vice President Fairbanks presided In
the senate and Speaker Cannon in the
house.
In the senate ex-Gov. Cummins, of
Iowa, took the oath of office as success
sor to Senator Allison, of that state,
and Carroll S. Page, of Vermont as the
successor of Senator Stewart
In the house seven members elected
in November to fill vacancies were also
sworn in. They are Henry A. Barn.
hart, Democrat, who succeeds the late
Mr.. Brick, Republican, Thirteenth In
diana district; Albert Estopinal, Dem
ocrat, who succeeds the late Mr.. Mey-
ers, First Louisiana district; Otto G.
Foelker, Republican, successor to Mr..
Dunwell, Republican, Third New Y ork
district; Frank E. Guernsey, Republi-
can, successor to Mr.. Powers, Republ-
lean, Fourth Maine district; Eben M.
Masters, Republican, successor to Mr..
Parker, Republican, South Dakota at
large; o. G. Wiley, Democrat, success
sor to A. A. Wiley, Democrat, Second
Alabama district, and John P. Swazey,
Republican, successor to Mr. Little
field, Second Maine district.
| First Business
The two houses appointed commit
tees each to notify the other house and
the president that congress is organ
lied for business. The senate then ad-
journed for the day out Of respect to
the memory Of the late Senator ALI
son. The house also terminated it's
brief session with resolutions COM
memorative Of the lives of Messrs. Par
ker, of South Dakota; Wiley, of Ala
bama; Dunwell, of New York, and
Powers, of Maine.
Tuesday will be given up to the read
ing of the presidents message. AS this
is President Roosevelt's last annual
message, there is unusual interest in it.
The house will likely begin business
Wednesday by considering the bill pro-
viding for the taking of the thirteenth
census. 1t is the expectation of Mr..
Tawney. chairman of the committee
on appropriations, that his committee
will be able to report the bill making
appropriations for the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial branches of the
government before the end of the week
and it's consideration will be begun at
the first practical moment.
Postal Savings Banks
The senate has agreed to take up the
bill for the establishment Of postal saw
ings banks, and Senator Foraker's bill
authorizing re-enlistment of the negro
soldiers who were discharged on &C
count of the Brownsville riot of 1905.
Party leaders expect that very little
legislation other than the appropria-
ton bills will be attempted. There
will be general effort to hold the ap-
preparations down to the lowest posi-
BILE level, but they will be large at best
The fact that the managers desire to
restrict legislation will not prevent
other members Of the senate and house
from exerting their efforts in behalf of
favorite measures.
The recent agreement between the
United States and Japan will be con-
sidered by the senate early. Already
a number of senators have privately
expressed disapproval Of the fact that
the compact was made without consult
ing the senate.
Both houses will receive recommen-
dations from the congressional none
tary commission looking to changes in
the laws regulating the supervision of
national banks, and legislation for that
purpose is likely to be enacted. Agita-
ton is made for such changes in the
Sherman antitrust law as will provide
immunity for combinations, such as
labor unions, which have been held in
restraint of trade and which, it is con-
tended, are not injurious.
The advocates of separate statehood
for Arizona and New Mexico will press
the claims of these territories and de-
clare they will have the support of the
president. There will, however, be an
effort to pass these measures over to
the Sixty first congress.
The president will recommend legis-
lation looking to the supervision of tel
egraph and telephone lines, and there
will be bills offered bringing them
within the jurisdiction Of the interstate
commerce commission.
Ship Subsidy
Ship subsidy will also receive atten-
ton.
The revenue decfiit is giving the lead
ers much concern and many would be
delighted if some relief method could
be devised, but this subject is SO inter-
woven with the tariff that it seems
probable its consideration will be de-
ferred until the extra session.
il 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.
It is understood that early in Janu-
airy the president will send in q special
message recommending the protection
and conservation of the country's nat
ural resources, and doubtless there will
be some effort made to respond to his
suggestion. There also will be re-