The bee., 1908-12-10

Congressional Notes
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The two houses will appoint commit.
tees each to notify the other house
and the president that congress Is
organized for business. The senate
will then adjourn for the day out Of
respect to the memory Of the late Sen
alter Allison. The house will also
terminate its brief session with reso-
lutions commemorative Of the lives of
Messrs Parker, South Dakota; Wiley,
Alabama; DunwelI, New York and
Powers. Maine. J..
Tuesday will be given up to the read
ing Of the presidents message. AS
this is President Roosevelts last an
nual message, there is unusual interest
In II. The general report is that it viii
prove to be a conservative and care
fully. prepared document, and that
few recommendations for legislation
will be ventured upon. $40
The house likely will begin business
Wednesday by considering the bill
providing the means for the taking of
the thirteenth census. 1t is the ex-
pectation of Mr.. Tawney. chairman Of
the committee on appropriations, that
his committee will be prepared to re-
port the making appropriations for
the legislative, executive and judicial
branches of the government before the
end Of the week and its consideration
will be begun at the first practical
moment.
The senate has agreed to take up
tai savings banks and Senator Fora
ker's bin authOrizating the re-enlist-
ment Of the negro soldiers who were
discharged because Of the Brownsville
riot of 1906.
Party leaders expect very little legis
lation other than the appropriation
bill will be attempted. These .aggre-
gate S100,OO0,00O. -
There will be a general EFFORT to hold
the appropriations down to the lowest
limit, but they likely will exceed this
figure. A bill for the Improvement OF
rivers and harbors will carry not less
than s25,O00.O0o or SSo,OOO.OOO The
census of 1910 will require an extra
outlay OF not less than $40. 900. 900.
Agitation is being made for such
changes in the Sherman antitrust
law as will provide immunity for com.
binations such as labor unions, which
have been held in restraint OF trade
and which it is centended are not in.
furious. ~-p
When the house adjourned after the.
first days session 70 public bills had
been dropped into the hopper in add.
ton to ESQ private bills and eight
resolutions. -s-s~~SN-- s7'as
Indications are that the Japanese.
American agreement will be the sub,
iect of much debate during the pre-
sent session Of the senate, several OF
the members being inclined TO think
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Root usuroped constitutional powers OF
that body.
No new subjects being submitted
by the departments, it is believed the
house will make record time ON the
general appropriation bills.
There was a pail of sadness over
the United States senate when II con.
Vened for the second session OF the
sixtieth congress, which was due to
the absence of the late Senator VIII
liam b. Allison OF Iowa, who died last
August after a service Of over SS
years Ia that body.
Senators Aldrich, Gallinger and
Teller were appointed In pursuance OF
a resolution offered by Senator Hale
to await upon the president and Ia
form him that congress was ready 70
receive his annual message. Senator
Dillingham; presented the credentials
Of his colleague, senatOr-eiect Carroll
s. Page, Of Vermont, and the oath of
office was administered 10 him by
the Vice-president.
The most important action Of the
house was the passage by unanlm.
Gus consent OF a resolution authoriz-
ing the committee on ways and
means in It's tarin hearings TO sub
psnA Witnesses and to call for books
and papers.
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