The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-06

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today the first regular session of the
sixty-first congress was convened.
Vice President Sherman will preside
in the senate and Speaker Cannon will
WELD the gavel in the house.
The beginning Of the session is re-
garded, as always, with much interest,
but there have been few sessions in
recent years for which there has been
SO little planning among members. Or
dinarily Speaker Cannon and Senator
Aldrich, who speaks for the majority
of the senate, have a programme at
the beginning of a session, but this
year they have none; or il they have
they are not talking about it. They
are waiting upon the president.
BY common consent. apparently, all
are holding back until the presidential
recommendation can be received, as
they win be on Tuesday in his first an
nual message. That his suggestions
will be acted upon is too much to say
But there is a disposition to accommo-
date him as far as can be done, and
there is a determination to hear his
intimations before entering upon any
effort at legislation along lines upon
which he has expressed desire to be-
heard.
Even the insurgents" generally ex-
press willingness to wait upon the
White House before attempting to
formulate a plan of action. This Isl
true both in the senate and the house.
They manifest much interest in the
forthcoming message but say that I'M
til it is received they will be unable to
form any plans. They proclaim no
fight against the president, but some
at least of them are avowedly irrecon-
cilable in their attitude toward the
speaker and Senator Aldrich, whom
they hold responsible, the one for the
house rules, and the other for the
tariff law.
Unquestionably they will be heard
from in some way before the session
grows old, and it is not hoped by the
friends Of the new tariff that they will
escape criticism. They are prepared
for this, and will attempt to meet it
when it comes There virtually is no.
prospect of amending the rules Of the
house during this session and the in
dications are strong that there will be
no general effort in that direction.
There doubtless will be some talk,
however.
The principal interest in the out
look centers in the possibility of rail-
road legislation, and all hands are
waiting with keen expectancy to see
what recommendations, if any Mr.
Taft may make on that subject. Rep
resentative Mann has bills prepared
on all these points and will presents
them as soon as the message is re-
ceived. He is chairman of the com
mittee which will have the measures.
in hand and will press them with
vigor
Much interest is felt in the Mica
raguan situation. but the general dis
position is to permit the executive.
branch to deal with it without inter.
ference. at least in the present stage.
Congressman generally express no
apprehension as to the outcome. The
attitude Of Canada toward the proyi-
sions Of the tariff law relative to print
paper and wood pulp is giving some
concern. There viii be early efforts
to remedy this situation, but there is.
no certainty of the outcome.
While the corporation tax provision
Of the tariff bill was under eonsid-
Grafton during the extra session. Sen
ator Aldrich expressed the opinion
that it might not be Of long life, but
he probably win take no steps to abb
rogate it until the full effect Of the
tariff as a revenue producer can be
.ascertained.
Representative Campbell will intro
duce a resolution Monday for an la-
vestigation of the sugar combination.
The opinion is quite general that
after their long wait at the church. p
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