The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-09
THE LONG SESSION
Appropri alton Bills Give Right of
Way.
LIVELY TIMES EXPECTED.
Much Interest is Manifested in Presi-
dents Message on Account OF
Many Questions he Will Have to
Deal With.

Washington. ID. c.. Special.-CCn-
gress assembled Monday on the
"long session. which will probably
run into the summer. Senators and
Representatives who have arrived cx-
press determination to take up the
work Of the SSSion vigorously with
the hope of havin" ii we'll advanced
before the holidays. The House is
alrcday organized by the election of
Speaker and officers ut the extra scs-
sion. and the appointment OF COM
mittecS. So there will be no excuse
for that body not getting down to
business at once.
The appropriation bills are TO he
given the right Of way III both ends
of the capitol and pressed through
with all possible haste. When the
appropriations bills have been dis
posed of Congress will turn its al
tention to more interesting if not
more important measures.
Here are some of the things Con-
greSS will find ready TO hand 10
work on:
Sweeping changes in the railway
laws. giving added power to the in
terstatc Commerce Commission.
An amendment To the Sherman an
thrust act cXemp,iny labor unions
from penalties for combination.
Subventiuns for the uphuilding of
the merchant marine and extension
of the ocean mail srvicc.
Authorization to railroads to pool
under strict supervision of the In
tcrStatc Commerce Commission.
Legislation regulating the boycott
and the issuance of inlunclIons
against labor organizations.
Internal waterway improvements,
according to the policy outlined by
the President in his recent addresses
III the South and West.
\ proposal to reduce the present
tax on olcomar"arine.
An investigation of the sugar trust
scandal will be proposed. and may
or may not be undcrtak
Much interest is manifested III the
President 5 message on account of
questions it will have to deal with.
No presidential message III years,
il is safe 10 say. will have been lis
tened to with n greater amount of
caTrrneSS and interest. In the course
of his recent tour of the country Mr..
Taft outlined in his various address,
cS the views he held concerning
the great public questions of the day
and which he is expected TO incor-
poratc in his message.
The President will propose to Con-
greSS important legislation upon at
least ten subjects. Each is u matter
which will provoke discussion and
arouse opposition in Congress. The
chief subjects TO be dealt with are:
Supervision of the issue of stocks
and bonds by interstate corporations:
readjustmcnt of the duties and power
of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission: expansion of the duties of
the Bureau Of Corporations: crea-
tion of n new bureau III the Depart
ment of Justice to deal with viola
tions of law by inteterstatc carriers;
establishment Of so-called rail
road court -; amendment of the
Sherman antitrust act; creation of 4
postal savings bank: ship subsidies;
amendment of the procedure regard
ing the granting of injunctions, and
the conservation of natural resources
In addition to these it is probable
that currency reform will be recon-
mended. not as something TO be inn
mediately undertaken. but To be con-
Si1prpl when tbn rannrt nf tho hnne-
tary Commission is completed.