The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-19
DOORS OF COVGPF0
SWING WIDE NM
AND WORK BFRI
SPECIAL SESSION F07 co,
ALTON OF TARIFF raIr-
ORDER At NOON
CANNON TO BE Ran,
Insurgents And Demoers., r.
And Scrap For Ccrtror
House.-Want to Moef. ;.
ent Rules.

ir WASHINGTON. Mar.a l5-s
lg houses of Congress me- ID ~
= nary session at noon today. with n
d President Sherman presiding IN
Senate and, for the time cJsrs
IS Dowell officiating in the House
b This is the beginning OF the IN
first Congress and the first act 4
portance in the House will ba II.
y ganization of that body tor busn.,
r The Senate is already organized
that outside of the mere routine
business of the first day will he 4.
fined to the presentation of the :.
dentials of Senator Stephenson
! Wisconsin Later in the wa,
the Senate will begin the ran
ganization of its standing commtss
and until this work is accomDIisby
very little business will be uD3s
| taken.
The House may be expected to NM,
than make up for the Senate de6ciaD,,
in activity. With fight on the uI.,
in prospect, in addition to the ee,
ton of Speaker and other office,
Monday bids fair to be a very mrs
crowded day.
The action of the Republican csvm,
makes certain the reelection Of Speak.
er Cannon and of the other HOUSE
officers, but there is still doubt in the
minds of some as to what NAV he
done with reference to the rules, and
it is in this connection that interest
centers. If the insurgents" and ther
Democratic allies should win. the pro
gram for the introduction and commit
tee consideration of the tariff bill
night be very different from what It
would be if the "stand-patters" should
,revail.
If Speaker Cannon's friends are VIC
orious in the matter of the rules the
residents message on the tariff will
e received Tuesday, and Immediately
its reading the Republican
LENDERS on the Ways and Means
ommittee will introduce their bill for
lie revision of the tariff schedules.
he Speaker will then appoint Com.
1ttee on Ways and Means, and the
II Will be referred to that commit.
g.
1t is understood that if the selec
IN of the committee is left to the
eaker he will designate all the old
of the committee who were
elected to Congress. This would
we but one vacancy, that caused by
retirement of Mr.. Banynge, of Col.
'do, and it is intimated that Repre-.
native Mondell, of wyoming, will
CHOSEN for that position. The
mocratic members of the commit
viii be appointed at the same
e, and the present purpose is to
e the committee report the bill
k to the House after one or two
ings.
5 soon as practicable, within day
,wo after it is reported, the tariff
VIII be taken up for consideration,
the debate, which will last from
TO four weeks, will be launched.
nile the Senate can not formally
n its consideration of the tariff
the House bill has been officially
sIerred to the Senate, the Com.
9e on Finance will proceed with
general discussion of the subject,
VIII be prepared as soon as posi-
70 report Immediately after the
aI receipt of the bill from the
e.
cry effort will be made in both
y 70 restrict legislation of the
session to the subject of tariff,
PROFESSIONALLY many bills will be
'uced, and it is possible that con-
ltion may be given to the bill q
ing for the next census and t -
'iutlon changing the date of the
lration of the President from
to some later date.
leaders will, however, exert
ewes to prevent even this leg.
at the present session. Their
is chat the quickest action on
'iH can be obtained by holding
'ss exclusively to that subject
ey contend that the business in
Oh the country which are az.
oy the uncertainty regarding
are paramount to all other con-
Ions.