The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-08
CONGRESS MAY
Be REAL BUSY
Members Object to Waiting For Tar
1T Report-PIan to I'M
prove Time.

washington. March s.-When con
gress meets on the 18th instant upon
the call Of the president to consider
revision of the tariff. there will be
no constitutional restrictions upon
the nature Of business that may be
transacted. It is generally conceded
that at least two months will be re-
Quired for the house of representa-
tives to conclude consideration of all
the schedules involved In this legisla-
ton. The house itself will not re-
ceive the bill for some weeks, as the
committee on ways and means will
require considerable time to report
the measure. During this long period
the senate will have nothing to do In
respect to the tariff, and even after
the bill leaves the house II will be In
the hands Of the committee on
finance for some time before the SEN
ate actually gets possession OF II and
the debate begins. Then will begin
long walt by the house OF represen-
tatives until the senate amendments
can be known and conferees appoint
ed to bring about an agreement upon
them.
Thia procedure will result IN each
house having to remain In session
with nothing to do in relation to the
tariff covering q period Of couple
of months Three days is tie extent
of a recess that may be taken By
either body. 49,
In view of the extended period OF
Inactivity that would face each house
should nothing be considered except
the tariff, many senators are consid-
ering the ACCESSIBILITY Of entering
upon other legislation which they be-
lieve ought to be passed in time to
send it over to the, house when that
body has disposed OF its bill and will
| only have to wait for senate action
on the tariff. The Advocates of pos
tai savings banks have talked Of the
| possibility of such a policy being
adopted ever since they became
aware Of their inability to secure leg
islation in the last session Of con-
| gress.
There are many advocates of .
change of date In the inauguration
from March 4 until later day, when
favorable weather is likely to prevail.
Senior Depew took the first legisla-
| tive step in favor of making such
change when he introduced a resolu-
ton proposing an amendment to the
constitution to change the date Of the
Inauguration from March to the last
| Wednesday In April.
The presidents veto Of the census
bill makes mandatory some action to
provide for the enumeration Of the
thirteenth census. and while legisla-
ton might be delayed until early
next winter, some of those who are
interested in this subject believe the
extra session would give an admirar
BILE opportunity to dispose Of IT,
The extra session is sure to bring
forth a deluge of bills in both houses.
and as senate committees are organ
lied for business there need be no
delay in getting to work IL he pre-
vailing sentiment favors action on
special matters. In the house Of rep
resentatives It is understood that only
the committee on ways and means is
to consider tariff legislation and on
the census, to frame bill for the
enumeration of the next census, In
addition the committee on rules and
accounts will be appointed. so that
any additional legislation requiring
committee action could be procured
only by a change In this program.