The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-07
61ST. CONGRESS
CALLED To ORDER;
THEN ADJOURNED
LAWMAKERS, HOWEVER, WILL
GET DOWN TO ACTIVE BUS.
INESS TO-DAY.
Insurgents Ready for Their Crusade
Against Uncle Joe and the REGULARS.
President Message to Be Delivered
Today-Many Suggestion In 1t.

Washington, D. c.. Dec. 6.-The first
session of the Sixty-frst congress was
called TO order today at noon and
shortly after adjourned out of respect
TO the dead.
There is a real grief in evidence
today among the members of tae
house over the death of Congressman
DeArmond The terrible fate which
overlook the Missouri statesman has
cast a gloom over the democrats. who
have lost their ablest leader, and this
sorrow is shared by many Of the re-
publicans.
Ii eCame known t. day that the
reDu iican insurgents are girding up
Their loins to do a lot of lnsurging
espe tally directed against Joseph G..
Cannon OF Illinois, speaker of the
house but their activity will doubt
less result in nothing more than words.
words, words. The regulars are amply
prepared TO stiie anything that has
the appearance of general legislation.
The more the insurgents indulge iD
heated conversation, the more the reg
ulars will enjoy it,
Although President Taft has lot
OF suggestions for congress to con-
slider, that consideration is almost Ger
tain to lose the name of action" The
assing OF appropriation bills where
and when they will do the most good
is the program of the regulars, who
are anxious to return to their homes
tc look after political fences. The hot
test fight in years is in prospect, and
the elections next fall will doubtless
result in placing many members on
the rolls of the dead ducks" The
democratic members think they have
q chance TO capture the house. and
while the republicans are not unduly
fearful, they are not going to take
any chances with important legisla-
ton which might prove unpopular.
1t is not likely that anything sur
prsing will develop in President
Taft's message, which will be deliv-
cred to congress tomorrow. In his
recent tour he outlined his policies
quite thoroughly, and these policies
may be described in word as Roosa-
yeltian, tempered by the wide differ
ence in temperament between the
present and former presidents.
One of his most important recon-
mendations to "clinch the Roosevelt
policies" will be for the establishment
of court of five members to expedite
litigation over the decisions of the
interstate commerce commission. I'm
der the new recommendation the pres
ident will seek to establish court of
experts Mr.. Taft will suggest re-
organization of the bureau of corpo-
rations, the interstate commerce COM
mission and the department of Justice.
The narrowing of the scope of the
Sherman antitrust law is another
recommendation that will be charged
with the possibility of trouble in
congress. Mr.. Taft will recommend
that its application be limited to com
binations and conspiracies to suppress
competition and establish monopolles.
The message also will contain a
recommendation for legislation relat-
ing to the issuing of injunctions The
president will make several definite
suggestions for the continuance and
extension of the administrators con-
servation and reclamation policy. He
will urge the establishment of postal
savings banks.
The president will recommend ship
Co.
ment of lines on the Pacific and on
the Atlantic between American and
South American ports. A reorganiza-
ton of the Alaska government will
be another in the long list of recon-
mendations.
In his message President Taft will
recommend the enactment Of such
laws as will make it impossible fer
white slave" trade To exist in the
United States. Representative Marn
will introduce bill having FOR its
purpose the prevention of the traffic
the government and foreign COM
merce.
The cleaning up" of the customs
service is another matter with Jhich
congress is asked to wrestlc. The
democratic have seiei upon the re-
cent exposures of "sIgaf trust" rae
tics as good campaign material. and
they are not willing to let sleeping
dogs lie"
But when all is said and done Un-
| Gle Ice Cannon Is the principal iss Ie