Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-08
TARIFF CHANGE
INVOLVES MANY
INTERRUPTIONS
TEDIOUS DELAYS THREATENED
IN REVISION
TWO MONTHS SESSION APPEARS
UNAVOIDABLE
Statehood and other Important Issues
VIII Be Considered in the Mean
time-Deluge of Bills
Promised
[By Associated Press.l

IA ASHlNGION, Mdrch w hei
w congress meets March ,hoto 10 to COM ,si1
be no constitutional restrictions upon
the nature of business that may be
transacted.
1t generally is conceded at least two
months will be required for the house
to conclude consideration of all the
schedules involved in this legislation.
The house itself will not receive the
bill for some weeks. as the committee
on ways and means Will require con-
siderable time to report the measure.
During this period the senate VIII
have nothing to do in respect TO tne
tariff and even after the bill leaves the
house 1t will be in the hands of the
committee on finance for some time
before the senate actually gets possess
sion of it, Then will begin long wait
by the house until the senate amend
nents can be known and conferees ap-
pointed to bring about an agreement
upon them.
Must Remain IN Session
This procedure will result in each
house having to remain in session,
with nothing to do in relation to the
tariff, for a couple of months.
Three days is the extent of recess
that may be taken by either body:
Senator'S therefore. are considering
lIe duNiSdpiiiiJ VI NiNCi i'o OAa
legislation.
The advocates of postal savings
banks have talked of the possibility or
such a policy being adopted ever since
they became aware of their inability
to secure legislation in the late con-
gress
There are many earnest advocates of
a change of the date for the inaugura-
ton from March 4. Action on this
question may be taken.
Advocates of statehood for New Mex
leo and Arizona were greatly disap-
pointed that no progress could be made
toward the enactment of an enabling
act during the late session and they
are restless over any proposition to
delay action until the regular session
of congress, because they fear the mass
of legislation which win then come up
will crowd out their claims.
Must Provide for Census
The presidents veto of the census
bill makes mandatory some action TO
provide for the enumeration of the
thirteenth census.
Legislation might be delayed until
early next>winter, but some believe that
the extra session will give an admir-
able opportunity to dispose of it,
The extra session is sure to bring
forth a deluge of bills in both houses.
As the house ways ana means COM
mittee will have the important duty or
reporting tine new tariff bill there is
keen rivalry among members of the
house for appointments to fill the three
vacancies on the committee.
The one vacancy in the Republican
membership made by the retirement of
Representative Bonynge of Colorado
will in all probability be filled by
member from western state. Repre-
sentative Howell of Utah and Repre-
sentatives Burke and Martin of South
Dakota and Representative Cushman
of Washington have been suggested.
New Yorker Mentioned
Francis Burton Harrison of New
York, although having served only one
term in congress, is most prominently
spoken of to fill the vacancy i'll the
minority membership of the committee
caused by the retirement of Represen-
tative Bourke Cochran of New York.
1t is understood that Serene E.
Pane, chairman of the committee,
tavors Mr.. Harrison's appointment, but
Champ Clark, minority leader declares
he will not consider committee appoint
ments until the fight on the rules has
been settled.
I'VE may have committee on COM
mittees to suggest appointments" he
said land until this question of the
rules is settled / cannot say anything
about committee appointments"
Representative William Sulzer of
New York is a prominent candidate for
Mr.. Cockran'S place.