Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-12-04
TO ASSEMBLE MONDAY FOR THE
LONG ESsIoN-LAW-MAK
ARE GATHERING.
MATTERS UP
Friction Between Speaker Cannon and
the Insurgents and the Fight Is
to Be Lively one-Interest
In Taft's Message.
6Herald Specially

gress will assemble Monday for the
long session." which probably vii
run well into the summer Senators
and representative who have arrived
in town express a determination te
take up the work of the session vigor
ously at the beginning with the hops
of having it well advanced before the
holidays. The house is already or
ganized by the election of speaker ano
officers at the extra session, and the
appointment of committees, so there
will be no excuse for that body not
getting down to business at once.
The appropriation bills are to be
given the right of way at both ends
of the capitol and pressed through
with all possible haste. The appro
priations committee of the house have
been at work for more than a week
When the appropriations bills have
been disposed of, congress will turn
its attention to more interesting i
not more important measures. There
will be plenty to engage attention.
Every important committee of the
house has a calendar full of bills, In!
troduced in the extra session, and a
flood of new measures, cooked up by
ambitious members during the recess
is expected at the outset.
Here are some of the things con
gress will find ready at hand to work
on:
Sweeping changes in the railway
laws, giving added power to the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
An amendment to the Sherman anti
trust law act exempting labor uni0sss
from penalties for combination
Subventions for the upbuilding 9i
the merchant marine and extensioi
the ocean mail service.
Authorization to railroads toA pool
under strict Supervision Of the
state Commerce Con- nj $50
Legislation regulating the Soy
and the issuance of injunctions against
labor organizations.
Internal waterway Improvements,
according to the policy outlined by the
president in his recent addresses in
the south and west.
A proposal to reduce the present tax
on oleomargartne.
An investigation of the sugar trust
scandal will be proposed, and may or
may not be undertaken.
The foregoing are some of the more
important measures which will clamor
for attention, but not all of them are
expected to receive it.
Every person here is looking for
ward to lively session. Friction be
tween Speaker Cannon and the insnr-
gents is expected to develop as soon
as the gavel falls. The insurgents are
rampant and determined for trouble.
while Mr.. Cannon, judging from his
recent speeches in the west, has no
idea of side-stepping. In the senate
things also will be lively, if present
signs count for anything. Senator
Cummins of Iowa is in town primed
for battle, and La Toilette of Wiscon-
Gin, Bristow of Kansas and' other in
surgent leaders are also on the ground
ready for the fray. On all sides,
therefore, the outlook is bright for
some ''scrappy" times in both houses
during the coming winter and spring.
Much interest is manifested in the,
presidents message on account of the
great Importance of the many ques
lions it will have to deal with. No
presidential message in years it is
safe to say, will have been listened to
with greater amount of eagerness
and interest. In the course of his re-
cent tour of the country Mr.. Taft out
lined in his various addresses the
views he holds concerning the great
public questions of the day and which
he is expected to incorporate in his
message.
The president will propose to CON
gress important legislation upon at
least ten subjects Each is matter
which will provoke discussion and
arouse opposition in congress- The
chief subjects to be dealt with are:
of the issue of stocks and |
bonds by interstate corporations; re-
adjustment of the duties and powers
Of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion; expansion Of the duties of the
Bureau of Corporations; creation of a
new bureau in the department of jus
lice to deal with violations of law by
Interstate carriers; establishment of Il
so-called railroad court" amendment
Of the Sherman antitrust act; cfea-
ion of postal savings bank; ship
amendment of the proceed
Ire regarding the granting of iniunc-