Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-03-15
Program for Handling Tariff Measure
Depends on Outcome.
BILL READY FOR INTRODUCTION
If Standpatters Win Cannon Will
Reappoint Old Committee,
SENATE ALREADY ORGANIZED
Committee viii Discuss Bill and
Arrangements Have Been Made
for General Debate While
waiting for House.

WASHINGTON, March H.-Both houses
of congress will meet in extraordinary scs-
sion at noon tomorrow. with Vice President
Sherman presiding in the senate, and for
the time, Clerk Mcdowell officiating in the
house. This win be the beginning of the
SiXty-first congress and the first act Of
Importance in the house will be the or
ganzation of that body for business. The
senate is already organized, that outside
of the mere routine, the business of the
first day will be confined 10 the presenta-
tion OF the credentials of Senator Stephen
son of Wisconsin. The certificates Of the
governor of Wisconsin will be handed in by
Senator Burrows, chairman Of the senate
committee on privileges and elections 1t
has been suggested that Mr.. Stephenson s
colleague, Senator La Toilette, would op-
pose the seating of Mr.. Stephenson, but if
there was ever such intention on his part
it apparently has been abandoned, and there
is little doubt that Mr. Stephenson will be
permitted to resume his seat. Later in the
week the senate will begin the reorganiza-
tion of it's standing committees and until
this work is accomplished little business
will be undertaken.
The house may be expected TO more than
make up for the senate deficiencies in sc-
tivities. With a fight on the rules in pros
pect. in addition to the election of speaker
and other officers. to say nothing of the
usual biennial lottery for seats, Monday
bids fair to be a much crowded day at
the southern end OF the capitol.
Cannon VIII lie Reelected.
The action of the republican caucus makes
certain the reelection of Speaker Cannon
and of the other house officers, but there
is still doubt in the minds of some as to
? just what may be done with reference to
the rules. If the Insurgents and their
democratic allies should win, the program
for the introduction and committee con-
! sderation of the tariff bill may be different
from what it would be II the stand pat
ters" should prevail. If Speaker Cannon S
friends are victorious in the matter of
rules, the presidents message on the tariff
will be received Tuesday and Immediately
following its reading the republican MEM
bers of the committee on ways and means
will introduce their bill for the revision OF
the tariff schedules. The speaker will then
appoint a committee on ways and means
and the bill will be referred to that COM
mittee.
1t is understood that IL the selection Of
the committee is left TO the speaker he will
designate all the old members of the COM
mittee who were reelected to congress.
This would leave but one vacancy, that
caused by the retirement of Mr.. Bonynge
of Colorado, and it is intimsted that Rep
resentative Mondell of Wyoming will be
chosen for that position. The democratic
members of the committee would be ap-
pointed at the same time and the present
purpose is to have the committee report the
bill back to the house after one or two sit
tings.
AS soon as practicable, within a day or
two after 1t is reported, the tariff bill will
be taken up for considerable and the de-
bate which will last anywhere from two
to four weeks, will be launched.
| General Debate in senate.
! While the senate cannot formally begin
its consideration of the tariff until after
the house bill has been officially trans
ferrcd to the senate, the committee on
finance will proceed with the general dis
cussion of the subject and will be well
prepared as possible to repart soon after
the official receipt of the bin from the
| house. Every effort will ne made in both
houses to restrict legislation OF the extra
session to the subject of tariff but un-
questionsbly many bills will be introduced
and It is possible that consideration may
be given to the bill providing for the next
census and TO a resolution changing the
| date OF the Inauguration of the president
| from March to some later date. SO much
suffering and inconvenience were caused
| by the weather attending the recent in
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