Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-06
Session Begins Without Any q
Defined Program in Either
House.
ALL AWAITING THE MESSAGE
Will Hear Presidents idea Before
Outlining Legislation.
PLANS OF THE INSURGENTS"
Will Criticise House Rules and New
Tariff Law.
MANN HAS RAILROAD BILLS
Representative Has Drawn Measures
that BmbOdy Presidents Views
Resolution to Investigate
Sugar Trust.


WASHINGTON, Dec Sat noon tomor-
row the first session OF the Sixty-first con-
g7ess will be convened. Vice President |
Sherman will preside in the senate and |
Speaker Cannon will WELD the gavel IN the |
house.
The beginning Of the session is regarded |
as always with interest, but there have |
been few sessions in recent years for which !
there has been so little planning among
members. Ordinarily Speaker Cannon and
Ser ator Aldrich. who speaks for the ma
jority of the senate have a program at the
beginning Of a session, but this year they
have none; or, II they have one, they are
not talking about Il. They are waiting
upon the president. BY common consent,
apparently, all are holding back until the
presidential recommendations can be re-
ceived, as they will be on Tuesday, in his
first annual message. That his suggestions
will be acted upon is too much to say. But
there is a disposition to accommodate him
a. far as can be done and there is deter
minatlon to hear his intimations before
entering upon any effort at legislation
along the lines upon which he has inti-
mated a desire to be heard
Plans of 'ansurgents."
Even the Insurgents generally express
a Willingness to wait upon the White House
before attempting to formulate a plan of
action This Is true both In the senate and
the house. Trey manifest much interest In
the forthcoming message but say that untn
II is received they viii be unable to form
any plans They proclaim no fight against
the president. but some at least of them are
avowedly irreconoiiable in their attitude to-
wards the speaker and Senator Aldrich,
~. far
the house rules and the other for, the tariff
law Unquestionably they will be heard
from in some way before the session grows
very old and Il not hoped by the friends
Of the new tariff that they will escape criu-
cisuA They are prepared for this and will
sattempt to mest Il WREN II comes There IS
practically no prospect Of amending the
rules OF the house during this session and
the Indications are strong that there will be
no general effort in that direction There
doubtless will be some talk however
Probable railroad Legislation.
The principal interest In the outlook cen
ters IN the possibility of railroad legisla-
tion, and all hands are waiting with keen
expectancy to sec what recommendations,
II any Mr.. Taft may make on that subject.
Representative Mann has bills prepared
on all these points and will present them
is chairman of the committee which Will
have the measures in hand and will press
them with vigor
Much interest Is felt In the Nicaraguan
situation, but the general disposition is
to permit the executive branch to deal
with IL without legislative interference at
least In the present stage. congressman
generally express no apprehension as to
the outcome The attitude of Canada to-
wards the provisions Of the tariff law rel
Stve to print paper and wood pulp is
giving some concern. There will be early
efforts to remedy this situation. but there
Is no certainty OF the outcome
While the corporation tax provision of
the tariff bill was under consid rat on
during the extra session, Senator Aldrich
expressed the opinion that 1t might not
be Of long life, but he probably viii take
no steps to abrogate it until the full ef-
feet OF the tariff as a revenue producer
can be ascertalned
sugar Trust Resolution.
Representative Campbell will introduce a
resolution Monday for an investigation OF
the sugar trust.
The opinion is quite general that after
their long walt at the church New Mex
loo and Arizona viii attain to statehood
before the close Of the session. The presi-
dent has promised that they shall come In
separately and while many members stu
regard the two territories as unpr pared
Cor the responsibilities OF statehood the
probabilities are that they will yield and
allow the passage OF a bill enabling their
admission There also will be strenuous
efforts TO get through a postal savings
bin and a merchant marine bill, but bott
viii be opposed.
Both houses viii probably adjourn a
most Immediately after convening on Mon
day; the senate on account of the death o.
Senator Johnson OF North Dakota and tn,
house because OF the deaths OF Represent
atiVes De Armond OF Missouri and Lassite
Of Virginia, all OF which have occurred
during the recess
Mr.. Thompson, who succeeds Senato
Johnson, will be sworn in the senate a
VIII Mr CcCreidy and Alr. Moxley, en-
the successor OF the late Representative
Cushman Of Washington and tie othe
Of William Lorlmer OF Illinois, elevate,
to the senate.
The presidents message viii be receive,
and read in both houses on Tuesday.
Sets Fire TO the jail.
SIOUX FALLS. S. d., Dec. 5.-(speeial) J.