The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-06
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
AhSIOUSLY AWAITED
Even insurgents" Want TO
Hear From White House
Before Planning Fight

Washington d. G., Dec. 1.-THE res
ular session OF lhe SiStyFirst con.
gress convened here at noon today
and was marked with the usual scenes
attendant upon the assembling or iae
National lawmakers.
The bcginr,#g Of the session Is re-
gardcd, as always, with much interest,
but there have been few sessions 80
recent years for which there has been
50 little planning among members Or
dinarily speaker Cannon and Senator
Aldrich who speaks for the majority
ut the seuaic, have Il program nj the
beginning of a session. but this year
iacy have none. or IL they have they
are not talking about ~ They are
waiting upon ihc President
l{y common consent, apparently, all
are holding back until The presidential
recommendation can be received AZ
they viii be on Tuesday IN his first
annual message rbaf his suggestions
will be acted upun is too much to say
But the'c is a disposition 10 accOmmo
date him as far as can be done, and
there Is 4 determination to hear his
fntimations before entering upon any
effort at legislation along lines upon
which he has expressed desire tc
be heard
insurgents" To Wait
Even the insurgents" generally eXt
press willingness to wait before al
tempting to starr a plan. OF action. This
s true both In the senate and IT,
house They manifest much interest
in the forthcoming message but say
that until II is received they viii be
unable to form any plans. They pro-
claim no fight against the President,
but some at least OF them are avoN
edly irreconcilable In their attitude
toward the speaker and Senator AID
rich, whom they hold responsible the
one for the house rules, and the other
for the taliff law
Unquestionably they will be heard
from Ia some way before the session
arrows very old. and 1t Is not hoped
~ The friends of the new tariff that
they will escape criticism They are
prepared for this, and will attempt 20
meet it when it comes. There virtual
~ Is no prospect of amending the
rules of the house duling this session
and the indications are strong tRat
uere wiz ve no general effort ip that
direction Ttare doubtTs ~il' -
some tagS, nowevc.
Rallroae legislation
The principal interest IN the out
look centets III the possibility Of rall-
road legislation. and all hands are
waiting with keen expectancy 10 see
what recommendations. II any MT.
Taft may make on that subject. Rep
fesentative Mann has bills prepared
on all those points anu will present
them as soon as the message Is se-
ceivcd He Is chairman Of the com
miitec which viii have the measures
IN hand and viii press them Rith
4ignr
Much interest Is felt in the Mica
faguan situation. but the general dis
position Is 10 permit the executive
branch 10 deal With il without inter.
terence. AZ least "a he present stage
Gengleasmtn generally express no ap-
prchcnsion MS to the outcome The
altitude Of Canada toward the psovi'
sioils OF the tariff law relative 70
print paper and wood pulp Is giving
some concern There win he carly FL
forts 10 remedy this situation, but
there is no certainty of the outcome.
While HE corporation taN provision
Of The tariff bill was under consid
sfaiion during The extra session, SCI,
ator Aldiich expressed the onin1n
bat II might moi be ~ long lle. bul
he probably VIII take no step to alb
tegate Il until The full effect Of ihe
tariff as q revenue producer can be
ascerialped