The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-04
lively SESSION Of CONGRESS
LONG SESSION OPENS MONDAY
AND WILL PROBABLY RUN
INTO SUMNER - APPROPRIA-
TIONS GIVEN RIGHT OF WAY.

session." which probably will run
well into the summer Senators and !
representatives who have arrived in
town express a determination to take
ap the work of the session vigorously
at the beginning with the hope Of
having it well advanced before the
holidays. The house is already Or
ganized by the election of speaker
and 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 has
been at work for more than a week.
When the appropriations bills have
been disposed of, congress will turn
its attention to more interesting if
not more important measures. There
will be plenty to engage it's attention.
Every important committee of the
house has calendar full of bills, in
troduced in the extra session, and
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 to hand to
work on:
Sweeping changes in the railway
laws, giving added power to the in
terstate commerce commission.
Al amendment to the Sherman
antitrust law exempting labor unions
from penalties for combination.
Subventions for the upbuilding of
the merchant marine and extension
of the ocean mail service.
Authorization to railroads to pool
under strict supervision of the inter-
state commerce commission.
Legislation regulating the boycott
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 oleomargarine.
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
elamor for attention, but not all o.
them are expected to receive it.
Every person here is looking for
ward to a lively session. Friction
between Speaker Cannon and the in
surgents is expected to develop as
Soon as the gavel falls. The insur-
gents are rampant and determined
for trouble, while Mr.. Cannon, judg-
ing from his recent speeches in the
west, has no idea of side-stepping. In
the senate things also will be lively
il present signs count for anything
Senator Cummins of Iowa is in town
primed for battle, and La Toilette OF
Wisconsin, Bristow of Kansas and
other insurgent 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 win
ter and spring.
Much interest is manifested in the
presidents message on account of the
great Importance of the many ques'
tions it will have to deal with. Nc
presidential message in years, it is
safe to say, will have been listened
to with a greater amount of eager
ness and interest In the course OF
his recent tour of the country Mr.
Taft outlined in his various addresses
the views he holds concerning the
great public questions of the day an6
which he is expected to incorporate
in his message.
The president will propose to con
gress important legislation upon a
least ten subjects. Each is a mat
ter which will provoke discussion ant
and arouse opposition in congress
The chief subjects to be dealt will
are: Supervision of the issue o
stocks and bonds by interstate cor
poratiops; readjustment of the dutie
and powers of the interstate com
merce commission; expansion of tn
duties of the bureau of. corporations
creation of a new bureau in the de
partment of justice to deal with vic
lations of law by interstate carriers
establishment of d so-called rail
road COURT" amendment of the SheI
man antitrust act; creation of
postal savings bank; ship subsidies
amendment of the procedure re
garding the granting of injunctions
and the conservation of natural re