Arizona republican., 1909-12-06
WHICH BEGINS AT NOON
No Special Program for Legislation, Both Houses Waiting For Message-It
 Is Only Certain Insur- gents Will Be Heard from

Washington. Dec At noon tn- morrow the first regular session of the Sixty-first congress will convene There have been few sessions in re- cent years for which there has been so little planning among members.
 ordinarily Speaker Cannon and Mir
 Aldrich. who speaks for the maioritv
 in the senate. have program at the
 beginning but this year they have none. ar. if they have. they are not talking They are waiting for the president
 by common consent. apparently. all are holding back until the presidep- tiai recommendations shall be receiv- ed on Tuesday. in the first annual message. That the suggestions of the president will be acted upon Is too much to say. But there is a disposi- ton to accommodate him as far as can be. There is a determination to hear his suggestions before entering upon an effort at legislation along the lines upon which he has intimated d desire to be heard
 Even the insurgents" generally lS- press willingness to wait for the president before attempting to formu- late plan of action. This is true in both the senate and the house. They manifest much interest in the forth coming message but they say that un- til it is received they will be unable to form plans Insurgents are of an aNowedly irreconcilable attitude to- ward the speaker, and AIr Aldrich. whom they Hold responsible one for the house rules and the other for the present tariff Unquestionably they will be heard from soon in some way It is not hoped by the friends of the new tariff that they will escape criti- cism. They are prepared for this and will attempt to meet it when it comes
 Thefe is practically no prospect Of amending the rules of the house at this session. The indications are strong that no general effort will be made in that direction. The principal interest -centers in the possibility of railroad legislation. All are waiting with keen expectation 10 see what recommendations MT. Taft will make on that subject Representative Mann has bills prepared on all these points. and will present them as soon as the message is received. He is chairman of the committed that will have these measures. and they will be pressed with vigor.
 Much interest is felt in the Nicara guan situation, but the general dispo- sition is to permit the executive branch to deal with this question without interference.
 While the corporation tax was un- der consideration in the extra session. MT AIdrich expressed an opinion that it would not bc of long life, but prob ably he will not take steps to abrogate it until it's full eeffct oIrthc tariff as q revenue producer is ascertained. MT Campbell of Kansas on Monday will introduce resolution asking for an of the sugar trust,
 The opinion is general that New Mexico and Arizona will attain state hood before the close Of the session. The president has promised that they will come in separately. While many members regard the two territories as for statehood, Ihe proba- bilities are that they will yield. There will also be strenuous efforts to get through the postal savings bank bill. and a ship subsidy bill. but both will be vigorously opposed.