Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-17
LIVELY TIMES AHEAD SHAFT TO Be OPENED
Coming Session Expected to Cry of Women Needed by
Be "Scrappy." Cherry Mine Officials.
NOT THREE WEEKS AWAY GAS FORMS IN WORKINGS
Trouble by Insurgents Danger Explosion Completing
Houses Looked For. Deadly Work of Fire.
MUCH WORK AWAITS ACTION BIG PUMP TO BE STARTED
Freight Apparently Having No Effect
Rates Anti Flames on Scene.
NOT THREE WEEKS AWAY
Trouble by Insurgents in Both
Houses Looked For.
MUCH WORK AWAITS ACTION
Legislation Proposed Regarding
Railway Securities, Freight
Rates and Antitrust Law.

Two weeks from next Monday Congress
will assemble for the Tong session"
(which probably will run well into the
summer. The House is already organized
by the election of Speaker and officers
at the extra session. and the appointment
pf committees. so that there will be no
excuse for not getting down to business
at once.
The appropriations committee will meet
Immediately after Chairman Tawney and
Ais colleagues return from Panama, and
begin work on one OF the appropriation
bills. probably the legislative, executive
and judicial. Every important committee
OF the House has calendar full Of bills,
introduced I'm the extra session. az a
bilious members during the recess. is ex-
pected at the outset.
Trouble in House Expected.
Friction between Speaker Cannon and
the insurgents is expected to develop inn
mediately. 1t is not contemplated that
the House will entertain an effort to oust
the Speaker. but 1t Is well within the
range of effort Of the insurgents to lead
him a merry dance In many ways. by
proposed amendments to the rules.
Everybody expects trouble and lots OF
it. Speaker Cannon is as mad as a hat
ter. judging from his recent speeches In
the west. and Is coming to Washington
with his ighting clothes on and brass
knuckles in his gloves. 1t is said he In
tends TO make Ii lively for Herbert Par
sons for the charges preferred by that
gentleman in connection with an alleged
deal between the House leaders and Tam
many democrats in the reorganization of
the House last summer. Mr.. Parsons is
standing pat, and no later than yesterday
made the statement that he never made
charges which could not be substantiated.
Insurgents Rampant.
The insurgents are rampant and de-
termined on trouble. The outbreak
of insurrection in the Senate has heart
ened the House insurrection. 1t ls
known that there, are many House re-
publicans who have been restless for
some time, and it is expected that
numbers of these.will grab their trusty
machetes and take to the bush. under
the stimulus of increased prospect for
making trouble.
Senator Cummins is in town sound
ing the rallying cry for the Senate
come out of the west soon, and be
followed by the bold Bristow of Kan
sas. ready for the fray. On all sides,
therefore. the outlook bristles with
tribulations for the regulars and
'heap-plenty" good front page head
lines for the newspapers with the corps
of Washington correspondents toyOusly
repeating the belligerent admonition to
MacDuff.
in the way of serious effort there Is
work enough cut out for Congress to
keep it busy until fall. If Congress takes
over the contract and doesn't ''yump the
yob'' along about the time the campaign
nigh.
Work Awaiting Congress.
Here are some OF the things Congress
will find ready to hand TO work on:
Granting Increased powers to the inter
state commerce commission. with author
i,y to regulate the issue of railroad Sc
curities; TO initiate complaints of discrim-
inatIon in rates: To compel connecting
carriers TO form through routes and ap-
portion rates among carriers: to deter
mine the proper classification of freight.
An amendment TO the Sherman anti
trust act eNempting labor unions from
penalties for combination.
Authorization 10 railroads to pool under
sltltl SVitlNlSlOH tDe interstate COM
mercs commission.
Subventions for the upbuilding OF the
merchant marine and extension of the
ocean mail service.
Requiring railroads tn adopt additional
safety devices
Postal savings banks.
Legislation regulating the boycott and
the issuance OF injunctions against labor
oTgdniZ iZations.
Internal waterway improvements, ac-
coTding to the Presidents policy of the
best for the greatest number and down
with pork bari appropriations
number OF contested election cases
viii be acted upon, probably along the
usual line OF finding very little evidence
in favor OF opposition contestants, but
grave frauds on the franchise to the
detriment of republicans.
An investigation OF the sugar trust
scandal will be proposed. and may or
may not be- undertaken
Foregoing are some or the major meas
ureS which Will Clamor for attention but
not all Of them are expected to receive q.