The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-04
CONGRESS- MEETS TOMORROW
THE SINFS-FTRST BEGfNS IT'S
fINiE SESSION ~ NUDS.
Has Less IMAM Ninety nays in which To
Do ITS Work -i.lttle Legislation IL.
pectrd outside ~ the appropriation
bii~ and an Appor onm-ut Act

grtss worked every day from Mpnha '
until Adjournment n wound have onIv
about ninety wurNluS laws IN which -
do business Therefore what.v"r legs
lative programs. IL prepared nv the
Administration caunn' hlv-ve "Nt"ud,Sl
consideration owing to tn" compare
lively feN weeks thar will mar, ~" 10"
of th,s Congress
Congress comes roget her rhis wear Nth
IN. J,ultlca! ,l-p..'' II things Er.n'r
changed sIn,,, th,. chose. OF TN" last SESSION.
Tho Hmusr Republicans hay" r"cc1v .d
motto" from the i"Iplo that they must
turn over that branch ot tho national
legislature tr the Democrats on March
a. 1911 Many Influential Republicans will
retire AT the eud 81 the session. som" Of
them voluntarily and some Of Thorn as a
result of the verdict expressed At the
polls IN Nov ember Under the circum-
stances Republicans are not approaching
the work Of the session with any large
degree OF enthusiasm Naturally they
feel that they have been rebuked and
that " is a good time for them to TAX
rear seats
good deal has been heard recentlv
about the Legislative programme Up
to dat" no programme has been framed
bv the Republican leaders IN Congress
They a~ ait the President message. WHICH
will h" read in tn. two Houses tuesday
They are hopeful that the, will ind IN.
SEPARATION in that docu rert. ~ a. least
suggestions that will aid them IA their
laboTs A. a matter ot tact however, IA"
Leaders are FIRMLY of ihc OPINION that
nui side of the appropriation bills and an
apportIonmcnt ac' base! nn IN" c''nsn- OF
portan, "nac'm"ut- from congress this
winter
Members ~. Congress who discuss the
subject -ay that consideration VIII uu-
doubt-dv be gwen to the pending ship
subsidy bill to IN, AdnHn-tr ration pro
posal that the Panama Canal h. fortified.
Ia cons rrvutl"n leg station. 10 M" anti
Injunction nll 'h..t has been approved
hv ~. "a dent and - other measures
a. secondary Importance" including the
one prov ding Toy "a reorganization al the
Post Office Department on a modern bus
ness bass with a Nl"v Of wIplnE nUt IN"
annual postal detrri
The retr"nch,ne'lt soLlCv Of President
Tai, will have TO run the cauntl.t IN
Congress this winter. The word has
been ras-ed that the rur-" strings must
preached hl.nn,allv on the stump. but It
has ever been u difficult thing To put ~
into practice. wh"n { o:..;re-- got down "a
business That rh. Pr"-Ii.'nt ~ Very
Inuch IN earnest IN nj, d-,erm tua'r"u 20
cufial public Expenditures = disclosed
IN the instruct lou- r. sued to his 'abin"t
Ministers som. weeks ago lhev w"r"
directed 10 cu, To- tn" very houc their
Of -hag would
be required 10 rum tn. Government IN TN"
fiscal year beginning July /, 1911 After
they had con. plet..d their respective 'oh>
the President applied the knife and when
he had concluded h REVISION of the
estimates fh.v al >hrlnk IN tho sum Of
sitUUWU.
Goagrr>S Leaders DISPLAY a brow -:
trouble when a-k"i about the probabl.
expenditure Tor tn" s.-.lnn. Privately
they sIv thai tn" appropriations this wear
will 80 ahoy. III" billion dollar mar. A.
they haS" at every session since TN" days
of !urn Reed of Maine. In support ~
their h-hc' they point 80 tn" work If the
last session In" estimates -,lhmI'r.d 30
Congress v"ar aga v"r" a ilttl" IN excess
az s. Ogs Gp~0 despite III" plead Igr
Of no Adrn'rr-Jrarr ~ and tn strenuous
work Oi the wat" hdogS II ~. Treasury.
the apl,roprII ."r- footed ny m"r" Than
81 NJ. gI go .'-V.sr n''liiOn- IA excess -;
the author ,"i expenditures. for IN" pre-
ced,nE wear IT.. leaders intend 10 CO.
operate Nth the Administration III N.
effort 80 k..p down expenditures. hut
thev declare that ~" country NAV ~ we'll
prepare itself tor 0uorh.r hlillon dollar
Session.
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