The Detroit times., 1910-12-05
lots OF WORK fD||
CONGRESS, WHICH
CONVENED TO-DAY ]
Array of Bills Are To Be Considered.
Including Those Relating To Gen.
tral Bank Plan and Apportion-
ment of Population.
Federal Incorporation, Ship Subsidy
and Conservation Problems Also
To Come Up.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-congress

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Congress
resumed It's labors today. Three
months will be spent In passing q
few more of the $4,000 bills, introduced
In the two preceding sessions. There
Will be much maneuvering for party
advantage and several presidential
booms will be advanced, as occasion
permits. As the session will mark the
loss OF control OF the house by Re-
publicans, the latter are expected To
crowd through bills in which they have
special interest and 10 be energetic
in efforts to get liberal appropriations
for home projects.
After brief session both the SEN
ate and house adjourned until tomor-
row out of respect to dead members.
Resolutions We're adopted deploring
the death of the following members
OF the house: Charles Q. Tyrrell. OF
Massachusetts; Walter p. Brownlow
OF Tennessee; William w Foulkrod,
Of Pennsylvania and Samuel l.. Gil
more, of Louisiana.
After the resolutions had been Or
dered transmitted TO the senate
the house adjourned out OF respect
TO the dead members.
The senate galleries were packed
as usual fer the opening day of sea
sion. There was no lack of cheer, as
far as appearances were concerned.
among those who had gone down in
the November battle, but deep regret
was expressed on all sides on account
OF the gap caused by death in the
senate ranks. Four senators--Mc-
Emery, of Louisiana: Daniel of Vir-
ginia; Clay, Of Georgia, and Dolliver,
Of Iowa-had passed away since the
adjournment In June.
With the necessary routine bust
ness disposed OF, the senators listen
ed to announcements of the death OF
their four colleagues and then adj
journed out OF respect.
Two new questions that will test the
fighting qualities of the legislature
concern the establishment of a Cen
trail bank and the apportionment Of
the country's population among repre-
sentatives IL congress.
Senator Aldrich, (Rep., r. ID chair
man OF the National Monetary COM
mission, composed of members and ex-
members of congress, Is the leader In
Central bank movement He holds
OF the ills of the country's currency
system is a Central bank. such as Is
at the head OF the financial world in
England and in France. A bank OF
that kind in the United States would
control the issue OF currency and have
other important powers.
In official circles here and In the
Wall-st. district the report Is pre-
II. al, D. 1rtx
a bill, embodying his idea through the
present congress. He is credited with
the inion that with Republicans In
control, the present congress offers
chance. perhaps, only a desperate
one, for the passage OF the bill. With
tn, Democrats holding the next house.
the chance would be slight II there
be any at all.
Objection to the bill which will be
pressed to the limit, will have the
! backing of scores OF senators and rep
resentatives. Their contention Is that
conditions in this country are so diff
! ferent from those In Europe that the
English and French schemes would
I be impracticable.
! Apportionment is a matter OF poll.
ties. 1t can be used TO have an i'm
pOrtant erect in party strength ana
is, therefore fit issue for strenuous
contention. In some cases IL touches
state pride and, OF course, that i'm
pels .ators and representatives
from those states To reach for tl.1ir
war paint.
Democrats To Block Action.
In the natural course of events the
number OF representatives for the mex,
ten years, based on the new census
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