The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-05
LOTS OF WORK FOR
CONGRESS, WHICH
CONvENEs TO-DAY
Array of Bills Are To Be Considered,
Including Those Relating To Cen
tral Bank Plan and Apportion-
ment of Population.
Federal Incorporation, Ship Subsidy
and Conservation Problems Also
To Come Up.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-Congress
resumed it's labors today Three
months Will be spent In passing a
few more OF the $4,000 bills. introduced
in the two preceding sessions. There
will be much maneouvering 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.
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 in congress.
Senator Aldrich. rep. r. H. chair
man OF the National Monetary COM
mission. composed OF members and ex
members OF congress. is the leader In
Central bank movement. He houds
that the supreme remedy for the cure
OF the Ills of the country's currency
system Is a Central bank. such as is
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-
sistent that Aldrich will try TO drive
a bill. embodying his idea through the
present congress. lie is credited with
t,,tA 10, ,t,fth To- In,
control the present congress offers
II chance. perhaps, only desperate
one for the passage of the bill. With
The Democrats holding the next house.
the chance would be slight II there
he any at all.
Objection TO the bill which will be
pressed to the limit. will have the
backing of scores OF senator's 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
he impracticable.
Apportionment is a matter of poll
tics. II can be used TO have an i'm
Dortant effect In party strength and
is. therefore. At Issue Tor strenuous
contention. In some cases II touches
Slate DTlue anu, Oh COURSE, tndt iii
pels lators and representatives
from those states to reach for tier
war paint.
Democrats To Block Action.
In the natural course OF events the
number OF representatives for the next
ten years. based on the new census,
would be decided by congress at the
present session Action would be
preceded by computations by the
shrewdest party strategists TO determ-
inc what number of people per con-
gressman would produce the largest
proportion of Republicans. Nobody
knows better than the Democrats the
advantage OF this apportioning privi-
lege and they are relied upon to do
everything possible 10 block action
until the next congress- A Democratic
house would be able 10 protect their
interests.
During the past 10 years the house
has had 39l members. each represent
ing 1893. 1877 people. In the preceding
10 years there were 356 congressman,