Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-02
FUNERAL To BEGIN
IN CAPITOL ON
TUESDAY
Lame Ducks and Speaker Can
non in Positively Last APP
peafancei Little Work Is Ex-
pected at Session,
Morning Journal Bureau
6l3 Munsey Building.
Washington, y. c.. Nov. %.

Next Tuesday, at the hour Of
twelve. noon. Speaker Cannon VIII
send his gaveI crashing to the desk
and call the last session of the sixty
first congress together AZ the same
time Vice president sherman win
gently tap the top Of his desk with q
piece Of ivory and call the senate to
order for the last session of the pre-
sent congress
The crash in the house and The gem
tie tap in the senate viii be the pre-
liminary announcement to number
Of statesmen that they have but three
short months to remain on Uncle
Sans payroll. In the house there
win be formidable congregation Of
"lame ducks" While the brood in
the senate viii be smaller it's mem-
bers viii make up in prominence what
they lack in numbers.
with the opening Of congress but
a few days away there is as much
speculation regarding an extra scss-
ion of congress as there was the day
after election. The present outlook Is
that congress viii do little more than
pass the appropriation bills necessary
to keep the government going during
the next fiscal year. This is the view
entertained by most of the leaders in
the house and senate.
There are a number Of important
measures pending in both branches of
congress, in addition to which Prcsi
dent Taft has some inmoprtant recon-
mendations which he would like TO
see enacted into law before the demo-
crats take possession of the house
Conditions In the house. however,
are such that it Is doubtful IL much
legislation can be handled. Under
existing rules but three days a week
can be devoted to the appropriation
bills and with the customary two
weeks Christmas holiday recess the
chairman of the several committees
handling the big supply bills viii con-
slider themselves fortunate to finish
their work before the LIST of March.
Senate progrcssives viii have "a con
ference about the time Of the opening
Of congress for the purpose Of talking
over the question of what shall be
their policy in congress. and in the
sul broader domain of national
politics 1t Is not unlikely that lead
ing house progressives will be called
into the conference.
II will be the plan of the progress
ives. at least that is what some of them
are now saying. not to wait on some
one else to undertake movement for
reorganization OF the republican party
not 10 wait for the president 10 make
10 the progressives with "a
view to smoothing over any troubles
between them and the White House.
They consider they are in the dominat-
ing position and that it IS for them
20 take the initiative in any movement
to forward the interests of the rcpubli-
can party and eet ID In shape 20 win
the campaign in 1912. At least. this
is the feeling of number of the pro-
gressives.
President Taft has let il be known
that ne intends to adopt different
course toward tho progressivcs this
winter than he did last winter. He
does not intend to harass them in the |
matter of patronage. He will give
them as much consideration with re- |
spect % offices as DE- gives the rrpu- I
Jars. 1t is the White House plan 90 |
reach out and show the insureonts 1
and try 20 get their /
support for the administration This
has been the idea Of some OF the clos I
est advisers OF the president FOR some 4
time
The Insurgents nre not going 20
hold aloof from the president, but