The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-19
CONGRESS TO TAKE
HOLIDAY RECESS
Indications Are That The cummins
Resolution Will Be Sent to Com
mttee Before Recess.

Washington, d. c., Dec 19.-Con.
gress is expected to adjourn Wednes-
day for the holiday recess, and not to
resume business until January 5. No
objection to the programme has APP
peared as ii is practically certain that
half dozen of the big supply bills
will be out Of the way by Wednesday
night.
Business before both houses thus
far has not stimulated much public
interest, and seats in the galleries have
gone begging The omnibus claims bill
in the senate has failed to attract
crowds, and the appropriation bills in
the house proved no better magnet.
Outside of the claims bill there has
been no business before the senate ex-
cept the Cummins resolution to change
the rules of the senate and house so
as to facilitate pieeemeal revision of
the tariff. Indications are the resolu-
tion will be sent to the senate rules
lcommittee before the recess.
The rules committee is generally be-
llieved to be opposed to the adoption of
any measures which would undertake
Ito deal with the rules of the house.
The indications are that some measure
may be reported out which would give
the senate opportunity of voting on
some form of cloture for itself without
Invading the prerogatives Of the house.
The question of legislation to create
a permanent tariff commission is at
tracing far more attention in the
house than in the senate, where there
has been disposition to await the
outcome of conferences being held by
Representatives Longworth of Ohio,
Good of Iowa and Lenroot of Wiscon-
sin. Whether these members are able
Ito harmonize their differences has not
been made clear.
II is said that in the house as whole
there is sentiment generally for the en-
Ilargement of the tariff board, and MAX
ling its existence continuous for at least
Isix years. Some members favor max
ling the life of the commission ten
years and still others favor twenty
Years.
Most serious of all of the questions
involved is that of giving the commits
Ision power to demand books and pa
lpers of corporations Many members
favor having the commission call for
Isuch documents where it believes them
to be necessary and in the event of
Irefusal to make reports to congress
with a view to separate action in each
case
The report of the Ballinger-Pinchot
Investigation is still slumbering in the
house committee on agriculture. Mi
nority members Of the investigating
committee are threatening to demand
a report from the committee on agri-
eulture so that vote on the merits of
the udJOllNJ anu HllhVIIty VIEWS ullSHl
be had in the house. but no step in
that direction has yet been taken.
There appears to be little prospect of
action in the senate.
1t is probable the investigation of
Indian contracts, at a standstill for
J several weeks, will be resumed in the
holiday recess. Several attorneys who
are in Washington will be asked to
testify as to their fee arrangements
with the Indians, tribally and individu-
: ally Chairman Burke expects the In
dian investigation will be closed some
, time in January.
The committee appointed by the SEN
: ate to investigate similar charges
never has met. Senator Jones, its
: chairman, will make report showing
that the house committee covered the
subject in manner that made sec
ond investigation unnecessary. It is
understood his report will include
, statement by Senator Gore declaring
, a probe by the senate would have Gov
=, cred the same ground as that made
by the house.