Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-28
ARD TASK BEFORE EXECUTIVE
Defeated Members May Make Path Of
Program Difficult.
TARIFF ACTION NOT OUTLINED
Possibility Definite Work May Wait
Till Next Congress.
DEMOCRATS WILL BE FOR DELAY
Leaders of Coming Majority Party In
House Inclined to Postpone General
LeRisIatIon Until They Have
Majority Of Votes.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l.-when congress
meets q week from tomorrow it will have
three months in which to perform whatever
may be the demands Of a republican ad-
ministrauon. After that the fate Of the
Taft legislative program will depend upon
the will OF a democratic house and re-
publican senate. a condition which will
continue until the end Of President Taft's
present term.
Confronted with a situation strewn with
confusion, the success or failure Of the APP
preaching short session of the Slxty-first
congress is believed to rest with the char
acter Of the executive message to be sent
to the legislative bodies, according TO re-
publican party leaders who arc now in the
city.
Many of the regular republicans defeated
in the recent elections are not expected to
carry with the best of grace the blows SO
harshly administered and this fact Of IT.
self gives the president a task offering
difficulties far more complex than any that
have been presented to an executive within
years.
Realizing that he will be criticized If he
falls to demand of congress further re-
vision OF the tariff-espeCially of the wool
and wooden schedule-and fully cognizant
of the fact that the prospects would be all
against the success of such a program II
submitted, the president It is said, has not
made up his mind definitely what his course
will be-
The Tariff Program.
The chances are he will not insist upon
action within the approaching session, but
that he will offer to the democratic house
and the republican senate, year hence, a
Cos ,,.g11 u
boistered up with facts and figufes gath
cred in the meantime by the tariff board.
out of the whole membership of congress
comparatively few have reached the city
and there has been little opportunity for
exchange of views as to what should be
done during the remainder of the present
congress. So far there has been ex-
pi iession, the predictions of congress are
against any extended program.
Nevertheless, the administration is mani
Testing a desire to utilize the time to the
best advantage in carrying out the plans
formulated before the change in the politi-
cal complexion Of the country had taken
place for. gratifying as was the record
of last session from party point Of
view President Taft finds his demands
for legislation still incomplete.
Personally the president has made It
clear to his callers that he does not pur-
pose to withdraw any part of his program
although compelled to alter his plans
somewhat, Just because the democrats are
about to come into control of the house
The short time that remains OF republican
majorities in both houses is used by him
him as an argument in favor of pressing
forward.
Revolt Against Cannon.
Many of his callers conceded the point
he with filibustering methods, they are
not SO sanguine of the feasibility of the
administrauons ambitions. The revolt
against Cannon rules which the country
applauded only a short year ago will not
tend to heighten the chances Of quick
action for administrative measures at the
coming session.
Within the coming short session fourteen
regular Appropriation bills, carrying an
aggregate of a billion dollars or more must
be passed. Otherwise there would be
necessity for an extra session next spring.
The result of such a session would bring
the democrats face to face with the neces-
sity OF doing something nine months in
advance Of the time they would ordinarily
be called upon TO assume responsibility
For many reasons neither democrats nor
republicans want to preclpitate this stua-
ton and 1t will be avoided If possible. So
far as appropriation bills are concerned Il
is not believed there will be lack of CO.
operation 10 facilitate their passage.
Democrats Desire 10 Wait.
Leaving the appropriation bills out Of
consideration, the democrats are disposed
10 take the broad position that Legislation
OF a general character should be postponed
until they come into the degree Of power
that has been conferred upon them. Con
tending that the last election was an eX'
pression of the popular Will, they urge thai
IL should be needed TO the extent OF per
hitting the democracy to take the initiative
In whatever new action is TO be considered
But. while so contending, the democratic
leaders are much embarrassed by the pres
ident's position in favor Of beginning tn,
revision of the tariff by schedules. They
20 even farther than Mr.. Taft in thei
denunclation Of the wool schedule and
while preferring themselves to designate
the way OF It's rewriting, they admit tina
they would find It difficult TO resist an ef
fort at reduction whensoever and by whom
soeyer It might be undertaken. Such ais
Is the case with reference TO othe
schedules; they could scarcely do less thal
cooperate in reductions at any time. Their
is sympathy among many democrats wit
the presidents plan for a federal incorpora
ton act and for the modification and o
the laws relating TO Injunction and trusts
All these questions are complicated, how
ever, and the time is far distant when any
one can say with assurance what may b
the fate OF the administration bills alon
the lines contemplated. Under the circum
stances the chances are strongly agains
most OF them,
FOrtifyinE the Canal.
Among the measures TO be pressed an
those providing for the fortification {
the Panama canal, and this, IL is conceded
will provoke controversy the amendmeT
OF the postal laws 80 as TO provide for
parcels post along rural delivery route
and for increased postage on the advertil
ing portions Of magazines; the granting
ship subsidies; the pensioning OF suDe
annuated employees OF the civil service n
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