The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-04
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ne House.
The farif legislative program wiz
follow the long. awaited report Of the
tarin board hieh is eIpeeted to
submit the result OF its investiga-
tions on wool and cotton before the
holidays. The ways and means COM
Inittee5 of the House, however. under
the direction of Chairman Under
wood, VIII begin at once the prep
aration of new tartR bills Through
out the recess force OF clerks and
experts have been at work preparing
for the committee.
President Taft has given his pledge
that, when the tariff board submits
it's report on the wooden and cotton
schedules, it will be his pleasure to
make tarin Recommendations to
Congress. The subject win be treat
ed in special message.
Tariff Legislation.
Meantime however. the ways and
means committee will begin prepare.
ton OF revised schedules to include
wool, cotton. iron and steel products.
sugar and other foodstuhs. An i'm
portant schedule to come up is the
sugar schedule and in dealing with
this the House and the ways and
means committee will be guided
somewhat by the report Of the spec
iaI committee OF inquiry into the
American Sugar Refining Company
which is expected to report early In
the session.
Conspicuous In the records OF the
Congress will be the coming vtgoT-
Gus trust debates. The fight to
amend the Sherman antitrust law al
ready is on In the House the ques-
ton will be first considered by the
committee on judiciary. This COM
mfttee has determined also to report
bills amending the Injunction stat
utes and the contempt statutes, the
latter to include provision for trial
by jury in cases OF indirect contempt
These will be pressed for passage be-
fore adjournment.
Trust Question.
The committee has in hand half
dozen bills providing amendment to
the Sherman anti-truEt law The most
recent bill was drafted by Represen-
tative Henry, OF Texas, providing for
penitentiary terms for violators Of
the trust laws and designed to elm
mate from the Sherman law the
rule of reason sinterpreted by the
rule of reason" as Interpreted by the
certain to come from the committee
bearing on this problem. In the Sen
ate the trust question is under con-
in the hearings before the
committee on interstate commerce,
which will continue for SOME time
In line with the trust question will
be the determination of the fate Of
the House special committee Of in
quiry into the United States Steel
CORPORATION The steel corporation
has protested against continuation of
the hearing in view OF the the filing
of the government suit against 1t.
The question is certain to be brought
up in the House for settlement with
in a few days and it will provoke a
lively controversy.
AS a part of the trust Legislative
plan President Taft has suggested a.
federal corporation act. He has
stated his belief that statute might
be drawn,-not as an amendment to-
the anti-trust law,-to furnish pro-
lection which would induce companies
engaged chiefly in Interstate trade
to agree to government supervision
Of their transactions.
Currency Reform.
The National Monetary Commission
VIII submit the report of its long
and exhaustive inquiry by January
8. The central reserve bank plan
by former Senator Nelson
w. Aldrich, has been practically I'M
animously endorsed by the American
Bankers Association. Currency re-
form, however. probably will develop
many differing opinions before any
legislation Is enacted.
or unusual interest in the Senate
will be the continuance OF the in
curry into the right OF Senator Lor-
inner, of Illinois, to retain his seat
Hearings in the case which have been