The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-17
MUCH WORK FOR
THIS SESSION
THOUGH DEMccRATc HAVE HAD
THEIR WAY, ROCKS ARE SAID
TO BE AHEAD.
FREE LIST A FEATURE.
Republican Leaders OF thc Senate
Are ii No Furry TO Get
Thci, Committees Ap-
pointed.

Washington, April 1G.-3o far in
tie extraordinary session of con,
gress it has been plain sailing for
the well organized Democratic ma
jority in the house bit in view of
the strong minority, there are b-eak-
ers ahead
Democratic leaders refer with pride
to the achievement of passing the
Uill for the popular election Of United
States senators ana tie campaign
publicity bill in two legislative days
and the bringing before the house OF
the Canadian reciprocity agreement
with assurances CT is ratification by
the middle of the week.
But what IS to follow-tSe free lisl
bill approved by the Democratic eau,
Gus ana favorably reported by tae
new committee on ways and ,neans
Mic rapil pace OF legislative pro,
gress.
TIE reciprocity discussion viii, h
began Saturday gave an opportunity
for the minority leaders to indica,e
their intention and make il Gear tat
tie bill placing on tho FREQ list mana-
iactured articles In demand by th2
former, viii be fought es stuhbornly
as any proposed Democratic tafiif
measures ever were opposed in con
gress.
The majority l2adeir rca:ize tht
bill cannot be rushed through and
they are preparing to meet the as
sault upon | in afBfoi6ngea dehata@
Chairnan Underwood Of the ways
and means committee intends 10 sui
nit to tie house the committees re-
port GA the free list bill on the COZ.
Guiding day of the reciprocity debae
so that it may he over and Gale Il for
the following day.
The tariff debate is expected to he
gin at once and it is said t? Re the
hope OF the Democrats that the bill
can he put uroa its passage E.t.il
two wcets,
The minority me1,ars Of tae ways
and .elas committee III considering
the proposed free list votCl sol!dly
ceainst ii because they lhougb. j,
hastily framcl. Furthermore 1t w@s
pcint> / out that tae tariff Doard had
not Lsen consulted,
That Nlr Mann, the minority al
ar. will conduct an argument asain5y
the bill is leyond question and Mr.
Payne, who was chairman of the old
WAYS ana means committee, will be
allied with rim in tie attack.
/lig will lie but the beginning Of
inc tariff excitement as the Demo
erats already are preparing revised
WOODEN and cotton schedules and
later on in the session the asricul-
tuyal schedule will be tacll i and
then again will come the controversy
over the nigh cost Of living. All this
in prospect, not to mention the Ari-
zona land New Mexico statehood bill
anliinGunetion legislation, reappor-
tionment and appropriation bills. Ths
present outlook is that the house will
be kept busy until well into the sum
mer
Two important pieces of legislation
are ready for the senate which re-
sumes tomorrow Tie senate com
mittees are not yet named and when
II meets tomorrow another adjourn
ment will be taken until Tuesday.
One of the senate leaders when asked
how soon the committees would be
named replied:
"Wen. we are on the defensive in
regard to the tariff and guess we are
in no hurry to appoint committees
The senate will take it's time