Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-08
LEADERS PREDICT THAT IT WILL
BE BUSY AND INTER.
ESTlNG.
POLITICS AND LAWS ARE MIXED
Proceedings May Make and Unmako
Presidential candIdates-Trusto
and Tariff occupy Chief
Place.
BY GEORGE CLINTON,


started once more to travel the patti
of busy and interesting regular ses
1 sion.
The two words busy" and Inter
esting" as forecast of the proceed
ings are used on high authority. In
the rush of the opening the comment
Of the leaders was brief.
1t will be an interesting session.
Senator La Toilette
1t will be busy session.-Speakel
Clark
The lower house of congress today
for the FIRST time in many years at q
regular session, is in control of the
Democrats. 1t may not be necessary
to remind the country that the last
session was special one convened
by the call Of the president, and that
its time was given up largely to the
discussion of two subjects, the tariff
and reciprocity, subjects SO nearly
akin as to be almost one flesh.
House and senate claimed the pres.
ence Of nearly full membership when
Speaker Clark and Vice-President
Sherman gave the authoritative
thumps of the gavel. and the authori.
tative words that consideration of leg.
islation was in order. F.:
This Session 10 Critical.
The galleries were filled with sight.
seers. for an intense interest attaches
to what is to be done at this session.
1t may be that presidential candidates
will be made or unmade by the pro.
ceedings. A slip of the tongue Of
some party leader may do damage be.
yond repair to the party's prospects.
Every man in house and senate will
be on guard over his tongue. and
every bit Of proposed legislation will
be studied thoroughly by the leaders
of the party Of the member proposing
it. to decide not only on its probable
effect on the country, but it's effect
on politics.
AS for the Democratic leaders. they
seem to be determined that II the tar.
If boards report on wool is in &C.
cordance with the information gained
by members Of the ways and means
committee, which. of course. is dom.
mated by the Democrats, legislation
based on the boards report must be
passed. The party leaders, however.
seem to be determined that II the
tariff boards report has in 1t suspi-
cion of leaning toward the side of du-
ties which are too high. bill cutting
those duties shall be passed and sent
over to the Republican senate for
commentator or condemnation.
Trust Problem to the Fore.
No sooner had congress opened
than the trust matter again put its
to the lawmakers. Sew.
eral bills have been drawn already
which represent the varying views OF
what ought to be done to the Sher.
man law. This matter will be
thrashed out thoroughly before June
and with the tariff it will &C.
cupy the chief place Of interest and
debate.
House and senate at the last SEES.
sion sanctioned a measure looking to
the popular election of senators.
There is difference between the
house and senate as to the exact form
which the resolution on the subject
should take and it was left in confer.
ence when the special session ad.
|ourned. The conference committee
will meet at once and attempt to ad.
Just the difficulty and to make it pos.
,ible for the states to decide quickly
or not the change in the form
If election of the members of the up
)er house shall be made.
House Leaders Are PrImed.
Representative Underwood. Demo.
rat, of Alabama. the leader of the
louse Democracy and chairman Of
he committee on ways and means. is
'eady to combat on the tariff and the
rust questions. and other questions
or that matter, James r. Mann, the
loor leader of the Republican minor.
ty. 1t will be Mr.. Underwood's duty
md perhaps delight to try to make
apital for his party in the comins
presidential campaign. and like duty
md delight will attach to Mr.. Mann,
Who will employ his usual resource
illness to do what he can to brighten
he presidential prospects Of his OWL
,arty.
Staples Hunter 10 Shot.