Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-05

preparation Of new tariff bills. Through
out the recess a force Of clerks and ox
ports have been at Work Preparing Tor
the committee.
President TAFT has grcn his pledge
tha. when tho tarifr board submits IL
report on The WOODEN and cotton schedules
Il viii be nis pleasure to make tariff
recommendations to congress. The sub.
ject will be treated in a special message
Meantime. however the ways ana
means committee will begin preparation
OF revised schedules to l1eiude wool, cot
ton, iron and steel prpduc;s, sugar and
other foodstuffs An important schedule
TO come up Is the sugar schedule, and In
dealing with this the house and the ways
and means committee will bc guided
somewhat by the report Ok the special
committee Of inquiry into the American
Sugar Retnipg company which is OK
pected 10 report early In the session.
Conspcuous in the records OF the con
gress will be the coming vigorous trust
debates. The fight 10 amend the sher.
man antitrust law already Is on. In thu
house the question VIII be first consiu
cred by the committee on judiciary This
committee has determined also TO repori
bills amending the injunction statutes
and the contempt statutes, the latter
include provision for trial by jury IT,
cases OF indirect contempt These Will be
pressed for passage before adjournment
Z he committee has in hand a nalf dozen
hills providing amendment TO the sher.
man antitrust law. 4rhe most recent bill
was drafted by Representative Henry of
Texas. providing for penitentary terms
for Nlolators OF the trust laws and de-
signed - eliminate from the Sherman law
the rule OF reason az interpreted by the
supreme court Some sort OF bill is cer-
tain to come from the committee bearing
on this problem. In the senate the trust
question 10 under consideration in the
hearings before the committee on inter
state commerce, which viii continue Tor
some time.
inquiry Into steel Trust,
In line with the trust question will be
the determination OF the fate of the
house special committee of inquiry into
the United States steel corporation The
Steel corporation has protested against
continuation of the hearing In view of
the filing OF the government suit against
IL. The question " certain TO be brought
up in the house for settlement within
few days and II will provoke lively
controversy.
As part OF the trust legislative planl
President Taft has suggested a fedora.
Incorporation act. lie has stated his be-
lief that a statute might be drawn. not
as an amendment to the antitrust law,
to furnish protection which would in
duce companies engaged chiefly in inter-
state trade to agree to government super
vision Of their transactions
The National Monetary commission will
submit the report of its long and ex-
haustive inquiry by January 5. The Cen
trail Reserve bank plan advocated by
former senator Nelson w, Aldrioh, has
been practically unanimously endorsed by
the American Bankers association. Cur.
rency reform. however, probably will de-
yelop many differing opinions before any
legislation is enacted.
OF unusual interest In the senate will
be the continuance of the inquiry into the
right Senator Lprirner OF Illinois to re-
tain his seat. Hearings IN the case which
have been going on On Chicago since
October win be resumed here tomorrow
Conservation policies are to be urged on
congress. Included in this are water
power coal. phosphate. oil and gas and
other resources. Early in the session the
National Waterways commission will re-
port recommendations, report also
will he made by tho Securities commission
relating 70 railways and banks and the
special Postal commission which has held
sessions IN Washington. New York and
81, Louis also viii report The EN-
ployers' Liability commission has fermu-
lated report to submit to congress.
Lively discussions arc expected I'm both
houses on the immigration laws, the abro-
cation Of the treaty OF 1892 between the
United states and Russia. campaign pub
lleity and a hill proposing legislative
power to be conferred upon the Territory
OF Alaska, An effort also may be made
TO abolish the new court OF commerce.
New Member from Nebraska.
The personnel OF the house and senate
has changed somewhat. the democrats OF
the house having gained one more In
their majority. There are five new mem
hers OF the house. Daniel V. stephens
Cdem.) Of Nebraska, Joseph A. Taggart
tdem) OF Kansas. Kenneth d. McKelIar
tdem) Of Tennessee, w. d. b. Ainey
rep) of Pennsylvania and William ]
NNoPsJ VI INV jersey 1hCfe Is
one vacancy In the house caused by the
death Of Representative L. IA. Madison
Cr0pl Of Kansas,
Obadiah Gardner OF Maine succeeds the
late Senator Frye I'm the senate and Hoke
smith comes 10 the senate from Georgia
Renewal Of the effort 20 elect q presl-
dent pro tempore OF the senate In place OF
Mr. Frye win be made. Senator Bacon
was the leading candidate OF the demo-
Gratis and Senator GaillnEer. the leader
OF tho regular republicans at the last
session. Senator Clapp was the choice
Of the nsurgent republicans.
In the house an interesting feature of
the session IN all prada bility will be the
abolition Of the secret caucus hy the
democratic majority.
Economy will continue to be the demo-
cratic "'watchword" IN the house. In
this connection all the Investigations into
government departments by the house
committee on expenditures are TO be con
tinued ana recommendations are 10 he
made along lines OF economy for each
department of che government
Economy, Il Is said also VIII guide the
appropriations committee, the first demo-
cratic committee IN maRy Years 10 s,et