The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-12-08
LEADERS PREDICT THAT IT WILL
BE BUSY AND INTER.
ESTiNG.
POLITICS And LAWS MIX
Proceedings May Make and Unmake
Presidential Candidates-Trusts
and Tariff Occupy Chief
Place.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

BY GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington. d. C.ACongress has
started once more to travel the path
of busy and interesting regular ses-
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 a busy session.-Speaker
Clark
The lower house of congress today,
for the first time in many years at a
regular session, is in control of the
Democrats. 1t may not be necessary
to remind the country that the last
session was a special one convened
by the call Of the president, and that
it's 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
ChSC vi iICdlly lull WH6u
Speaker Clark and Vice-President
Sherman gave the authoritative
thumps of the gavel and the authori.
tative words that consideration of leg
islaton was in order.
This Session Is 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 it's probable
effect on the country, but its effect
on politics.
AS for the Democratic leaders, they
seem to be determined that if the tar
iff boards report on wool is in ac-
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 if the
tariff boards report has in it 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
commendation or condemnation.
Trust Problem to the Fore.
No sooner had congress opened
than the trust matter again put it's
Interrogation 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
comes, and with the tariff it will oc-
cupy the chief place of interest and
debate
House and senate at the last ses
sion sanctioned a measure looking to
the popular election of senator's
There Is a 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 adj
journed The conference committee
will meet at once and attempt to ad
just the difficulty and to make it pos.
sible for the states to decide quickly
whether or not the change in the form
Of election of the members Of the up
per house shall be made.
House Leaders Are Prlmed.
Representative Underwood, Demo
crat, Of Alabama. the leader of the
house Democracy and chairman OF
the committee on ways and means, Is
ready to combat on thu tariff and the
trust questions. and other questions
for that matter. James X. Mann, the
floor leader Of the Republican minor.
ity. 1t will be Mr. Underwood's duty
and perhaps delight to try to make
capital for his party in the coming
presidential campaign. and like duty
and delight will attach to Mr.. Mann,
who will employ his usual resource
fulness to do what he can to brighten
the presidential prospects Of his own
party.
In the senate within a day or two
the controversy will start anew over
the election of a president pro tenn
Senator Frye. of Maine. who held the
Office for many years. resigned 1t at a
late day in the extraordinary session.