The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-03
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch.]

session that will be almost unequaled
in the amount of important legisla-
tion attempted. tho Senate and House
Will meet Monday in the first regular
session OF the Sixty-Second Congress
Democrats. Republicans. Insurgents
and Republican Standpatters all admit
that the session. on the eve of the
presidential campaign. will be bitter
and protracted.
There are few who think that the
session will end before next June. a
great game of politics. with each side
sparring for advantage. is to be play
ed. and nothing except the near ap.
proach of the national conventions
and the necessity for fence building
will cause the legislators to cease their
labors al the national capitol.
Must BE Done Over.
Much of the work of the extra scs-
sion. which President Taft called in
order to pass the Canadian reciprocity
agreement, must be done over again.
The President vetoed the tariff revis-
ion bills passed by the Democrats and
the Republican 1nsurgents. and both
factions are armed for the fray once
more.
The Democrats have a good work
Ing majority in the House. and the Inn
portant bills on their program will be
passed quickly. These will be sent
along to the Senate, where \ combina.
ton of the Republican Insurgents and
Democrats will endeavor to dispose OF
them.
The House has two presidential pos
sibilities-Champ Clark, the Speaker
and Representative Oscar Underwood,
chairman of the Ways and Means Com
mittee-while Senator La Toilette. the
recognized head OF the Republican In
surgents. is the leading presidential
figure IN the Senate
Tho Insurgents in the Senate have
q program OF their own, which is
gram in the House, and 1t includes in
addition a determination to amend the
Sherman antitrust law.
President Taft is strongly opposed to
any amendment of the sherman anti
trust law, and it is expected that he will
emphasize this fact in his message.
He undoubtedly will urge the enact
ment of some sort of Federal incorpo-
ration act and the passage of his arbi-
tration treaties, together with the es-
Enlistment of a parcels post and a ship
subsidy bill. His recommendations re-
garding the tariff will either be includ-
ed in his annual message or be made
the subject of a special message. which
will be submitted TO Congress shortly
after 1t convenes. together with a re-
Port of the Tariff Board. Tho President
will follow out closely the recommended
ton of the board in regard to a revision
Of the various schedules, but Ii is safe
to say that they will call for n revision
downward.
Taft's Messnge Tuesday.
But little constructive legislation is
expected before the Christmas holidays
Congress will meet on Monday: on
Tuesday the Presidents annual mes
sage will be read, and then both houses
Will settle down to the introduction OF
bills and preliminary skirmishing In
advance of the real battle that will
begin after the Christmas recess.
The House Democrats will then
plunge at once into the consideration
of the tariff revision bills and the an
nual appropriation measures The re-
port of the Tariff Board Oh the wool
schedule will be submitted shortly af-
ter Congress convenes. but. according
to the program of tho Democratic lead
ers. it's recommendations will not have
much effect on proposed tariff legisla-
ton unless they are in favor of sub
stantial reduction.
The Democratic leaders are out for q
record. and are determined to get it,
at the expense of the Republican party.
If possible.
Bills reducing tho tariff on wool, cot
ton, iron and steel. chemicals and other
commodities will be pasaed by the
House. but in View. of the defeat of the
Canadian reciprocity agreement, it is
not likely that a farmers free list bill
will go through.
Next in Importance will be the appro-
priation measures. The reduction of
the $1,000. 100000 budget will be one of
the earliest steps on the program and
the Democrats will so ut 1t with an axe
This Is appropriation session." and
there are no less than eleven big appro-
priation measures to be passed. The
cost OF maintaining the government
under Republican rule has mounted by
leaps and bounds and has averaged OF
late about $1,000. 100000 per annum
The Democratic leaders accordingly have
served notice that this is to be an
ECONOMY year" In order TO bring
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