The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-04
CONGRESS BEGINS
ANOTHER SESSION
Champ Clark Makes Prediction That
Session Will Last Well Toward
Next Fall.

Washington, Dec. THE first reg
ular session of the sixty-second con-
gress will be convened at noon today.
Practically every member will be in
his seat and the galleries as usual will
be crowded Legislative machinery is |
in readiness for long session. Speak
er Clark and other leaders having pre-
dicted tnat adjournment may not come
until after the national conventions of
the two biz political parties have been
held. This has not happened since
1888.
Hotel Hobbies last night were filled
with groups in which members of the
two houses were conspicuous There
were hosts of other out of town folks
among them, the usual contingent
drawn to Washington during a con-
gressional session by curiosity or in
connection with pending legislation.
Today's opening will not only be the
start of congress in which party lead
ers will struggle for party vantage at
the polls next November, in dealing
with tariff, trust and other big prob
lens, but it will initiate the brilliant
winter social season at the nations
capital.
"When you contemplate all the i'm
portant legislation to be considered" !"
said Speaker Clark yesterday, you
are forced to the conclusion that con-
gress will be in session until well into
the summer if not until fall.
while no definite programme as to-
tariff bills in the house has yet been
framed" said Democratic Leader UNI
derwood last night, 'it is certain the.
democratic caucus will unanimously
approve immediate action by the ways
and means committee. The committee
will welcome the report Of the tariff
board on the taxtile schedules, but it
will not delay action for any great
length of time if the boards report is
held back.
s0f course the principal schedules
to be revised or reduced will be wool,
cotton. iron and steel, and possibly
sugar. The order in which these will
be taken up will be determined after
consultation with the members, of the
democratic majority.
"As to the sugar schedule. concern
ing which there was much discussion
but no action in the extra session the
ways and means committee win look
forward to the report of the special
committee of inquiry into the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company. This re-
port, it is expected, will contain rec
concentrations bearing on the sugar
tariff"
Upon the attitude of this "insurgentS
republicans will depend the legislative
accomplishment of the senate. They
hold the balance of power as between
the regular" republicans and the dem
ocrats and without their acquiesence
nothing can be done by either of the
parties.
Some of the regular" republicans
who hope to formulate tariff legisla-
ton along republican lines claim that
the "progressives" are committed to
the support of the tariff board. In
surgent" senator's, however, say they
expect to draw their conclusions from
the boards figures when submitted.
All factions indicate that there is no
disposition to surrender Independence
of action on tariff questions and few
profess belief that the federal boards
findings will be followed blindly.
Little in the way of actual legisla-
ton is likely until after the holiday re-
cess. The urgent deficiency appropria-
ton bill will be rushed through to
meet emergency needs Of the govern
ment and consideration of the other
big supply measures will begin. Both
political parties will seek advantage as
might accrue from an economy pro
gramme. There will be big rivers
and harbors appropriation bill-popu-