Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-04
SESSION
OF CONGRESS IS
most IMPORTANT
SINCE WAR
Stirring Days Ahead Are Fore
cast by the Republican
Leaders Who Prepare for
Battle Of Their Lives.
GENERAL EFFECT ON
NEXT PRESIDENCY

thy Even,nE Hersia A. r. Ee.sea wsrei
Washington. Dec. f.--'The most
Important session since the Civli war"
II the prediction made by many DEM
ocratic leaders for the first regular
session OF the Slxty-sscond congress
which opened today.
stirring days ahead are forecast
by Republican members, aud ON
both sides of the h.g party live mem
bers in the house and senate ere
drawn W t0 fight out weighty prob
lens 81 legislation In n sesaion that
win lead up 10 the presidential cam
paign OF 1912.
or importance as To the bearing
u VIII have on the approaching po-
litlcai contest IN the nation: Of par
tlculag interest because OF party dlf-
fcrcnces s--regulars and insurgents on
the Republican side. reactlonarics
aud progreSsiyes among the Demo
Gratis. and OF unusual aignificance be-
cause of the heavy legislative pro-
gram. u II at least certain that this
viii be one of the liveliest sessions
OF congress In mary years.
With the Rayeis falling IN the
house aud senate at noon. the tariff
and the trusts stood out as the most
important subjects for legislation,
with a big fight assured In both
houses. Many other great questions
confronting the congress. all of them
To- be approached vigorously. include
monetary reform, ratification of arr
bitration treaties with Great Britain
ana France. and the loaa treaties
with Nicaragua and Honduras: Alas
kan legislation. the election OF sem
atorr by direct vote OF the people,
pensions bills and the regular and
permanent annual appropriations to
he under the direction this time Ia
the house by Democratic eommit-
tee.
While the legislative struggles are
In progress. politics II certain not TO
Gratis looking ahead with sanRuine
hope for triumph at the polls next
November. and insurEsnt Hepubli-
cans striking out In earnest 10 cap
ture their party convention. ~ pos
sible, every move made In either
branch OF congress from n0w until
adjournment viii be thoroughly con
sidered from political as well AZ leg-
islative viewpoints. The political pot
IN Washington will soon beEgn 10
boil. with the Republican commit
tee meeting here December ~. 10 be
followed January 3 by the Demo-
cratic national committee. Selection
OF convention cities. choosing of CONF
mlttee chairmen who viii manage the
big campaigns and plans for the ap-
preaching party conventions and the
Subsequent battle OF the ballots viii
attract as much attentioa from the
nations legislators as Will the max
Ing % the nations laws.
To enliveh the political interest In
both houses there are candidates for
the presidency casting their shadows
across the horizon.
Champ Clark. the speaker OF the
house already considered among the
Democratic possibilities. may at any
time make presidential pronounce
ment 20 his colleagues; ana Repre-
sentative Oscar W. Underwood Of
Alabama, the Democratic floor lead
er, also is talked OF throughout the
country as presidential timber.
In the senate Mr.. IaFollette al
ready has been proclaimed by proc
Ercssive Republicans az their choice
to wrcHt the nomination from Mr,
Taft.
In the house the political Interest
will be further complicated BY the
attitude OF Mr.. Bryan, who has quar-
relied with Mr.. Underwood and
branded him ms a reactionary and
now crlticlzes Speaker Clark In what
many Democrats declare IA an ef-
fort 60 cause a breach between the
speaker and the majority leader OF
the house.
The tariff legislative program viii
follow the long awaited report OF the
tariff hoard. which II expected to
submit the result OF It's Investigations
on wool and cntton before the holt
days The ways and means eommit-
tee og the house, however. under tho
direction OF Chairman Underwood,
viii begin al once the preparation
of new tariff bills. throughout the
recess force Of clerks and experts
have been az work preparing for the
committee.
President TAFT has given his pledge
that. when the tariff board submits
ita report on the woolen ana cotton
schedules Il will be his pleasure 20
make tariff recommendation 10 con-
Rress. Tho subject viii he treated In
a special message
Meanwhile. however, the ways and
means committee VIII bcgin prepara-
ti0n OF revised schedules 60 include
wool. rOttnn. iron and steel prod
ucts. sugar and other foodstnffs. An
important schedule to come up IL the
sugar schedule and in deallng with
this the house and the ways and
means committee viii be guided
somewhat by the report of the spe-
cial comnlttoe OF inquiry into the
American sugar Refining company,
which II expected 90 report early IN
the session.
Conspicuous N the records OF tbs
congress wlIl be the coming vigorous
trust debates. Tho fishi 10 amend