The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-12-04

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litwss Debates The fl3ht ~ smvMa
l'sa *hetmtn Antitrust is@ ssfwAAf
D. an Ia she heass ihe awesileh wgil
s@ ftfsi considered b. she entntil's
ies On tnaltlAfF This entamW'eH
has determined slsa 10 frreft hlils
amending the lniunellon stniales
ana the centwmr, statutes the lat
lipg O. intiaaA pfetlsien FOR trial ~
iaff IN csses 81 indirect contempt
These wiii he pressed fer passsre
before Adjournment
The committee has IN hand a hair
desen bills providing amendment 10
The Sherman antitrust las The
ne@t rse.nt bin was drafted by
Representative iienrs ot Tssss. pro-
, sidina for penlientIsrf terms FOR
vielstofs Of the true, laws and do.
signed 20 eliminate from the shers
man Law the "raie az reason" ne In.
ierpreted by the supreme court
Some sort Of bin Ia certain 60 come
from the committee bearing on thia
problem. In the senate the trust
question Ia under consideration n
the hearing before tho committee
on Interstate commerce which VIII
continue for some time
IN line with the trust question
/ will he tho determination OF the
fate OF tho house special committee
of INJURY into the United States
Steel Corporation. The steel corpor-
alton has protected against continu.
alton OF the hearing in View OF the
ruling OF tho government against H.
The question Ia certain TO be
brought up In the house for settle
ment within a few days and II Will
i provoke n lively controversy
Az part OF the trust legislative
plan President TAFT has suggested a
federal Incorporation act He haL
stated his belief that a statute might
be drawn, not as an amendment to
the antitrust law. to furnish pro-
lection which would induce compan'
les engaged chiefly In interstate
trade to agree to government super
vision OF their transactions.
The national monetary commits
sion will submit the report OF It's
long and exhaustive inquiry by jan
uary s. The Central reserve bank
plan advocated by former Senator
Nelson w. Aldrich, has been practt-
cally unanimously endorsed by the
American Bankers Association.
Il, Loh I
VIII develop many differing opin-
IONS before any legislation Is enact
ed.
or unusual interest In the senate
will be tho continuance of the In
quire into the right of Senator Lor-
Hearings In the case which hney
been going on In Chicago since Oc-
tober will be resumed here tomor-
row, December s.
Conservation policies are TO be
urged In congress. Included in this
are water power, coal, phosphate,
oil and gas and other resources.
Early In the session tho national
waterways commission will report |
recommendations. A report also viii |
be made by tho securities commits
sion relating TO railways and bonds
and the special postal commission
which has held SESSIONS In Wash
In gton, New York and st. Louis also
will report. The employers' liability
com ission has formulated report
to submit to congress.
Lively discussions are expected In |
both houses on tho immigration |
laws, the abrogation OF the treaty
Of 1892 between the United states
and Russia, campaign publicity, and
a bill proposing legislative power to
be conferred upon the territory OF
An effort also may BIO made |
to abolish the new court OF COM
merce.
The personnel OF the house and
senate has changed somewhat, the
democrats OF the house having gain
ed one more In their majority
There are five members OF the
house, Daniel v. Stephens. tdem.)
OF Nebraska; Joseph A, Taggart,
tdem.) OF Kansas Kenneth d. Nc
kellar, tdem.) Tennessee; W. d. q.
Ainey, trcp.) OF Pennsylvania, and
William J. Browning, trep) OF NoN
Jersey. There IL one vacancy In tho
house caused by the death Of Repre-
sentative r. II. Madison, trep.) OF
Kansas.
Obadiah Gardner. of Maine. sue
ceeds the late Senator Frye, In the
senate, and Hoke Smith, comes to
the senate from Georgia. Renewal
OF the effort to elect president pro
tempore OF the senate In place OF
Mr. Frye will be made. Senator Ba-
con wss the leading candidate OF
the democrats and Senator CALM
ger, the leader Of the regular re-
publicans at the last session. Senator
Clapp was the choice of the insur-
gent republicans.
In the house an interesting feature
of the session in all probability VIII
be the abolition of the secret eau
Gus by the democratic majority.
Economy will continue to be the
y.l.. a ia,