Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-04


Bressive prsjudlces OF the country ma
setting itself against the substantial and
sensible progress OF an ambitious people
WIN find Itself buried beneath an over.
whelming disaster. We cannot smo,her
Industrial freedom under the paralvv,r,,
paternalsm OF government
The most important session sine. 81.
ciVii war Is the prediction made by
many democratic leaders for the first
regular session OF the sixty-second con-
sress which opened today.
stirring Days Ahead.
SURFING Gays ahead" are forecast bv
republican members, and on both sides
OF the big party line membefs IN the
house and senate are drawn up 10 fight
out weiBhty problems OF legislature in a
session that will lead up 10 the pres,.
dental campaign Of 1912.
OF Importance as 10 the bearing n will
nave on the approaching political con.
test In the nations OF particular lnteres,
because OF party differences. regulars ana
insurgents ON the republican sides. re.
dictionaries and prosresslvsu amonr IN,
democrats. and Of unusual slEnIfloance
beeause Of the heavy legislative pro9rar,
tits at ieast certain that this viii he one
Of the hvslISSt Sesslons Of congress- N
many years.
With the gaveis' falling in the house
and senate NJ noon, the tariff ana IN.
trusts stood out as the most Important
subjects TOR legislation with a big fiRh,
assured IN both houses. Many other
great questions confronting the congress-.
all OF them 10 be approached vlxorouslv
include monetary reform. ratification ot
arbitration treaties with Great Britain
and France. and the loan treaties win
Nicaragua and Honduras Alaskan lag,..
lstion, the election OF senator's bv d,rsc,
vote OF the people. pension bills and tne
regular and permanent annual appronria.
tons to be under the direction this time
IN the house % democratic commit
tee.
Politics IL mtg Factor.
While the legislative struggles are in
progress politics is certain not to be
overshAdoSed. With the democrats look.
Ing ahead with sanSuine hope for triumph
at the polls next November. aud insurr-
en-, republicans striking out In earnes,
to capture their party convention. n nos
sible, every move made In either branch
OF congress from now until adjournmen,
viii be thoroughly considered from No.
litieal as well as legislative viewpoin,s
The political pot in Washington viii soon
begin TO boil, with the republican na
tional committee meeting here Deesmha,
Il, 20 be followed January by the dem.
oorRtio national committee. Selection n,
convention cities. choosing OF committee
ehaiTmen who will manage the big cam.
paigns and plans for the approaohin,
party conventions and the subaeousn,
battle Of the ballots will attract a. n,uch
attention from the nations Legislators a.
Will the making OF the nations laws
To eniven the political Interest I'm botb
houses there are candidates for the presI.
dsnoy casting their shadows across IN,
horizon.
Champ Clark, the speaker OF the house.
already considered among the democratic
possibilities, may at any time make presi.
Dental procurement TO his colleagues
and Representative Oscar Underwood a.,
Alabama, the democratic floor leader
also talked % throughout the country as
presidential timber.
In the senate Nj. La Toilette ALREADY
has been proclaimed by progressive re-
pubhcahs as their sholce TO wrest the
domination from Air. TAFT.
Ia the house TIE political interest Will
be further complicated by the attitude of
Mr.. Bryan, VINO has quarrelled with Mr.
Underwood aud branded him as a reae.
tiunAry, ani n0w vruelses SpeaAeg Clark
N what many democrats declare Is an
effort 70 cause breach between IN,
apeakSr ana Ihe majority lvader og lhs
hvuse.
Program OR the Tariff,
The tariff legislative program wall foi
low the long-aNaitsd report Of the tanf
hoard, which Is expected to submit IA,
result Of its investigations on wool an,
cotton before the holidays. The way.
and means committee OF the house hoN
ever. under the direction OF Chairman
Underwood. viii begin az once tn
preparation Of new tariff bills. Through
out the recess force OF clerks and ex
psrts have been at work preparing 70
the committee.
President TAFT has given his pledg
, that when the tariff board submits n
report on the wooden and cotton schedule
Il will be his pleasure TO make tariff
recommendations 70 congress, The sub
e iect will be treated IN special messass
d Meantime. however the WAYS an
< means committee viii begin preparstio
Of revised schedules TO i.-eiude Wool. col
| ION iron and steel prO,s.ls- sugar an