The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-04

the National Monetary Commits.
son will submit the report of lis
long and exhaustive inquiry by Jan
nary y. The central reserve bank
DIan advocated by former Senator
Nelson W Mdrich. has been prac
rically unanimously endorsed by the
American Bankers Association. Cur
r-ncy reform, however, probably viii
dol elop many differ.Eg opinions be
.ore any legislation is enacted.
OF unusual interest In the senat5
will be the continuance of the IN
quiry into the right of Senator Lori
nero, OF Illinois, to retain his seat
Hearings in the case which have
been going on in Chicago since Oc
tober will be resumed here tomor
row December -
Conservation policies are TO be
urged on congress Included in this
are water power, coal, phosphate,
oil and gas and other resources
Early in the session the National
Waterways Commission viii repori
recommendations. \ report also viii
BE- made by the securities commits
rfn ala- -ttt,r tn ne M
and the special postal commission
which has held sessions, in Wash
ington, New York and st. Louis also
will report. The employers liability
commission has formulated 4 rcpor,
10 submit 10 congress.
Lively discussions are expected in
both houses on the immigration laws
the abrogation OF the treaty OF lS3-
between tho United States and
Russia, campaign publicity, ana &
bin proposing Legislative power &c
be conferred upon the Territory OF
Alaska. An effort also may DO made
to abolish jhe new court OF com
merce.
The personnel of the house an.
senate has changed somewhat, the
! Democrats o, the house having gain
/ ed one more in their majority. There
are five membei OF the house: Dan
( iel v Stephens, (Dem.) of Nebraska
Joseph \. Taggart, Dem) Of Kan
sas; Kenneth u Mcclellan, (Dem) o
/ Tennessee; w d. b. Ainey, (Rep..
OF Pennsylvania, and William j
Browning. tRepD of New Jersey
There is one vacancy in tho house
caused by the death Of Representa-
tive Madison, (RepD Of Kansas,
/ Obediah Gardner, OF Naino, sue
ceeds the late Senator Frye, in tn,
senate, and TIoke Smith comes Jc
the senate from Georgia. Renewa
( OF me effort 10 elect a president prC
/ tempore OF the senate in place ot
! Mr.. Frye will be made. Senator ia
con was the leading candidate OF rhC
Democrats and senator Gallinger tht
/ leader of the regular Republicans al
the last session. Senator Clapp was
the choice or the insUrgent Ropuhli
cans.
In the house al interesting feature
OF the session in all probability vii
! he The abolition OF the secret eau
jcls by nc Democrat, majority
Economy will conunuo to be the
Democratic "watchword" in tn,
house In this connection all thJ
investigations inio government de
Ipartments by the house cowmittee
on expenditures are to be continued
and recommendation are to he made
along lines Of economy for each de
Ipartment OF the government.
! Economy, it is said, also will guide
the appropriation committee. JhC
| first Democratic committee in many
years to get a "whack" at the biz
! appropriation supply bills intending
the sO-called pork barrel Repre-
sentative Fitzgerald, OF New York, is
the chairman of the committee which
will undertake the task OF pairing
down the appropriation which fol
the year of 19ll.19l2 amounted tc
, 81 ,O26, 6,2S75O5.Sl.