The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-04
THERE Il Be
SOME OO|N'S
IN CONGRESS
lIvsIisst Session Since the
Stirring Days Of the Civil
War, Is Predicted
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trust debates. The fight to amend the
Sherman antitrust law already is on
In the house the question will be first
considered by the committee OF ju'
dietary This committee has deter
mined also to report bills amending
the injunction statutes and the cen
tempt statutes. the latter 10 include
provision fer trial by jury in eases
OF indirect contempt These mill be
lpreposed for passage before adjourn
mcnt
The committee has in hand hall
dozen bills protidng TOR amendment
10 the sherman antitrust law The
mcst recent bill was drafted by Rep.
Henry, of Texas, proyiding for pen
| itenuary terms for viOlators of the
trusts laws and designed TO eimin-
ate fhm The Sherman law the rule
! OF reason az interpreted by HE sn-
| preme court Some sort Of bill is Ger.
| tain to come from the committee
| bearing on this problem In the sen
| ate the trust question is under con
sideration in the hearings before the
committee on Interstate Com mercc
which Will continue for SOME time
Will Continue Tust Investia- lions.
In line with the trust question will
be the determination OF the fate OF
the house special committee CT in.
quiry into the United States Steel
corporation. The steel corporation
has protested against continuation
Of the hearing in view OF the ruling
IF the government against it, The
question is certain to be brought III
in the house for settlmenr within a
few days and ii wnl provoke a lively
controversy.
AS a part OF the trust legislative
plan, President Taft has suggested
federal incorporation act He has
stated his belief that a statute migat
be drawn-net as an amendment 10
the antitrust law-to furnish protec
tion which would induce companies
engaged chiefly In interstate trade to
agree 10 government supervision Of
their transactions.
The National Monetary commission
viii submit the report OF its Iong ana
exhaustive inquiry by January S. |
lne central reserve bank plan adVocat
ed by formcr senator Nelson w. AID |
rich, has been practically unanimous.
ly enaorsed by the American Bank |
ers association. Currency reform, |
however, probably will develop many |
differing cpir'pns before any legisla- 1
tion is enacted.
Or unusual interest in the senate I
VIII be the continuance oil the inquiry 7
into the right OF Senator I.orimer OF
Illinois, 70 retain his seat Hearings /
in the case which have been going on
IN Chicago since October will be re-
sumed here tomorrow
viii Urge Conservation Policies.
Conservation policies are to be ur9
ed on congress
lncuded this are water power,
coal phosphate, oil and gas and eth
or resources. Early in the session
the national waterways commission
Will report recommendations. 4 re-
port also viii be made by the secur
lties commission relating to railways
ana bonds and the special postal com
missicn which has held sessions in
New York and st Louis
also viii report. The employers LA
0ilty commission has formulated
report 10 submit to congress
Lively discussions are expected in
o9il houses on the immigration laws
ne ahroSatid OF the treaty of 1882
between the United States and Russia
'ampaigh publicity, and bll pro-
posing legislative power 10 be can-
erred upon The territory of Alaska
An effort also may be made 10 abo]
sh the new court Of commerce.
Tho personnel OF the house and s
senate has changed somewhat the
Democrats ~ the house having cain.
d one more IN their majority. There
ire five members Of he house nan.
el V. stephens, CDemD Of Nebraska. q
Joseph A. Taggart, fDeml Of Kan. Z
as; Kenneth -. McKellar. (Dem /
,,ennessee; w y h. Ainey, (RepD, = g
'ennsyiVania, and William T. Brown t
ng, tRep), OF New Jersey. There f
one vacancy in the house caused @
9 the death Of Representative f. Ii.
iadisOn tRep.) of Kansas. y
light to Abolish Secret Caucus. /
Obediah Gardner. Of Maine. suc.
eeds the late Senator Frye. in the G
enate, and Hoke Smith comes TO the Q
enate from Georgia Renewal OF, a
ne effort to elect a president pro
empore Of the senate in place OF "
lr. Frye will be made. Senator Ba.
On was the ieadlng candidate of the
democrats and Senator Galinger. the
aader of the regular Republicans at
ne last session Senator Clam was
ne caoice OF the insurgents Repub-
leans
In the house an interesting feature
[ the session i'll all probability will
c the abolition OF the secret caucus
y the Democratic majority.
Economy will continue to be the
democratic 'watchword" IN the
cuse. In this connection all the in
estigations into government depart.
tents by the house committees on
expenditures are 10 be continued ami
scommendations are 10 be made
long lines OF economy for each de,
artment II the < ternment
Econc my il is said also xfH suide
le appropriations committee. the
rst Democratic committee in many
ears 10 get a "Nhack" at the big
supply bills, includine
le so-called P0lk-barrels. Repre.
Fitzgerald. OF New York. l.
10 chairman Of the committee which
~ undertake the task OF parinr
own the priations which FOR
le year Of l9ll-l2 amounts to 81
26 PSI .50sSf.