The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-04
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submit the result of its investiga-
tons on wool and cotton before the
holidays. The Ways and Means
Committee of the House. however,
under the direction of Chairman I'm
derwood. will begin at once the
preparation of new tarif bills.
Throughout the recess a force o.
clerks and experts have been at
work preparing for the committee.
President Taft has given his
pl, dye that. when the tariff board
submits it's report on the WOODEN
and cotton schedules it will be his
pleasure to make tariff recommends
lions to Congress The subject will
be treated in a special message.
Meantime however, the Ways and
Means committee will begin prep
aration of revised schedules to in
clude wool, cotton, iron and steel
products, sugar and other food stuffs.
An important schedule to come up is
the SUGAR schedule and in dealing
with this the House and the Ways
and Means committee will be guided
somewhat by the report OF the
special committee Of Inquiry into
The \mcliean Sugar Refining Com
paI II. which is expected to report
early in the session.
Conspicuous in the records of the
CONGRESS will be the coming viSOr-
p.ls 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 on judiciary. This
committee has determined also to
report bills amending the injunc-
ton statutes and the contempt sta
titcs. he latter to include provision
for trial by jury in cases of indirect
contempt. These will be pressed for
passage before adjournment.
The committee has in hand 4
half dozen bills providing amend
mcnt to the Sherman antitrust law
lhc most recent bill was drafted by
Rep Henry, of Texas, providing for
pcnitcntiary terms for violatOrs of
the trust laws and designed to elm
mate from the Sherman law the rule
Of reason as interpreted by the
supreme Court. Some sort Of bill
is certain to come from the commit
tee bearing on this problem. In
che senate the trust question is un-
der consideration in the hearings
before the committee on Interstate
Commerce which will continue for
scmc time
In line with the trust question
viii be he determination of the
fate Of the House special committee
of inquiry into the United States
steel Corporation. The steel cor
poration has protested against con-
tinuatiOn of the hearing in view OF
he ruling of the government against
it The question il certain to be
brought up in the House for settle
mcnt within few days and 1t will
provoke a lively controversy.
As part of the trust legislative
plan President Taft has suggested a
federal incorporation act. lie has
stated his belief that statute
might be drawn-nOt as an amend
ment to the antitrust law-to fur
nish protection which would induce
companies engaged chiefly in inter-
state trade to agree to government
supervision of their transactions.
The National Monetary Commits
sion will submit the report OF it's
long and exhaustive inquiry by jan
uary =. The Central reserve bank
plan advocated by Former Senator
Nelson W. Aldrich, has been prac-
tically unanimously endorsed by
the American Bankers Association.
currency reform. however, probably
will develop many differing opinions
before any legislation is enacted.
OF unusual interest in the Senate
will he the continuance of the in
quiry into the right of senator Lor-
inner, uf Illinois. to retain his seat.
Hearings In the ease which have
been going on i'm Chicago since De-
tober will be- resumed here tomor-
row. ,Dec. 9TH,
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 will report
recommendations 4 report ais,
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