New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-02
Money Bills and Archibald I'M
parchment Monopolize Cau-
tiouS Plans of Leaders.
OLD REGIME IS ENDING
Hungry Job Seekers and Pro-
gramme for Next Session
Perplex Chiefs of the
Dominant Party.
From The Tribune Bureau. ]

the fall of the gavels Of Speaker Clark OF
the House Of Representatives and Sen
ator Bacon, the temporary presiding Of
fcer Of the Senate. will mark the begin
ming Of the end OF the 62d Congress ana
the beginning Of the end of the contro!
of the government that the Republican
party has maintained for four administra'
tions.
Like all expiring sessions previous to
change of control, it is not expected that
this the third and final session OF the
present Congress will be distinguished by
great achievement in legislation. The
necessity for making campaign capita
which actuated the Democrats during the
last two sessions no longer exists. AS n
consequence the record of debate is likely
TO be much less bulky and the flow OF
oratory more attenuated. The one great
task of Congress during the session is TO
pass the annual supply bills. The Senate
must dispose of the Archibald impeach-
ment Outside OF these. it is expected that
there will be few, if any. important sub
jects brought up for consideration.
Senate to Adjourn at Once.
The Senate. Immediately after conven-
ing. will adjourn out Of respect to the
memory of President Sherman and
Senators Rayner and Hepburn, who died
during the comparatively short recess.
on the following day the impeachment
proceedings will begin. 1t has not yet
been decided whether a special presiding
officer shall be selected for the trial.
Senator Bacon was chosen president pro
tempore of the Senate until December l6,
but there is movement on foot TO place
one of the distinguished lawyers in the
chair in order that he may pass upon
the questions of law involved In this
connection the names of Senators Bailey,
Sutherland and Root have been men
toned AS Senator Bailey's term Will
end with the present session, there is
disposition to make him presiding officer
for the Impeachment as a sort Of parting
tribute.
The resolution to limit the tenure OF Of
fee of Presidents to a single term stands
as the unfinished business OF the Senate
from the preceding session, and, even IL
no action is taken, il probably Will pro-
woke interesting debate on the Democratic
side BY unanimous consent agreement,
alton between the states and the federal
government to encourage instruction IN
agriculture, the trades and industries is
TO be taken up after the single term reso-
luton is out of the way.
Senator Kenyon's bill to prohibit the
shipment of Intoxicating liquors into dry
states is the subject of a special order
for December II. The bill to establish
Department of Labor, which has already
nassed the House, will be called up by
senator Borah. The prediction is. how
ever that few measures of consequence
will pass.
Democrats Worried.
THE brows Of Democratic statesmen are
already rufied. The work of the forth
coming Congress, when the Democrats
will take charge of the machinery OF leg
is,ation. is a much more absorbing topic
for discussion and worry than the work
% The nresent session. The time Of the
democrats will be devoted more TO pre-
narine for the next Congress than to
framing legislation for immediate con-
s;derstion. Thousands Of jobs must be
vacated and refilled. Hungry constituents
mnst be satisfied or evaded In some
fashion or other. AS the special session
y,iu begin shortly after the expiration OF
tho nresent Congress, there will be no
lime 10 oil the machinery before IT is put
% work.
Sneaker Champ Clark and Representa-
tive Mann. the minority leader. estimate
that the House will have but twenty-sx
Legislative days, which may be devoted 10
the passage of appropriation bills. Elimi-
mating the Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays. which are devoted to special
kinds of legislation, under the House
mics. there remains actually less than
an. month for the consideration OF annual
budgets. which will carry In the aggre-
gate 81, 200, 10000.
Unless il sets aside some Of the "calen-
dar days"-and this is difficult to accom-
nlish-the House must pass appropria-
tions at the rate of more than S4oo0.OOo
aav in order to complete the appropriation
measures by March 4. In all. there will
be fifteen annual budgets reported to the
louer body. and each must be rushed
through in record time.
Under the circumstances members of the
House do not anticipate that any general
legislation OF lInpOItdHSC WIZ 90 III we"
that chamber during the short session.
special rules are pending making priv
ileeed the Adamson bill, providing for the
physical valuation OF railroads and also
authorizing the government to investigate
the feasibility of acquiring Monticello. now
the property OF Representative Jefferson
Levy.
The rule giving privileged status TO the
latter measure was obtained largely
through the efforts of Mrs. Martin w.
Iittleton. who is waging a persistent cru
SADIE to have the government acquire
either through purchase OF condemnation,
tho ancestral home Of Jefferson. Mr.. Levy
is inst as stubbornly fighting the bill. and
the show-down probably will come in the
House before the end OF the session.
Representative Clayton, chairman OF the
Judiciary Committee, wants special rule
TO take UP his resolution providing for
six-year term for the President
Outside these three special matters the
indications are that the sessions OF the
House will be devoted entirely to appro-
rriation bills and various private meas
ures now upon the routine calendar.
While the House proper srinds away at
the annual budgets the Ways and Means
Committee will hold its tariff hearings.
Representative Underwood plans 20 begin
these early in January. and they will con-
tInue probably into the extra session.
For a time the House Committee on