The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-11

The Hague, Holland-It is stated in
court circles that Queen Wilhelmina
is expecting the birth of another child.
The deliberations may run we'll into
the summer, without a halt even for
the presidential conventions.
With the Russian treaty abrogated,
the pension bill and urgent deficiency
appropriations out of the way in the
house, tariff legislation is expected as
soon as the ways and mea commit
tee can send out the revised schedules.
The iron and steel schedule will
come first and is expected within ten
days. Tariff legislation, however, is
by no means all hat is in the legisla-
tive program.
Antitrust, labor legislation and re-
vision Of the statutes relating to in
functions are to be pressed by the jul
dietary committee. Panama canal
legislation is to be urged by the com
mittee on interstate and foreign COM
merce, members Of which have just
returned from a three weeks inspec-
ton Of the canal zone. The rules COM
mittee has under consideration impor-
tant matters, including proposed in
vestigations Of the money trust" the
shipping combine and the harvester
trust. This committee contemplates
recommending the appointment Of a
joint committee to conduct a broad in.
Quiry into all three subjects.
Probes Will Be Resumed.
Investigation into the United States
Steel corporation and the sugar situa-
ton will be resumed next week. The
committee on foreign affairs will press
legislation effecting treaties with for
eign nations and the committees on
expenditures in the various depart
ments of the government which began
Investigations during the extra ses-
sion, are planning to renew work with
yigor for the purpose of recommend
Ing economies in administration.
Many other matters are to be con-
sidered, among the most important
being the appropriations. which the
democrats have in their control for
the first time in 16 years. Legisla-
ton affecting the army and navy will
also be considered.
Representative Underwood, chair
man of the ways and means commit
tee. has expressed the hope that con-
gress can complete it's work in June
in time for the national convention,
but there are many who seriously
doubt It when they contemplate all
that is scheduled to be done and the
delays that will be encountered.
There is little before the senate
just now, the upper body having to
The Sherwood pension bill. passed by
the house. will come up for the SEN
ate's consideration first, in all prob
ability. The bill pending for direct
election Of United States senators.
passed in the house last summer. is
still in conference. The conferees are
to meet within a few days, but thus
far no agreement has been reached.
Senate Has a Pension Bill.
Washington, ID. C.-The senate
pension committee will not attempt
to amend the Sherwood pension bill
which was passed in the house. An
entirely new bill will be reported and
Senator McCumber of North Dakota
will offer it. The senate bill would
carry an annual expenditure of not
more than $50, 600, 000.
Washington, ID. c. - One of the
most important and significant inter,
national peace functions is to take
place here early in February, when
the committee on foreign affairs OF
the house will be the hosts at dinner
to Secretary of State Knox and the
members of the diplomatic corps. The
date will be either the first or second
Saturday in the month.
Secretary Knox has accepted the in,
vitation extended TO him by the house
committee and invitations to the dip.
lomats OF all nations have had a gen,
erous response. The dinner will be
given in the building Of the Pan.
American union.
The plan of the house foreign af'
fairs committee is unprecedented. A
secretary of state has not heretofore
been the guest at dinner of the mem.
bers of the house who constitute that
committee nor have the diplomats OF
the world been invited to such an
event.
Peace is to be the subject at the