The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-02
House Enthusiastic but the
Senate Draped in Black
Because of Death of James,
S. Sherman.
BIG NAVY PROGRAM
TO CAUSE CONTESTi
Bitter Fight Against Rou-l
tine Provision Bills Win
Not Be Repeated in Short
Session.
CNa,ionaI News Association

CNa;ionnl News Association)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.-The third
and final session of the sixty-second
congress convened at noon today with
prospects of flood of bills but little
actual legislation of national import
ance during the three months sitting
There was an unusual demonstra-
ton in the House when Speaker
Clark's gavel ushered in the new ses-
sion but enthusiasm in the Senate was
i tempered by the recent death of Vice
President Sherman. the president OF
the upper chamber. The senate was
draped in black.
Many of the desks were piled high
with flowers and the galleries reserv.
ed for the foreign diplomats and 9TH
er spectators were brilliant with cos
tunes of many women.
The present session. the last of the
Taft administration, will receive prac-
tically all of the old bills which failed
of passage at the last session. among
them many of the pet measures of the
president who will make personal ef-
fort TO secure their enactment.
A recurrence OF the old fight be-
tween the adherents of big navy and
the peace forces" is in prospect over
the navy appropriation bill.
The present session must also ap-
prove the provision bills which are to
keep the wheels OF the government
turning and this work must be done
before March 4 IL the necessary finan-
ces are to be forthcoming. There is lit
tie likelihood. however. that the same
bitterness will mark the debate on the
appropriation measures in this session
as in the last.
In addition to the vast amount OF
routine work. the senate will have the
Archibald impeachment case on its
hands and as Judge Archibald is re-
ported to be prepared TO fight Ito
finish" the case may be long drawn
out as the house committee of prosecu-
tors will have to call large number
of witnesses and in order to convict
a two-thirds vote of the senate must
be secured, which may prove quite a
burden on their shoulders.
The Archibald defense may consist
largely of character testimony" which
could be dragged out OF an intermina-
BILE length.
| Leaders among both the Republi.
cans and Democrats believe President
Taft will make an final effort to Sc
cure the passage of a large number of
his favorite measures. Prominent
among these lis the workmen's COM
pensstion act, banking and currency
reforms and the Inauguration of efici-
t1rnu in,
vices.
President Taft has already heard
threats Of the Democrats to ignore his
program so that the great bills of ma
tional interest and importance shall
come up in the Wilson administration
but he is going ahead with the deter
mination which has always marked
his course where his own views were
at stake.
| The Democrats plan to leave such
broad matters as the tariff, the trusts
and the hign cost of living for the VIII
son administration and will probably
which the president-elect has promised
to call by April Is.
Treasury Estimates.
Estimates for another billion-dollar
congress were sent TO the house today
by the secretary of the treasury.
Through the treasury department the
various establishments OF the govern
ment ask for 1923. AIS. .455.14 for the
conduct of Uncle Sans payment Of
his bills during the fiscal year of 1914.
This total is exclusive of the appro-
priation for the postal service which
probably will amount TO SITS 600, 900
additional and which would run the
grand total considerably over the biz
lion mark.
Allowances for the postal service.
however, are presumed to be fully re-
imbursed from the revenues of the
postofice department.
The following is the list of approprf
ations estimated:
Legislative. 1892, ,9S3.22.
| Executive. sS20.790
State Dept. $4,492. .o12.61
Treasury Dept, s142.373.s70.
Territorial Govts-. s156. $50.
Independent Offices, sass, ,165,1z.
District of Columbia. s13 3.629. $3.50
War Dept, s211 1.254. .702.01.
/ Navy Dept. s154,301 ,177.5e.
Interior Dept. s226. .623. .664.5o.
Post ofice Dept, fproper) s2.014.51o-
Agriculture Dept, $23. .976. .43e.
Commerce, Labor Dept. $16,s73, 1914
Justice Dept, s10.79s,337.
Total. $S23.415.455. minues the big
post ONCE appropriation budget.
While the treasury department act
ling on the request of the various de-
partments has submitted estimates