The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-27
Short Session Beginning Monday
win Be Crowded With
Work
TO AMEND TINE SHERMAN LAW
Senate win Deal First With the
Archhold Trial

Washington. Nov g. Congress will
reconvene "A week from tomorrow
tfor the last short session of Republi..
can cchtrCl In national legislation.
Discussion has been 9ctiveamone those
early on the scene over plans for the
winters work, and the prospects for
The special tariff session next spring,
wher all branches OF the government
pass into the hands OF the Democrat ~
While the vexing question of the
tariff IL not scheduled for consider
alton this winter the three months
Of the short session win be crowd
cd with Legislative work. In add.
tion 10 the annual gist Of appro.
priation bills. congress will be fore
ed To dispose OF "a quantity OF gen
eral and special Legislative matter
left pending with the adjournment
II the long session In August
During the early part Of the scs-
sion the house viii be busy shap-
ing appropriation bills. while the sen.
ate is disposing Of the impeachment
the commerce court set To begin De-
,ember s.
important Bills in Senate.
Several important measures viii,
he pushed for early action In the
senate, emong them the resolution Of
senator Works of California To limit
the president to "A single six-year
term: the Sheppard Kenyon bill pre-
hibitins the shipment of liquor Int
prohibiticn states; and the vocational
educational bill CT Senator Page OF
Vermont. ! ne bin Of Senator Boran
creating a department Of labor is
also scheduled for early consdera-
tion.
The department of labor Hill has
passed the house. but that body
would still have to act upor the
vocational education bill and the
siX-year presidential term measure
if they PASSED the senate.
Hope to Amend Sherman Law.
Energetic efforts will be made in
both houses t. secure legisla tior
amending the Sherman antitrust law,
;ind limiting contributions to political
campaign funds. The house judiciary
committee is under instructions by
resolution tp condact an investigation
into violations of the Sherman law
With Wow to preparing legislation,
and II is preparing to begin the in
vestigation immediately after congress
convenes.
Senator Kcnyon's bill amending
the Sherman law. which has beer
before the senate interstate commerce
committee. will undoubtedly he
brought up for early action in the
senate.
Meantime the committee headed
hy Senator Clapp will probably for
mulate Il measure limiting cam
paign contributions, based uron its
extensive Investigations. Several bills
on this subject are pending in boti
house ana senate.
Efforts will be made during the
session to repeal at least q part Of
the Canadian reciprocity tariff agree"
ment. The attempt failed last sum-
mer. when the repeal was attached tn
various democratic tariff bills. The
failure of Canada to ratify the agree
ment left only the clause relating to
wood pulp and print paper In opera
tiou.
Expect No Currency Legislation.
Congressmen now IN Washington
do net except any action on cur
rency legislation during the short ses-
sion. The house committee Oh bark
ing and currency viii proceed with.
its investigation of the currency ana
credit situation with considerable diff
tculty, and il may he unable to con-
clude It's investigation early enough
to submit any remedial measures be-
fore March I.