The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-01-12

u circles that Queen Wllhelmlna
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 means 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 that 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 ju-
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.
ve%stigations 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-
ticn 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 enew work with
vigor 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 its work in June
in time for the national convention
but there are many who seriously
doubt 1t when they contemplate al
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 tc
await initiative action Of the house
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 direc
| election of United States senators
passed in the house last summer, II
still in conference. The cOnferees arr
to meet within a few days, but thus
far no agreement has been reached.
/ Senate Has a Pension Bill.
Washington, d. C.-The senat'
pension committee will not attemp
to amend the Sherwood pension bill
which was passed in the house. Al
entirely new bill will be reported ant
Senator McCumber of North Dakot'
will offer it. The senate bill woul'
carry an annual expenditure of no
more than $50, 600, 900.
Washington, ID. G. - One of tn
most important and significant inter
national peace functions is to TAX
place here early in February, whel
the committee on foreign affairs o
the house will be the hosts at Dime
to Secretary Of State Knox and tn
members of the diplomatic corps. TIL
date will be either the first or secon'
Saturday In the month.
Secretary Knox has accepted the ir
vitation extended to him by the nous
committee and invitations to the dir
lomats OF all nations have had a ger
erous response. The dinner will b
given in the building OF the Par
American union.
The plan of the house foreign al
fairs committee is unprecedented.
secretary of state has not heretofor
been the guest at dinner Of the me,
bers of the house who constitute tina
committee nor have the diplomats G
the world been invited to such a
event.
Peace is to be the subject at tn
dinner.