Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-03
Both Branches Reassem.
BILE Today After the Rol-
iday Intermission.
TARIFF IS TO BE FIRST
Many Petitions Are Received
Favoring Ratification of
Peace Treaties. >,

Washington, Jan. 3.-Both houses Of
congress reassembled this morning.
Practically no important business is
pending for the day.
Bristow introduced in the senate
bills for government Panama steam
ship line The postofice committee
of the senate heard testimony from
mail order houses favoring the par
cells post project.
PETITIONS FOR RATIFICATION.
Numerous petitions were presented
In the senate for ratification of the
arbitration treaties. Rayner of Mary
land announced he would make a mi
nority report favoring ratification of
the arbitration treaties unamended.
The senate adjourned until tomor-
row. The house, after a session OF
Is minutes, adjourned until tomor-
row.
MUCH IMPORTANT BUSINESS.
With the Russian treaty abrogated
the pension bill and urgent deficiency
appropriation out of the way in the
house, tariff legislation is expected as
soon as the ways and means commit
j tee can send out the revised sched
ules. The iron and steel schedule
probably will come first and is ex
pected within ten days. Tariff legis
lation, however. is by no means al
that is on the legislative program, fol
heads of many important committees
are certain to exert pressure for the
consideration Of many important bills
l Antitrust, labor legislation and re
vision of the statutes relating to in
functions are to be pressed by the
Judiciary committee. Panama cana
legislation is to be urged by the com
mittee on interstate and foreign com
merce, members of which have jus
returned from q three weeks inspeC
4 ton of the canal zone. The rule
= committee has under consideration
j important matters, including propose,
: Investigations of the money trust,
y the shipping combine and the sc
called Harvester trust. This commit
S tee contemplates recommending tn
b appointment of a joint committee t
i conduct a broad inquiry into all thre
subjects.
TO RESUME INVESTIGATIONS.
Investigations into the Unite
States Steel corporation and the suga
y situation will be resumed next weel
: the probability being that neither c
ia1
for some time. Each is expected t
d recommend important legislation.
u The committee On foreign affair
n will press legislation affecting trea
g les with foreign nations and the con
e mittees on expenditures in the variou
g departments of the government, whic
:. began Investigations during the exit
d session, are planning to renew woT
S with vigor for the purpose of recon
mending economies in administrator
Many other matters are to be CO..
l. sidered, among the most importal
d being the appropriations which II
l. democrats have in their control fl
E. the first time in 16 years. The Gu
a. tailment of many appropriations
n looked for. Legislation affecting II
j. army and navy will also be consi
cred.
Representative Underwood, chai
man of the ways and means comm
a., tee, has expressed the hope that co
l. gress can complete it's work in Jur
e. in time for the national convention
"a but there are many who serious
Of doubt it, when they contemplate 9
Id that is scheduled to be done and Il
Of delays that will be encountered.