The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-27
CONGRESS MEETS SOON.
SHORT SESSION WILL CONVENE
NEXT MONDAY.
Tariff Question IL Not Expcx.tad ,o
Nex Representatives at This Time
The Programme.

The Programme
washington, Nov. 24.-Congress
will reconvene week from tomorrow
for the last short session OF Renubu-
can control in national legislation.
Comparatively few senators and rep.
resentatives had r,ached Washington
To-Day but discu has been active
oorinS the la among those
early on th' on prospects OF
speciai tra II next spring, when
all brap >he government will
pass T. .'ands Of the Democrats.
T. - question Of the tarif is
nc p .slied for consideration this
- <Sut the short session will be
ga with legislative work. In ad-
to the annual grist OF appro-
alton bills, congress will be forced
% dispose Of quantity Of general and
special legislative matter left pend
ing with the adjournment Of the long
session In August.
During the early part Of the ses-
sion the house will shape appropria-
ton bills and the senate will dispose
OF the impeachment trial Of Judge
Robert w. Archbold Of the commerce
court set to begin December 3. Sew
eral important measures will be push
ed for early action in the senate.
among them the resolution Of Sena-
tor Works Of California to limit the
president to a single six-year term;
the Sheppard-Kenyon bill prohibiting
the shipping Of liquor into prohibition
states and the vocational education
bill Of Senator Page Of Vermont. The
bill OF Senator Borah creating a de-
partment Of labor is also scheduled
for early consideration.
The department Of labor bill has
passed the house, but that body will
still have to act on the vocational bill
and the presidential term bill, if
passed by the senate.
EHersetlc eHOTts Will be made In
Doth houses to secure legislation
amending the Sherman antitrust law
campaign funds. The house judiciary
committee, under instructions by reso-
lutions TO conduct an investigation in
to violations of the sherman law with
view to preparing legislation, in
tends to begin the investigation i'm
mediately congress convenes.
Senator Kenyon's bill amending
the Sherman law, which has been be-
fore the senate interstate commerce
committee, will undoubtedly be
brought up for early action ip IL.
senate.
Meantime the committee headed by
Senator Ciapp will probably formulate
measure limiting campaign contri-
buttons based upon its extensive in
vestigations. Several bills on this sub
Ject are pending in both houses.
Efforts will be made during the
session to repeal at least a part Of
the Canadian reciprocity tariff agree
ment The attempts failed last sum-
mer when the repeal was attached to
various Democratic tariff bills.
The failure Of Canada TO ratsfy tn.
agreement left only the clause relat-
ing to wood pulp and print paper in
operation.
Congressman now in Washington do
not expect any action on currency leg
islation during the short session. The
mouse committee on currency and
banking will continue it's investigation
and ii may be unable to conclude its
investigation early enough to submit
any remedial measures before March
4. IT is practically certain that nc
action will te taken on the Aldrich
currency plan bills submitted to the
national monetary commission.
In addition to these measures, the
calendars Of both house and senate
are crowded with bills OF more or less
importance, most OF which will end
with the passing OF the Sixty-third