Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-04

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NEWS FORECAST FOR
THE COMING WEEK.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The posi-
bility that a decision may be handed
down in the state rate cases lends ad.
ditional interest to the r%econyening OF
the supreme court on Monday. follow.
ing the holiday recess.
The Ways and Means Committee of
the house will on Monday begin its
hearings on the all-important subject
of tariff reyisions, The hearings will
be by Schedule beginning with chem.
icals, oils and paints. with subsequent
dates arranged for the hearings on the
various other schedules and the free
list. In this way 1t is expected that
most of the preliminary work may be
in hand by the end of February so
that the work may then begin on the
drafting Of the measure or measures
for tariff reduction in readiness for
the extra session beginning in March.
During the week another important
series Of hearings will begin before
the subcommittee of the House Bank.
Ing and Currency Committee, which Is
seeking a substitute for the Aldrich
currency plan. Many noted financiers
and economists have been invited to
appear before the committee and give
their views.
The subcommittee OF the House
Banking and Currency committee
which is conducting the money trust
investigation, which adjourned for the
Christmas holidays after examining ].
P. Morgan on Dec. 10, will r%econvene
Monday and will cover the remaining
ground of the inquiry as rapidly as
possible.
The trial will be resumed in Gin.
cinnati .londay of President Patter-
son and other officials of the National
Cash Register Company, who are
charged with having violated the
criminal section of the Sherman anti.
trust law.
A democratic caucus OF the house
will be held Tuesday to fill committee
vacancies. The most important seats
will be n of the Ways and Means
committee vacated by Representative
Hughes of New Jersey; one on the
Appropriations committee vacated by
Representative Cox of Ohio, and. the
craftsmanship Of the Foreign Affairs
committee, vacated by Representative
Sulzer of New York.
The house committee on Merchant
Marine will begin hearings Tuesday
to investigate the methods and prac'
tees of domestic and foreign steam
ship lines, particularly as to any
agreements, pools, or combinations
with railroads. The committee first
will consider the foreign steamship
situation, the initial hearing to be on
the Brazilian traffic.
The first annual convention of the
|WomeI's National Democratic League
is to assemble Tuesday at the New
Willard Hotel, in Washington, for a
three days session.
Most of the ranking officers in the
United States will gather in Wash
ington Wednesday for an importan,
conference with War Department ofic>
ials with the purpose Of arranging the
details of the extensive plan of re-
organization of the army. which will
be the last important military action
of the retiring administration.
Captain Amundsen, discoverer OF
the South Pole, is to be the guest OF
honor at the annual banquet of the
National Geographic Society. which
is to be held in Washington Saturday,
Rear Admiral Peary Of North Poe
fame will act as POSTMASTER.
During the week legislatures will
convene in numerous states and many
new governors and other officials will
be sworn into office,