The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-13
BIG HEARINGS N
HOUSE THIS WEEK
Many Important Democratic
Administration Problems
Coming Up.

Washington. Jan. 13.-Problems of
the approaching democratic admins
tration will hang over congress again
this week. Tariff. currency and anti.
t1ust legislation. characterized by
most important subjects that will
come before him. are to be the CEN
ter OF hearings and Investigations by
mouse committees and will divide at
| tehuon with the democratic-republi-
can nght In the senate over Presi-
dent Tafts appointments. over 1900
Oh Mhlch are awaiting confirmation.
trust legislation has not been outlined
IN the house. although the sub-com-
mlttee, headed by Representative Car
Ter Glass which began a general cur
rency reform inquiry last week, has
opened its investigation with the an
nounced plan of finding a substitute
lor the so-called Aldrich-Plan recon.
mended by the national monetary
reney system built upon the idea Of a
central bank Of issue. Prominent
Dankers and financial students are to
De given hearing during the next few
Pujo Committee to Help.
me Investigation by the money
trust section of the banking and cur.
rency committee, which is to be re-
sumed Tuesday, also is developing
recommendations and producing in
formation and Recommendations that
Will have an important part in the
preparation Of any new currency laws
or restrictive legislation to be passed
under the Wilson administration.
The conclusion of the Archbold
trial which has occupied the attention
of the senate continuously since the
beginning of this session. will make
way. for the first active legislative
work to be followed by efforts to secure
vote upon the resolution for a con-
stitutional amendment that would
provlde single six year term for the
president Of the United States. In
both houses. the legislative work Of
the week will center largely about an
nual appropriation bills.
conferences are expected to begin
soon between democratic leaders of
the house and senate over the trms
Of the tariff revision bills that are to
be prepared for President Wilson'S
extra session in March. Actual pre-
paration of these bills probably viii
be started before the present hearings
are concluded by the house committee
on ways and means.
Approaches q Crisis.
The democratic fight in the senate
against the confirmation of President
Taft's recent federal appointments has
approached crisis and will involve
the senate in a bitter struggle this
week: The short executive sessio.l
Saturday. at which two army appoint
ments were confirmed, will be fol-
lowed by other sessions wherein the
struggle between republicans and
democrats Will be fully developed.
Republican leaders insist they will
not agree to the plan proposed by the
demands to discriminate against some
OF the Taft appointments and select
others that shall be at once confirmed.
The senate has agreed to proceed
with the confirmation OF army. -avy
and diplomatic appointments. but the
repu ublicans will attempt to compel the
democrats to yield further and take
up all Of the pending appointments
for definite action.
Hearings before the house commit
tee investigating the alleged comh,na-
ton among shipping interests and
steamship companies were renewed
today. The special committee of the
senate investigating campaign contri-
buttons will also hold short session
to interrogate witnesses alleged to
have been connected with .Ho acquis,
ton by William r. Hearst Of copies
of the letters that passed between
John D. Archbold of the Standard OH
company and members Of the house
and senate.