The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-09-09
DEMOCRATS PLAN YEARS
WORK FOR CONGRESS
Program For Regular Session
About Completed.
TO BRING ABOUT REFORMS.
Antitrust and Railroad Legislation
10 Have Right OF Way-Tariff
Bill May Pass This Week.


Washington, Sent. 7-Tba ma
gram or antitrust, railroad and cur-
rency legislation that faces Congress-
Tor the ensuing IL months has he
come fairly we'll outlined. President
wilson and Democratic leaders an
parently have agreed on an ambitIons
plan OF legislative work, which ,SiII
orlns all of the most important re-
forms contemplated by the Wilson
administration within the period that
ehsues between now and the end OF
Ihe next regular session offerings.
The tariff bill will be out of tho
senate and in the hands OF a confer
ence committee of the house and sen
ate before the end OF this week. Chr
rency legislation already has forged tn
the front and promises to dominate
congressional activity within a few
uayS. Ihe prospects for immediate
currency legislation in the senate
nave not improved the last week but
supporters of the administration hin
hold to the hope that by the time the
measure has passed the house the
senate committee on banking and
currency will be ready to act.
MATTERS FOR REGULAR SEES
SION.
In the meantime, senate leaders
are announcing that antitrust lepis-
Iatlon and further important amend
ments to the railroad laws are IN no
among the first and most important
SUBJECTS taken up at the regular ses-
sion or Congress in December. Twice
last week Senator Simmons. In
charge of the tariff bill in the senate
neaued OH attempts to put trust or
Taliroad rate amendments on the
Dill, by the announcement that these
subjects would receive prompt and
effective consideration when the win
ter session began.
President Wilson's ideas Of anti
trust legislation have been welI
known since his effective worl, in
New Jersey, during the closing days
OF ms administration as governor
he has general outline of what no
desires in the way of trust control
Leg station, most of it embraced i'm o
series of seven laws enacted i'm New
Jersey This plan undoubtedly win
undergo elaboration i'm Congress: and
the influence of Republicans as well
as Democrats who have been long
acIlVe In the fight for more adequate
reputation or the trusts, will be felt
In the making OF these reforms
CuMMINS TO TRY AGAIN
Senator Cummins failed in his at
tempt to have the tariff bill changed
so railroads would be forbidden 10
give special rates to importers. This
VIII be pressed at the next session. as
part OF railroad law program Sen
ator Cummins announced Yesterday
that he believed important changes
MouIu De made in railroad laws at
the next Congress.
me currency hearings. begun early
last week before the senate commit.
tee on banking and currency. have
developed radical expressions OF
opinion from many members OF the
senate committee. This indicates
that long debates and discussions
within the committee will be neces-
sary before any general agreement
can be reached as to the merits of
the administration bill. That meas
ure Is to come formally before the
mouse tomorrow and it is believed
that with the weight of party en-
dorsement behind it, il Will be passed
almost without change.
While little marked antagonism
mas developed at the senate hearings.
among Democratic committee mem
berS. toward vital features of the ad
slonS nave shown a wide variety of
opinions as to the economic strength
OF certain features of the measure.
HAVE OWN CURRENCY VIEWS.
Senators Hitchcock. O'Gorman
Shafroth, and Reed were particularly
active in their questions addressed TO
the representatives of the American
Bankers Association who held the
stand last week, and have advanced
many tentative suggestions as to
their own views of necessary cur
rency legislation.
Senator Weeks, Republican. win
attempt this week to force the com
mlttee TO act on his resolution, put
l'ng on action on the currency bin
uhtlI December 2. Administration
forces are lining up to meet this is
sue and Democratic leaders I'm the
senate nave made il plain that Pres
ldent Wilson'S influence will be
sITohgly eXerted against such
course.
The tariff bill as it passes the SEN
ate this week will represent an aver
age reduction OF nearly 5 per cent
from the rates of duty fixed in the hin
as II originally passed the house
With an increased representation ON
the joint conference committee the
senate leaders hope to hold most of
their reductions in the bill.
The final fights I'm the senate over
Tree wool and free sugar duties will
occur tomorrow or Tuesday. when
the bill goes to it's final passage hnt
the Democratic forces are believed To
be intact and no notifications in the
measure are expected