The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-01

Washington. November so-rhe IN
terest usually surrounding tho open
ing Of now session of Congress VIII
be absent from the events OF to-nor-
row. While the irst session OF the
sixty third Congress Will end at noon
rnd the second session viii be ushcred
in oy formal proclamation OF the Vice
President and the Speaker of the
House, the status OF legislation Will bf
little different frcun what II was wher
Senate and House adjourned Saturda )
EfternooR.
President Wilson will appear before
The two houses at ! o'clock Tuesday
afternoon TO read his annual message
at Joint session in tho House cham
ber. Aside from this formallty, In.
suRurated by President Wilson lag,
April at the start OF the special scs-
sion. and the rrcacntatlon In The House
tomorrow of the annual estimates for
Federal expenditures. the first days OF
the rcw session Will be scarcely dis
tinguishabie from tho closing days Of
The old. For the nrst time IN many
Hears. Congress VIII step over from
one session 10 another. without break
IN the routine or business
The Senate meets ut 10 o'clock to-
morrow. ard there viii be an inter
noon
before The rel;ul1r session begins
Fioodgntcs Of Activity
The signinci,rco cf the new session
Hes i'm the fact that il opens the food.
gates for Legislative activity. and IN
aEgurates q period that promises L.
be 'akcr up with Tho consideration
oi Important projects and proliGc in
legislative enactment
Tho extra session just ending was
linlitei in
Prcsid"nt Wilscn.-Io the consideration
"f Gtrin and currency rcform, and
nothing that might interfere with
those issues was taken up The cur.
i."cy bin still dominates the situa-
non IS Tie new session begins but III,
""in'ilstration program Of antitrust
aud railrohd Legislation. which ia Il
follow. must share the nald with :.
score OF mbre OF other important sub.
jclts.
II IS the hope of the Democrnti,
leaders that the currency bin can bc
disposed of in the Senate by the end
of December, and can be completed by
no", nonses OF Congress and sisneG
ny the President In January. In an
ucipation OF this. the plans for ami
trust legislation viii be- taken nm III.
week hy President Wilson. in cnnr.r.
cnces with Representative CI,yto,
senator New!ands and Other members
OF the Judiciary and Interstate Com
thcrce Committees or the two houses
Important Subjects.
The administration is to lny s,r...
upon the proposed strenyth,n!nu -,
the antitrust laws from the ou,sat :,
Is proposed TO have the ueneral ~.
ot action laid out in advance ~ ,L.
opening OF the subject in House ard
nehate Other important projects -
e 'aheh up IN Congress early in the
no
WIN the antitrust bills include.
Further regulation OF ,niIro,ds
rates and stock issues pov.rprrnr,
twned railroads FOR Alaska, recui,tior
or trading in cotton and rra;,, fu,uroe
ouerhi ald Tor vocational educatioo
lshineht OF system or rural land
pdnks. independence OF he pblllnpinns
constitutional amendment roi, vrn,a,:.
suffrage. regulation OF WORKING coI,d;.
hons Tor merchant sailors. ler{sja1il,
10 promote safety ut sen. two n.,tIn.
snip naval program. establishment y,
re"srai armor- m skiing plant. good
ioads legislation. investigation or co.,
OF living problems, and all th.. onnu7I
RpproDriG tion bills
The bill TO give san Francisco u,a.a,
supply rights in Hetch- -Hetchv VALLEY
over which a conservatlonists' fight H.,
"ageo Tor more than year, is set 70.
vote in tho Senate December 6 IN.
N 4
Immediately afterwards OF thl. hiii -
authorize construction OF eovcrnn,cn,
1nilroads In Alaska. y similar noa stirc
has been favnrnbly acted unon II, :.
committee or fhe House. These bills
with the "Seamans Servitudn" IN,
which recently passed the Senate proh
ably will be the first measures Of :,
general character considered bv Con-
rress.
Antitrust Progrnm.
Extensive hearings Will he given by
he House Committee on Judiciary pre-
1iminary to any decision as to the forr,,
oi antitrust Legislation. Tho first
measure TO be brought forward pror
ABLY VIII be designed to prevent infer.
locking directorates among industrial
concerns This INTERPRETATION of large
corporations has been the subject OF
iepeated attacks by congressional and
Federal investigating bodies Othe,
subjects Of antitrust program will in
'ludc price-cuttinG by monopolies
oNcrcapitaliZation restraint OF trade
and tho more adequate control OF cor.
rorations probably through an inter.
state corporation commission
Investigations TO determine the cause
or Increased prices in food products arc
expected to begin soon after the ses-
sion opens. Resolutions demandinc
iuch inquiries arc ROW before Congress s
Representative McKcllar. Of Tennessee
mas introduced comprehensive bill &c
provide for more adequate regulation
* cold storage operations and to penal
ine combinations hat control food
prices or parcel out selling territory
and other measures Of like characte eI
VIII be introduced this week
President Wilson has indicated his
Keen interest in the development OF n
eystem OF rural land banks or credi,
agencies that would meet the needs OF
country districts more adequately than
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