Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-01
Alter Disposition Of Currency
Bill, Which Is Expected to
Become Law in January
Trust Legislation Is Next,
RURAL LAND BANKS
TO BE ESTABLISHED
Independence of Philippines
and Woman Suffrage Con-
tenpIated by SoIonS Before
Adjournment Is Taken

fny HoRHHc JOURNAL SPECIAL trAsup wiPGi
Washington. Nov 30.-The interest
usually surrounding the opening Of a
new session of congress will be. ABB
sent from the events of tomorrow.
Whue the first session of the sixty
third congress will end at noon. and
the second session viii be ushered in
by formal proclamation of the vice
president and the speaker of the
house. the status Of legislation will be
little different from what Il was when
senate and house adjourned, saturday
afternoon.
President Wilson win appear before
the house at o'clock Tuesday to
read his annual message at a joint
session in the house chamber. Aside
from this Formally, inaugurated by
President Wilson last April, az the
start OF the special session, and the
presentation in the house tomorrow
of the annual estimates for federal
expenditures. the first days of the
new session will be scarcely distln-
guishable from the closing days of
the old For the first time In many
yoafs c-ueress un ep over from
one session to another without a
break in the routine Of business. The
senate will meet at o'clock tomor-
row and there viii De an ntermission
Of only few minutes at noon before
the regular session begins.
The significance of the new session
lies in the fact that if opens the
noodgates for legislative activity and
inaugurates "a period that promises TO
be crowded with the consideration of
important projere, and prolific in
legislative enactment
The extra session just ending was
limited by informal agreements with
President Wilson TO the consideration
of tariff and currency reform, and
nothing that might interfere with
those issues was taken up. The cur
rency bin still dominates the situa-
ton as the new session begins, but
the administration program of anti
trust and railroad legislation, which
is to follow, must share the field with
a score or more of other important
subjects
It is the hope Of democratic leaders
that the currency bill can be disposed
Of In the senate by the end OF De-
eember, and can be completed by both
houses of congress and signed by the
president in January. In anticipation
Of this the plans for antitrust legis-
lation will be taken up this week by
President Wilson, in conferences with
Representative Clayton, Senator New
lands, and other members Of the ju-
dietary and interstate commerce com
mlttees of the two houses.
The administration is to lay stress
upon the proposed Strengthening Of
lhe antitrust laws from the outset.
1t is proposed to have the general
plan of action laid out in advance of
the opening Of the subject in the
mousse ana senate Other important
projects to be taken up in congress
early in the year, and that will divide
the attention with the antitrust bills,
include:
Further regulation of railroads as
TO rates and stock issues, government
owned railroads for Alaska, regula-
uoh Of trading in cotton and grain
futures, federal aid for vocational ed
ucauon, establishment OF a system of
rural land banks, independence of
lAe Philippines constitutional amend
'ueht for woman suffrage, regulation
vi working conditions for sailors,
legislation to promote safety at sea,
."o hattleships naval program, est9b-
Hshment of FEDERAL armor-making
plant good roads legislation, investi-
sa'lon Of cost Of living problems, and
an the usual appropriation bills.
Inc bin to give San Francisco
water supply rights in the Hetch
Hetchy valley. over which a conser-
VatIonists' fight has waged for more
'han a year. is set for vote in the
senate, December s. Another agree
ment calls for consideration immedi-
alely afterward, of the bill to author
ne construction of government rail-
roads in Alaska. A similar measure
mas been acted upon favorably by a.
committee of the house. These bills,
Nllh the "seaman's servitude" bill,
winch recently passed the senate,
probably viii be the first measures
OF a general character considered byI
congress.
Extensive hearings win be given BY.
'he house committee on judiciary
preliminary to any decision as TO the
FORM Of antitrust legislation TheI
lliSt measure to be brought forward
probably VIII be designed to prevent