The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-01-12

40 9ooA dS lneV take up work in
each branch. bill to authorize the
/ government to build railroads in the
northern territory has received the
endorsement of a committee, and has
heen placed before congress as "un-
finished business" where it must be
taken up without delay. While the
principle Of government ownership.
even as applied to Alaskan roads, has
many opponents among the leaders
OF both houses. some leaders expect
| ed that a bill authorizing the pro-
posed development will be passed
after a short debate.
President Wilson's influence is
strongly behind the plan for sys-
TEN of rural banks and credit as
sociations: and that project is ex-
pected to vie with trust questions, in
the attention that will be given to It
by the administration The report
Of the Rural Credit Commission
which toured Europe last year, has
been carefully gone over by the
president; and when legislation is
taken up it probably will be along
concerted lines, such as character
| lied action OH the general currency
! bill.
| With the prospects of a hard con-
gressional campaign next summer
| and fall. the democratic forces are
anxious to add the rural credit laws.
and several effective trust statutes,
| to the record Of legislation with
which they can go before the voters.
| From the outset of work leaders in
| both houses will attempt to guide
legislation 50 that appropriation bills
can be complated early in the spring,
posed of III time TO permit an early
adjournment.
! Opposition to the so-called seq
mans bill" regulating the labor of
sailors, has become so pronounced
| in the house that hard fight prom
=. ises to face that measure before it
lean be passed The bill passed the
| senate last fall and an effort will
; be made TO bring it up in the house
for action at an early date.
/ Woman's suffrage viii also give
both branches Of congress a busy
| time. Advocates of a constitutional
amendment permitting women to
/ vote have massed their forces in
| Washington, and are preparing for
a concerted attack on senate and
| house, aided by many senators and
| Representatives who favor general
suffrage and who will advocate some
positive action by congress cndors-
ing it.
The scope of trust legislation prob
iably viii not be fully outlined for
several weeks. Recent developments
in financial and commercial circles
have convinced leaders in both
houses that effective legislation tc
correct alleged abuses can be pass
cd without seriously disturbing bust
ness conditions. The president and
his legal advisors will cola boraje
with the committees of senate and
house on effective bills that will
reach some OF the more important
phases of the trust problem with
To-, ,t,-1,, ~ NJ IIn nt
lporation methods.
Congress has taken up The prob
LENS OF national defense with IN
usual activity since December l.,
The imminence of q crisis in this
country's relations with Mexico has
made more apparent the weakness
OF the military system of the coun-
try: and important steps have al
ready been made toward strength
| ening the power of the president and
the executive branches of the gov
iernmcnt, to cope with sudden emer-
genees
The volunteer army bill, which
passed the house and rs iaNofaply
regarded in the senate, would provide
effective machinery for the raising
of volunteer forces in any emergency
The Hay aviation bill, which has the
endorsement of the House Military
Affairs committee, and OF the War
Department., would create an aVia-
ton branch of the. army capable OF
handling at least "a aeroplaneF, and
of training efficient forces OF air
fighters. These and other bills will
be given unusual prominence dur
ing the balance of this session OF
congress.
Diplomatic relations with Nicara-
eua and other Central American
countries may give further trouble
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