Evening times-Republican., 1914-01-12
AVALANCHE or DILLs IN BOTH
HOUSES COMES ON FIRST
pAY AFTER REcEss.
aEsoLurioN DEMANDING
PROSE or COPPER STRIKE
RsauIaeien % Trusts, Conserving Of
Radium Dspesits and For Various
Inquiries Make Up Big orist In
hsuss - Administration Trust bile
Await Prssidsnt's Message.

washington. Jan. 1a.-consress got
back 70 work today fresh from the holt-
day vacation, TO be greeted by the
usual avalanche Of bills and resolu-
tionS.
Bills TO conserve radium on the pub
lie lands Of tho United States. for the
regulation Of trusts. for various In
quiYies and tho usual grist Of special
measures poured thru tho hopper Of tho
house when Speaker Clark brought
down his gavel. None Of the so-called
administration trust bills made their
appearances, however. and probably will
not until after President Wilson deliv-
ers his special message after his return
from the south. .
In the senate q congressional investi-
cation Of tho Michigan copper mine
strike, proposed in resolution BY SEN
ator Ashurst. was ono OF tho features
Of the reassembling. Both houses got
down to work promptly with leaders
determined to rush tho machinery at
high speed and get away probably IN
June.
washington, Jan. 17.-Congress got
back to work again today after q hol-
iday play spell. In tho house. promptly
at noon Speaker Clark dropped his
gavsl. and : similar scene was enacted
In the senate with Vice President Mar
shall In the chair. Fresh from q vaca-
ton which followed nine months OF
h0In
houses returned refreshed and ready
for work at q new point in the demo-
cratic administration.
For tho first time since President
Wilson ordered the special session last
April. congress was without the over
shadowing influence Of any single DOM
inant Issue such ~ tariff or currency
reform, TO 10 fought out to the exclu-
vion OF other business.
To cevsr Wide Range.
Al I result, the work Of the next few
months in national legislative halls -
expected to cover . wide range OF sub
jects. Anti trust legislation remains -
an important factor in President W1l-
sons legislative program. that must be
considered by congress. but it will not
displace other important legislation. as
visions.
Four general subjects will embrace
much Of tho work of senate and house
during the coming months. They are:
Control Of trusts and monopolies, In
Guiding legislation to preven cold stor-
ago manipulation, unfair price cutting.
and other abuses directly affecting re-
tail business.
Rural credits. and other legislation
directly affecting farmers and land
owners. such az good road improve.
ment and federal aid to vocational and
agricultural education.
STRENGTHENING # the national de-
tense. thru measures such as the vol
unteer army bill," already passed by
the house; the Hay bill to create new
aviation division in the army; the
Padgett bill to put the naval militia on
war footing; the Hobson bill for
counsel of national defense: and the
general administration program for a
-battleship addition to the navy.
Passage OF the, annual appropriation
bills. carrying more than $1.0o0,000. 900
for support Of the government. and
containing many items Of general leg
islation that must be fought over in
house and senate.
70 Take Up labor Problems.
Aside from those general subjects.
congress will take up early In tho Sos
sion the settlement Of labor problems
Of far-reaching Importance. Members
Of both houses have announced their
plans to call for federal investigation
Of the strike in the Calumet copper
mining region and the forcible removal
from Michigan Of Charles II. Meyer,
president Of the Western Federation OF
Miners. While many house leaders op-
pose the undertaking Of special In.
vestigation, It IL expected the senate
may be more disposed to authorize an
Investigation similar to that which It
conducted last summer into the coal
strike In West Virginia.
Government ownership Of railroads.
as proposed in tho Alaskan railway
bills will be forced upon the attention
Of members Of both bodies as soon ~
they take up work. In each branch, .
bill to authorize the government to
build railroads in the northern territory
has received the endorsement Of .
committee. and has been placed before
congress as Unfinished business" !"
whore It must be taken up without de-
lay. While the principle Of government
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roads. has many opponents among the
leaders Of both houses. some leaders
expected that q bill authorizing the
proposed development. will be passed
after short debate.
- - " Avf;;!son Favors Rural Credits.
President Wilson'S influence 10
strongly behind the plan for system
Of rural banks and credit associations:
and that project 10 expected to vie with
trust questions, in the attention that
will be given to It by the administra-
tion. Tho report Of the rural credit
comulission which toured Europe last
year. has been carefully gone over by
Y the president: and when legislation Is
taken. up Il probably will be along con-
( certed llntA such 40 characterized ac-
tfon on tn general currency bill.
with the prospects Of . hard con
GrooAton11 cAmpaiEn next summer and