The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-13
CONGRESS NOW
BACK ON THE JOB
ANTITRUST LEGISLATION Is
NOW THE BIG THING BE.
FORE THE TWO HOUSES.
All Committee Work On These
Bills Will BE DELAYED Pending
Reading of Wilson'S Message.

WASHINGTON. Jan. Is-Con.
G-ess settled down 70 the work OF its
iong regular session today after be-
ing in recess since the passage OF the
currency reform bill Just before
christmas. The coming admlnistra.
ZION antitrust legislation program
loofned up as the big business OF the
winter. but with the prospect of wait.
ing until next week for the presidents :
message hoth houses devoted them
selves actively 10 otner matters.
On the house side OF the capitol re-
turn TO work was celebrated by
prompt passage OF the first annual
supply measures. the District OF Co
lumbla Appropriation bill and the in
PRODUCTION OF the usual opening day
Datch OF miscellaneous measures The
senate began debate on the Alaskan
government railroad bill.
VIII Await Address.
Inc antitrust experts of both house g
osgGl q period OF extraordinary activity
which viii continue until the anti-trust
program II written into law before the
lose OF the - ssion. Actual work on the
ANTITRUST bills In the house judiciary
committee and the senate Interstate com.
merce committee Will be DELAYED pend
ing president Wilson's address \ rough
draft OF the address will be brought to,
Washington by the President when he
returns tomorrow and later In the week
Hartman ClaytO OF the house judi
=
landss. OF the senate commerce. commit
Tee probably wiz be called into confer
ence with the President and Attorney
General Mckeynolds.
Meantime Chairman Clayton and Rem
resentauves Carlin and Floyd, OF tie
mouse committee are reviewing the long
fore the committee.
on BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON'S
SPECIAL TRAIN, CT N1tLOTTB ~. e.
Jan. l2.-Anti-trust and rural credit leg
lslaiiOu are considered of paramot mt and
immediate importance by President Viii
son. Though the influence OF the eN-
ecutive Will be eNertcd IN behalf OF other
measures as well during the present ses-
sion OF congress. he indicated ia con
yersation with tae correspondents aboard
MS train today that In the Immediate
future these two subjects would occupy
the forum OF public attention.
The president showed clearly that
these reforms In particular had been on
his mind during ms vacation at Pass
.IlIls tlail. MISS. Iesiles sAetching his
trust message. which viii be Characters
tlcally brief Mr.. Wilson carefully
studied the report Of the commission that
v ent abroad 10 study rural credits lie
pared by senator Fletcher, chairman or
tie commission. and said that hc had
Just written the Florida senator asking
him 10 confer with him about IL at the
White house wntn he got back the
president remarked that tho bill SCENE u
sound, IN Tie main, though he Thought
some additions ought 10 be made
Carrying Ont Promises.
In giving mis- attention now 10 the
trust and rural credit questions the
president feels that be is carrying out
only the promises made iu the party
platform. but IL fulnlliug at the same
time an informal understanding with
members Of the senate ana house who
sought to brius the subject or rural
credits into the discussion OF the cur
rency bill and 10 prohibit intcrlocklug
dircctorates and other trust evils by
provisions in both the currency and
tariff bills
While conferences ON these questions
have not AL been arranged. the ure-i-
dent s. planning Co devote the remand
er of the week Co Cuurulta tiuus with
members % his cabinet aud leaders IN
congress. ana will read his trust mes
sage 60 u joint session next Monday ~
Tuesday,
NOT Been Advised.
The president said today that he WAS
uua1viscd OF late developments iu the
Mexican situation. The train fltc too
day was "a rssttul one Tor the president
and his family. Few stops we're made.
but at many % the towns and cities.
the special ran through slowly while
the president st0ud on the back plat
form ana waved his nat iu response ~
the cheers
The president Will arrive in Washing
ton early tomorrow looking better than
bee has ia several months.