The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-10

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The frhertahce tax has many Hdyb4te{ md
there are some who would amend the War 'fa&
materially by assessing all liquors heavily. 9th
ers would revive the agitation to tax gasoline and
automobiles Ha @6 & MI
Already Democratic opposition to the PRESS
dents army and navy program has developed and
the detection Of Majority Leader Kitchin, who
has succeeded Mr. Underwood as head of the
majority party in the house has been widely her
aided, The administration however, will not be
Embarrassed for adequate ,rlarshals on the. floor
Eof the hbuse Chairman Hayof the military com
n1ittee, win leadsthe fight forthearmy bill Rep
lresehtative Padgett will guide the destinies Of
naval appropriations, and they will be aided by
Representatives SherIey, chairman Of the FORTH
ications' committee, Fitzgerald, of appropriations
and Speaker Clark himself, who is steadfastly an
advocate Of reasonable preparedness
In connection with the preparedness program
complications are expected TO involve proposed in
YES EAtioHt of organizations which are urging
Congress to make heavy appropriations. Lobby
committees OF Senate and House expect to have
plenty to dos Their inquiries may lead into the
realm of foreign relations for there is certainty
that congress will demand information Of the gov
ernments investigations into bomb plots, attempts
to cripple muntion plants in this country, and of
other operations growing out of the European war
Important measures which will be urged upon
congress include: l- ~ --.., q * Ill.,.
Laws to extend the American merchant marine;
rural credit Improvement through establishment
of farm loan banks, upon which joint committee
has been working for many months; Philippine
lself-government and ultimate independence; re-
vision Of the trust laws to prevent dumping of
cheap foreign products In American markets after
the war and to permit American manufacturers
to establish collective selling agencies abroad ;
national prohibition prohibition for the District
lof Columbia, federal amendment for woman SUI
lfrage, amendments to the bank law, modification
Of the seaman's law, a national child labor law
conservation legislation to provide a new system
for water power sites and mineral resources of
the country; law to provide for regulation by
the Interstate Commerce Commission of the is
suance of railroad securities and many other
measures .-. .... .....,-
The majority in the senate will try to overturn
precedent and establish cloture rule thus making
endless filibustering impossible. Senator Owen
chairman of a special committee to revise the
rules, will submit an early report and an effort
will be made to adopt a modified cloture rule be-
fore anything else is done, although the Demo-
cratic caucus has decided not to make this party
question. -. g. .'.;-:.....
The long delayed treaty with Colombia includ-
ing an expression of regret for the partition OF
Panama, e and, providing for payment Of SIS e00-
900 is still pending. The Nicaraguan treaty pro-
posing payment by the United States of $1,000
300 for another canal strip and naval station rights
is in the Senate and the new treaty for a financial
protectorate over Haiti will be sent in at once
1t is the purpose of the majority to force all the
treaties to vote. b%s A.