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should be done.
Republican leaders who are ex-
pected to favor generally a large
army and navy increase, will seek
to restore protective tariff rates and
prolonged discussion and vigorous
political scheming is expected when
once the tariff is opened. Some
Democrats think the duty on wool
should be restored.
The inheritance tax has many ad-
vocates and there are some who
would amend the war tax materially
by assessing all liquors heavily. 9th
ers would revive the agitation to tax
gasoline and automobiles.
Opposition Springs Up.
Already Democratic opposition to
the presidents army and navy pro-
gram has developed. and the defec-
tion of Majority Leader Kitchin,
who will succeed Mr.. Underwood as
head of the majority party in the
house has been widely heralded. The
administration, however, will not be
embarrassed for adequate marshals
on the floor Of the house. Chairman
Hay, of the military committee, will
lead the fight for the army bill;
Representative Padgett Will guide
the destinies of naval appropriations,
and they will be aided by Represent
atives Sherley, chairman OF the for
tifications committee. Fitzgerald. Of
appropriations. and Speaker Clark
himself, who is steadfastly an advo-
cate of reasonable preparedness.
In connection with the prepared
ness program complications are ex-
pected to involve proposed investiga-
tion of organizations which are urg-
ing congress to make heavy appropri-
atoms. Lobby committees OF senate
and house expect to have plenty to
do. Their inquiries may lead into
the realm Of foreign relations, for
there have been predictions that con-
gress would demand information Of
the governments Investigations into
bomb plots, attempts to cripple mu-
milton plants in this country, and of
other operations growing out of the
European war.
Important Measures.
Important measures which will be
urged upon congress include:
Laws to extend the American mer-
chant marine; rural credit improve
ment through esta blishment of farm
loan banks. upon which a joint COM
mittee has been working for many
Philippine self government
and ultimpte independence; revision
of the trust laws to prevent dumping
of cheap foreign products in Amer
lean markets after the war and to
collective selling agencies
abroad; national prohibition, prohi-
bition for the District of Columbia, a
federal amendment for woman suf-
frage, amendments to the bank law.
of the seaman's law, a |
child labor law. conserva-
ton legislation to provide new sys-
tenn for water power sites and miner
al resources of the country; a law to
provide for regulations by the Inter-
state Commerce commission of the |
issuance of railroad securities and
many other measures. |
The majority in the senate will |
try to overturn precedent and estab-
lish cloture rule. thus making end
less filibustering impossible. Sena-
tor owen. chairman OF a special COM
mittee to revise the rules. will sub
NIT report at the outset of the ses-
sion and an effort will be made to
adopt a modified cloture rule before
anything else Is done. -.~..
q The long delayed treaty with Col
ombia, including an expression of re-
greet for the partition of Panama and
providing for payment Of $4,000
300 is still pending. The Nicarag-
nal treaty proposing payment by the
United States of $4,000 900 for an
,ther canal strip and naval station
tights is in the senate and the new
reaty for financial protectorate
over Haiti will be sent in at once. 1t
8 the purpose of the majority to
'orce all the treaties to a vote.