Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-01
CONGRESS TAKES
UP MANY MATTERS
Railroad Legislation Will Be
Among Important Issues
Brought Before House.
MUST PREVENT RAIL STRIKE
Will Find a Way to Raise
Revenue to Meet Deficit
Against Country.

WASHINGTON Dec. 81 Congress,
reconN cncs Tuesday to face a great
mass of business. Including railroad
legislation urged by President Wilson
To supplaut the AdamsOn act and the
problem Of how To- meet a big treasury
dcfici, for the fiscal year 1915.
These salient issues must be given
consideration together with the an
nral appropriation bills only one OF
which has passed both houses. and
many general legislative measures
that long have beer awaiting action.
As less than two months remain in
the life of the present session, admin.
istation leaders returning from tho
holiday vacation are inclined TO view
the legislative accumulation with de-
spair and To fear that m extra ses-
sion OF the new and politically some
what uncertain congress will be de-
manded.
Wilson in Earnest.
President Wilson's action on Satur-
lay In again emphasizing his earnest
desire for railroad strike prevention
Les ,slation hy visit TO senator Now
lands at the capitol. served to quicken
already intense interest in the sIhiect.
Interest. however. Is not one. sided.
and strong opposition In both housco
to the measure which would make
tcnsivc official investigation gives as
surance of keen legislative contest
with the result in doubt.
Senator Newlands. who as chairman
of the Interstate commerce colnmis-
sion IL leading the fight for the presl-
dents railroad program, already has
declared that the matter is of suffi-
cien; importance 20 warrant an extra
session if II can not he settled before
March 4. Whether the president holds
this view is unknown. but indicated
forciblv to the senator Saturday his
desire that consideration Of the issue
/ be oXIcditcd
/ Railroads Interested.
| Tuesday morning hearings before
the Interstate commerce committee
will begin on the railroad legislative
recommendation, especi al y the
strike prevention and the arbitration
bill. Senator Newlands hopes to con-
clude the hearings on this particular
measure within n few days, but con-
summation of this wish is subject to
the will Of other members of the COM
mlttec and general interest may be
aroused.
The overshadowing problem before
congress- the revenue producing ne
cesSlty will he taken m bv the ways
and means committee Immediately.
Suggestions to he submitted to the
committee include proposed in
crease In the normal income tax. res
toratiOn of tariff duties on wool, rub
Der and coffee, increased liquor and
other internal revenue taxes. customs
increases and many other proposals.
The committee Will endeavor to work
out the problem while other lcgisla-
tion is being disposed of and ultimate
revenue action probably Will be the
/ last work before the March adjourn
mcnt.
Must Get the Money.
| The house still has nine aDpropria-
! ton bills, including the supply meas
ures for the reconstructed army and
navy, and the senate has l3 appro-
priation bills to dispose of. Both
houses are expected to plunge into
this work Immediately The immi-
| grafton conference report awaits ac-
! tiOn, vocational education bill and
many conservation measures are
pending. corrupt practices bill now
being reconstructed in the senate sub
committee on privileges and elections
is to be pressed and suffrage and pro.
hibition amendments must be dis
posed Of
still another important measure
which the president is urging is the
webb bin to permit domestic corpora
tions to maintain collective selling
agencies abroad, on which the COM
mttee on Interstate commerce has set
a hearing for next Friday. There is
opposition to the measure in the sem
ate and time is certain TO be de-
manded To discuss it, All these things
serve to clog the business calendar for
the brief time which is at the disposal
OF the congress and leaders already
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