The sun., 1918-11-10
G. OF WILL FRAME
AFTER WAR LAWS
New Legislation Must Pass Re-
publican Tests When Be-
fore Congress.
REVENUE REVISION DUE
Plans Under Way to Soothe
La Toilette in Reconstruc-
ton Programme.
Special pespafcA to Tnr sus.

WARRINGTON, Nov. e.-The coming
Republican Congress will be the one
upon which the burden of framing and
enacting the reconstruction legislation
win fall This is the opinion Of leaders
on both sides in the Senate and the
House With the spur Of the war neces-
sity gone, they pointed out to-day, Con-
gress will forsake Its war time speed
and devote greater time to each item of
legislation.
The regular sessions OF the present
Congress will begin again Monday and
last until the Congress dies in March.
Such q press Of appropriation bills have
still to be acted upon that they. with the
eight billion dollar revenue bill, can
scarcely be got out of the way before
adjournment will be necessary.
It u freely admitted by Democrats as
well as Republicans in Congress that tho
continuation OF the practice of enacting
into law bills drawn by the executive
departments of the Government and
hurried through Congress cannot be con-
tinusd. The necessity for such action
ana for such speed has passed, In their
opinion. and legislation from this time
forward will not be approved by COM
lnittees or put through Congress with
out complete investigation into the rea-
sons for every provision of every meas
ure and the probable effects
Plans for Future.
This combination of circumstances
points inevitably to the reconstruction
Legislative programme being enacted by
the Republican majority of the next
Senate and HouNe, Congressional leaders
said, and the urgency of having much
OF Ghis legislation as soon as possible
will make a special session unavoidable.
One of the measures certain to be
taken UP by Congress when Republicans
assume control will be revision of the
revenue law. In place OF some of the
heavier taxes imposed and about to be
imposed by the Administration more
money will he sought to pay govern
mental expenses through revision of the
tari6 upward. With Senator Psnroee
tPa-) and Representative Fordfty
,Mich.) at the head of the Finance and
Ways and Means committees respectively
this tariff protection Is looked upon as
certain 30 far as the action OF Congress
In concerned. The President may exer-
else his veto power and there viii not
be tvo-thirds majority in either house
which can override the veto.
Republican leaders are keenly inter-
estsd In just how far the President will
80 with the exercise of the veto power.
They declare that they will be more
than willing to cooperate with the
President In putting the reconstruction
statutes on the books. However, they
want the same sort Of cooperation from
the Executive branch OF the Govern
msnt
Seek to Avoid Split.
The Republican leaders said that they
realizing that IL either Congress or the
President tried to stick too closely to
legislation should take, very little
would be accomplished. They pointed out
that Congress and the President have
ample power to block completely the
plans Of each other. the President with
the veto and Congress through refusal
TO approve purely Administration
measures. A compromise course will have
10 be followed. they declared.
Indications now are that on one OF
Two men who have been conspicuous IN
the Senate will rest the balance OF
power. notably Senator Robert NJ. La
Toilette (wis.). While of course there
will never be any official action to
drop the investigation into his St Pau
speech. the Democratic members of the
investigating committee will quietly lei
the investigation go to sleep and die In
an obscure pigeon hole.
II is feared that in the end both
parties will try to curry favor with Sen
ator La Toilette to obtain his supper,
on important matters. With the Senate
standing 40 Republicans and Al Demo
Gratis the detection of La Toilette to the
Democratic ranks on otherwise strictly
party votes would make the vote 4S &c
as, and would place in the hands OF the
Democratic Vice-President the power &c
break the tie with his own vote. and
break it the Democratic way.
Realizing this danger Republicans are
expected to t.y to head off any Demo
cratic attempts to win La Toilette over
60 their side. 1t is probable that La
Toilette will be given some highly priced
Craftsmanship under Republican rule to
soothe his often ruffled feelings and bold
him In line.
La Toilette Causes Alarm.
Most important, so far as the Repub-
licans are concerned. Is how La Toilette
will stand on organizing the Senate
They profess to be certain that he will
Etay with the party, but underneath
there is actually good deal of uneasi.
hess.
There is stiu chance that the Senate
will not be so close While reports re.
ceived from Idaho indicate that Senator
iSugent. Democrat, is leading his Re.
publican opponent, Frank Gooding. from
friends of Senator Nugent It wa,
learned the Senator is the most op
timistic of any one on the final outcome
There are still about 5000 votes to com,
1n, Senator Nugent told these friends
md they come from districts where 1t II
reasonable to expect that about two
thirds of them will be Republican votes
Should the apparent victory of Senator
Eugent be upset, the Senate would stant
atty Republicans to fo-ty-six Democrats
and the detection Of any one Republican
Senator on close votes would not wip,
out the Republican majority.