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into the regular one next December.
Railroad legislation will be in the FIRST
rank. Directorate Hines 10 exc
pected to renew his fight to have Gov
eminent control continued for I'VE years.
more or less united opposition In
Congress Is certain. The Senate Intor-
state Commerce Committee already has
held extended hearings on the railroad
question and may prepare. bill early In
the summer.
IN the House no hearings were held,
but plans will be perfected for beginning
this preliminary work early In the new
session. II is likely that the Bsch bill
| win be put forward. What change Of
| sentiment may have occurred In Con-
gress during the time since adjourn
ment cannot be measured. Unless II has
been tremendous the railroads will not
be continued In Government hands for
the Aye year period .........
1t is clear that there will be an effort
made to pass legislation designed to
meet social problems and to prevent any
spread Of Bolshevistic doctrines in this
country Drastic legislation to prevent
the display OF the red flag or to punish
attempts to overt1rn the Government by
/ force will be pressed Senators inter-
ested in social problems and who have
been studying what steps to take have
not mapped out any programme Of legis-
lation, but are expected to do 90 in the
near future.
Another subject which will demand
earls attention is the return OF the tele-
graph. and telephone lines to private
owners. There is little doubt this action
will BE- taken by Congress-. and accom-
panyiny II there may be a bitter fight
waged on Postmaster General Burieson.
| The appropriation bills which failed
at the last session should be passed be-
| fore July l. They included as they
passed the House: Agriculture, s1s.-
$4,000; Army. 1900, 600. 900; District
Of Columbia, ,s14.os3.ooo; Navy. $780,
$4,000; Sundry Civil. s851.171 900; De-
fclency. s26.ss7,o 900: Railroad revolving
FUND, s75o.oOo.ooo, and Indian. s11.-
066,0 900.
VIII Hold Tariff Hearings.
The Ways and Means Committee Is
to have carte blanche to go ahead win
tariff hearings at the will OF the COM
mittee. While 1t is the consensus that
tariff legislation cannot be undertaken
perhaps before the next regular SEES
sion, leaders have agreed that full hear
ings should be held. Every industry
and business interest affected by the
tariff will have opportunity to present
any facts, figures or statements de-
sired so that the next Republican tariff
can be based on an idea of full legis-
lstive cooperation with American bust
ness and industry. Leaders are deter
mined to get away from roughshod and
unscientifc methods and to bring an
era of business help in place of one Of
club waving and fear.
Republican committees on expendi-
lures by each OF the executive Depart
ments under Government control are
to be Immediately brought to life They
will comb war and peace expenditures
and are expected to attack through ex-
perditure investigation many acts of
Democratic executives that have been
looked on with Republican disfavor
Democrats in Congress had not COM
pleted their plans for preliminary con-
ferences tonight. In the House they
are expected TO caucus on May 16 and
in the Senate they may not meet until
after the session begins
J In the absence OF definite word from
the White House no one in Washington
knows when Mr.. Wilson will make his
, opening address