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Show CURRENCY REFORM NEXT ON LIST OF TARIFF REVISION Washington, March 1C Congressional Congres-sional circles aro keeping clos0 wntch on the Whlto Houso for any. Indication Indica-tion of a change of sentiment toward the consideration of other subjects than tho tariff at tho special session that Is to conveno early noxt month. It has become Increasingly ovldent that currency reform, Philippine independence, in-dependence, Panama canal tolls, wo-man wo-man suffrage and other leading Issues Is-sues nro to bo forced upon the attention atten-tion of tho country boforo tho talff session Is well begun nnd that it will b0 difficult to withstand tho pressure pres-sure to havo them taken up for action ac-tion beforo adjournment. While tho oldor membors of both houses ot Congress aro urging an early adjournment of tho npproach-Ing npproach-Ing session thore aro scores ot now men In the Sonnte and Houso who aro willing and eager to "stay all summer" If necessary to secure leg-Islatlvo leg-Islatlvo action upon subjects in which they are interested. Tho reorganization of tbo Senate last weok constituted an Important development in tho progress toward a program of goneral action. The new commlttoes organized Saturday will be ready t0 begin work beforo the special session convenes upon first Importance. The impression Prevails among the Kress win l0 gvon na on nV" CUrr0nCy 1CB,8,a" nd some other matters after (he success of tariff revision has been mdo sure, not b0 evaded, ln 10 oplnlonCan Democrat, of both houses ToUarl freo ,o" "-taion m i,0 ,nw wh;j; will becomo operative as soon as the canal Is opened noxt fall. Representative Sims will reintroduce reintro-duce his resolution to accomplish this end soon after tho new Congress convenes con-venes and will attempt to secure action ac-tion upon It. The Democrats havo gotten over tho hard places in the tariff revision scheme, have virtually finished with tho fourteen schedules of the Payne A'ldrlch law and will tako up administrative admin-istrative features of the tariff tomorrow. |