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Show EXTRA SESSION TALK. Senator Xewlands of Nevada, who is chairman of the senate interstate commerce com-merce committee and of the joint congressional con-gressional committee investigating railroad rail-road problems, expresses his belief that if congress cannot find time to pass the railroad bills suggested by the president an extraordinary session should be called to deal with the measures. We hope time will be found to take a vote upon these bills before the fourth of March. Congress has been in session more or less continuously ever since the beginning of the administration of Mr. Taft, and we believe the business interests, as well as the rank and file, would rejoice to see one summer pass without congress being in session. Unless dilatory tactics are employed, the members of the senate and house of representatives can very easily arrange for a vote on these bills. The Democrats Demo-crats have absolute control of the senate, sen-ate, and as they had a modified cloture plan in their national platform, they will probably apply it if they can agree among themselves long enough to take such action.' The fate of the president's programme in the upper chamber depends de-pends entirely upon the members of his own party. The Democrats also have control of the house by a narrow margin, mar-gin, and are able to obtain a vote at any time by bringing in a special rule. If they are not strong enough to pass the bills recommended by Mr. Wilson, it is highly improbable they would have any better success if a special session were to be called, for the organization of the next house remains a matter of doubt, the independents holding the balance of power and being in position to throw the victory in either direction, and it may .be remarked that the head upon which the crown of the speaker rests will lie uneas3 during the next two years. The senate committee on interstate commerce has concluded that hearings must be held before any action is taken on the railroad bills, and the railway executives, the employees and the general gen-eral public will be given an opportunity oppor-tunity to state their views on and after j the second day of January. This will ; consume time, and it may be that the J end of the session will come before the j hearings are concluded. There is no j telling. Then, again, the supreme court ! may decide that the Adarason act is unconstitutional and leave the whole problem up in the air. The truth is j the Democratic party is in a hole so far as the solution of the railroad problem prob-lem is concerned, and the talk of a special session of congress mav be a sign that it has been found impossible to muster up enough votes to put the presidential programme Through, and that the lack of time is cit'ord cs an excuse. Another siirn of dela mav .be observed ob-served in the fact that the joint investigating investi-gating committee which was appoint-'! to thoroughly sift the raiirond si'ua t;on. a?ks a year's extension of time in which to complete its work. If tbu committee was appointed in good faith arid the solution of the problem depend.-in depend.-in any way upon its report, then action on Mr. Wilson's bills cannot be taken during the present session. To our mine the situation is very badly mixed, am" we do not believe the president will eat; a special session for the purpose stated. |