Show r If lit i THE OUTLOOK IN CONGRESS CONGRESSI I Iff If 1 t While at the recent election the Democrats elected enough representatives t I r f 1 so they will wili have a Dt majority of 50 60 to 60 in the next house i Ir it must be remembered red that that is 15 for the congress The sec second seck secand k ond and or short session of the congress still sUll remains This will vill willI I I begin Dee Dec 5 6 and end March 4 Mr H I But the congress will wiB not come together until Dec 4 1911 I unless the president calls caBs an extra session Thus in the ordinary Il f i course cour se a congress does docs not meet until 13 months after it is elected i This is in contrast to the system in iii England where a parliament comes conies into power at once after election and continues in power until I i I i some sonic great issue comes up which calls caUs for a new appeal to the people I I tl J I President Taft could keep loep the new flOW from taking any 1 Ii t I action on affairs until tho regular session in December 1911 but he be heI beI I It I I feels that the people have given a verdict in favor of tariff reduction I l I and other measures and he will win no doubt call an extra session shortly j If after the end endS of the present congress so s that the Democrats can take taker takeo I I I o I to r I control of the house housep I he lie will do everything possible to get the present con congress coni o P i 1 r t gress giess to carry out his legislative program There will vilI only bo be about I II I 12 weeks however left and as there is all the regular work of the then n I year to do dothe the big appropriation bills etc there will not be much l I I time to consider general legislation r i Ii Senator Aldrich is anxious to have a money reform bill passed t 11 but there is so much suspicion about all finance legislation that con congress i I 1 gress as a rule prefers to let the country suffer rather than t tackle l i so difficult cult a subject The Democrats and may also ob oh obstruct J I L legislation by filibustering tactics r If the president calls an extra session probably a tariff bill of some sonic sort will be in response to the popular popl ar demand The president and and many others are in favor of taking the tariff up one schedule at a time and amending it piecemeal j r i t But this method would put a stop to the logrolling schemes t F I on which all aU tariff bills are based and it is more probable that the i Democrats when they get into power will wiB decide to take the whole o o subject up at once and handle it in their own way If they do that t I tf they will have plenty of trouble on their hands no doubt for already I Democratic Texas is calling for protection on hides Democratic Ala Alabama Alai i 1 bama for protection on its Us iron etc |