The new Congress assembled at Washington on Tuesday, and for
the first time for fourteen years the Democratic Party finds itself in a majority in the House. The business of the first day was entirely formal, though it included the installation of Mr. Champ Clark as Speaker. Although Congress has been summoned nominally to deal only with the Canadian Reciprocity Agreement, the Times correspondent says that many other questions are likely to be raised. Among these "Tariff Reform" is the most prominent, but the Democrats intend to proceed with this work piecemeal, and the woollen and cotton schedules are to be dealt with first. It is even rumoured that the Reciprocity Bill may be held up in the House pending the passage through the Senate of various tariff measures which the House will first complete. The popularity df the Canadian agreement would in this way be used as a lever for party purposes. The Times corre- spondent seems, however, to be sceptical as to the truth of this rumour.
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