The Washington times., 1908-05-25
BelievedH0use Gar Is Plan
ming Passage of Currency
Measure Before Close.
MEMBERS ANXIOUS
FOR ADJOURNMENT
Many Representatives Have Left
Capital for Political Bat
ties at Home.

While members Of the House were
Standing around in groups today Won
derln6 whether Congress would adjourn
tomorrow or Wednesday. the sergeant
alarms Of the House was at the te!e-
graph once sending to Republican alb
sCE,ees peremptory orders from the
Spr aller 20 return to Washington.
Confronted by a determined Demo
cratic EibusJer and a considerable num-
ber of "insurgent" Republicans, the
leaders Of the House today awoke TO
the fact that. in the closing hours OF
Congress. they are running the RISK
OF losing control Of the House.
Twenty Republican members have al
ready gone home, and as many more
have notified their hotels or boarding
houses that they Intend 10 leave the
city tomorrow afternoon.
May Not Heed Command.
But IL is not at all certain that mem
bcrs will heed the commands 10 re-
turn to Washington or that those VINO
have siguihed their intention OF going
tomorrow Will postpone their departure,
II they fai 70 comply with the wishes
Of the leaders and if there IS imminent
GanEer OF the Democrats and the insur-
legislative machine, the leaders VIII
have recourse TO arresting members
and haling them before the bar Of the
House.
This threat, however, has no terrors
for some members. These men nave
troubles of their own at Aomel pens
confronted with serious opposition Tor
denomination.
one of Them said today
I've got 10 90 home tomorrow. IL >
case OF absolute necessity win me.
Id Ike &c stay here 10 help things our
and 10 please Uncle joe but us
case of whether I can retain my place
i'm Congress. II they want 10 send QuI
home and arrest me, all right II
have to run that risk"
t2Iv tES absences. have been re-
called from their political work N theIr
home districts was kept secret out
there is a general impression that, just
before the session ends, Lnefe VIII De
a grauQsLlud finish with the passage
of some sort of emergency currency
LEGISLATION. Mr.. Nreeland, the author
of the measure passed oy me tlls aVfse U.s.
said today there was d chancS tlat
something of this sort might be done
Republicans Want Strength.
The present plan is TO have the Sen
ate agree 10 an amended form Of the
Vreeland bill. and from this arises the
necessity Of having all the Republican
strength Of the House present. as IL Will
be necessary to have the amendments
accepted by the House. It is not yet
certain, however, that the Senate Will
agree TO the program mapped out by
the House. That Is what is being at
TEMPTED. but whether 1t Will be carried
out is still in doubt.
Republicans Of the House are insistent
that some emergency currency bill
should be passed and signed by the
President as a political precauton. AS
has been pointed out repeatedly in The
Times. they fear that a repetition OF last
Cctober's panic will mean the defeat OF
The Republican party at the polls. when
the country is so forcibly reminded that
a Republican Congress took no steps
against such a catastrophe.
Want to Get Away.
In the meanwhile. all arguments hav
ing failed TO get the House lea6ers (,
set a definite date Tor adjournment, tn
impatient Senators who are anxious e
yet away from washington are nov
LopefuI that the hot rays Of Old So
will make Speaker Cannon and his as
s5ciates realize that It IS time TO quit
Senators who called at the Whit
House today expressed impatierce a
rra slow moving machinery of tn,
House and predicted that little cOuh
be- accomplished by further postpon
inc adjournment Senator kean o
New Jersey looks for the finish tOmOT
- night but the Congressman VIII
IaIiad On the President today were no
81 n0neful. and said that they cOul
not get away before Wednesday night
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