The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-17
CONGRESS Will
WORK AT night
Members are Determined to Get
Through by July /, Though
Senate is Slow
INJUNCTION BILL MAY FAIL
1t Has Few Friends in Either House
and Seems Likely to Fail-Senate
Has Not Yet Passed Admin
stration Measure.

Washington. May 17.-Senate and
house leaders believe that congress
will adjourn on or about July / un-
less difficulties now unforeseen pre-
sent themselves. With view TO ex-
pediting business it is the purpose OF
the leaders soon to hold night sessions.
They are hoping that the mercury
in the Washington theremometers will
begin to climb within a few days. WIS,
night sessions, hot weather and a de-
sire on the part OF members to get
back with the home folks, no doubt is
expressed that the lawmakers will be
ready to quit certainly by July 1 and
possibly the last week I'm June.
After the railroad bill has been pass
ed by the senate that body will get
down TO the consideration Of appropria-
tion bills. on business Of this charac-
I ter the senate works at double quick
time. only two more appropriation
bills remain to be disposed of by the
house. They are the sundry civil and
the general deficiency bills.
Bargain on Postal Savings.
In the coming week a date will be
/ fixed for a republican house caucus on
the postal savings bank bill. A COM
promise is about to be reached on this
measure that IL is expected will prove
satisfactory in the main run to the
great majority of the house repub-
licans.
UP to date not a single administra-
tion bin has been passed by the two
houses of congress. The house has
passed two conservation bills. one au-
thorizlng the president to withdraw
lands in his discretion and the other
authorizing agricultural entries on the
surface of lands bearing coal The
house also has passed the railroad bill.
II has taken no action ON the postal
savings banks bin which will, how
ever, soon be reported. 1t has also
put through the statehood bill.
All Of the administration measures
that have not been passed have been
reported by committees in the respect
i've houses. The anti-injunction bill
will follow the postal savings banks
bin in the house.
Injunction Bill Unpopular.
have few friends i'm either house. if it
passes It will only be after constant
urging of the president. The bin also
may be considered at a caucus Of the
house republicans.
A conference of house and senate
leaders will be held this week in an
effort to fix up comprehensive pro-
gram under which the various admin
istration bills shall be FASTENED to
conference. AS things now stand the
administration insists upon the pass
age of only five bills. namely. the rail-
road bill. the postal savings bank bill.
the injunction measure. the with
drawal bill and the statehood bill. The
belief is general that compromises will
come out of conferences on the railroad
and postal savings bank bills and the
anti-i injunction measure will pass sub
stantialy as 1t has been reported by
the house committee on the judiciary
No effort will be made to pass gem
eral conservation legislation at this
time. The administration has lost
hope of getting any enactment along
this line from a bill authorizing the
president to withdraw to purpose of
conservative water power sites coal.
oil and forest lands, embraced in the
public domain.
The present political situation au-
gurs i'll for the statehood bill.