The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-06-20
Adjournment Is Expected By
 End of the Week
MANY LAWS ARE PASSED
Nearly All the Demands of Taft Have Been Complied With and Little Remains To Be Finished
 fin Senate or House

Washington, June 19.-Congress leaders confidently expect to wind up the busi- ness of the present session this week and adjourn not later than Saturday
 If the session is carried beyond that time it will be because of amendments to the general deficiency bill or complica- lions which may arise in connection with the omnibus public buildings bill.
 Some members look for the adjourn ment to take place as early as Thursday.
 It Is pointed out by republican leaders that there never has been Congress whose President has obtained the amount of legislation that has resulted from the demands of President Taft. Starting In with a demand for revision of the tariff he procured this at an extraordinary ses- sion. Then at the beginning of the pres ent session he demanded legislation amendatory of the interstate commerce laws. measures enabling the President to pursue forward conservation policy, admitting Arizona and New Mexico to statehood, creating postal savings banks, and on the subject of injunctions ex- plained himself Bills on all these sub- jects have passed both branches of Con- gress with the exception of the anti- injunction measure. This will have to walt until the next session, 1t is said. but the prospects are good for It's passage at that time.
 All of the regular supply bills have passed both houses except the general deficiency bill. That was passed by the House Saturday and will be reported to the Senate not later than Tuesday.
 Unless there Is trouble in connection with the scheme for the retirement of superannuated employees of the govern ment, which the bill may carry, it Is thought it's passage will take not more than one day.
 The postal savings bank bill is still before the Senate. It came from the House in the form nf an 2 rnended bin and Senator Carter moved that the Senate concur in the House amendments Oppo sition developed an dthe motion has beer debated internationally since the bill re. turned from the House.
 President Taft approves the House bill and it seems reasonably certain that the Senate will accept it.
 The rivers and harbors bill is await ing the Presidents signature and he will soon have the omnibus public buildings bill which was reported to the House yesterday. With both of these measures before him he is in position to command that action be taken on such remaining legislation as he deems should pass. Pres ident Taft tomorrow will sign the state- hood bill.
 As in the case of the admission of Okla homa and Indian Territory as one state 1t is likely that there will be a number of claimants for the pen used in signing the historic instrument. President Taft proba ply will use two pens in signing the bill and give one to Delegate Andrews. representing New Mexico, and the other to Delegate Cameron, representing Ari- zona.
 In the last few days of this session of Congress there will be flood of re- quests in both branches of Congress for unanimous consent to take up measures of importance to the communities of in- dividual members
 Many members are doomed to disa n- pointment, as neither branch of Congress as whole shows much patience in deal ing with measures which have not com manded attention until adjournment ,s imminent