Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-07
CONGRESS MAY END
SESSION THIS
MONTH
THAT PEACE
WILL AT LAST REIGN
and Insurgents May
Patch Things Up in Order 10
Get Through Work an LEND
Fences Back Home,
Morning Journal Bureau,
GIG Munsey Building,
Washington. d. c.. June 6.

Washington. D.. C.. June 6.
There ere rumor today. as the
present session of congress begins to
run into June, that the regulars and
the Insurgents probably will get to-
gether on a proposition to stack their
arms, adjourn and get back home as
quickly as possible to take an active
part in their respective campaigns.
This plan is being talked of in the
house particularly. with June 80. as
a probable adjournment date.
Necessarily, if this is done, Presi-
dent Taft's legislative program will
suffer. If congress sits until that is
put through it means August, or at
best july Is. Not a single piece Of
legislation urged by the president has
as yet become a law. The house has
passed the statehood bill. Thu senate
has not passed 1t, and probably will
not do so.
The house has passed the railroad
ILL, and the senate has Just finished
voting on it. 1t will require at least
two weeks to s~traighten out the sem
ate and house differences in confer
ence.
The anti-injunction bill, which the
president urged, Is dead, it appears, 50
far as this session is concerned. 1t
reposes quietly III n Subcommittee Of
the house judiciary committee.
The senate mas passed the postal
savings bank bill. House republicans
have held a number of caucuses and
have about agreed upon a measure,
but it must go back to the p%ostoffice
committee for report and minority
views. and it viii require a special
rule to rush it through in anything
less than two to three weeks.
The anticipation bill. aimed at
gambling i'm futures. may or may not
have a look in this session. 1t de-
ponds somewhat upon the pressure
brought by southern democrats, who
have fences of their own to look
after back homo.
The sundry civil bill is not yet out
OF the house. the general deficiency
appropriation bill has not been re-
ported from committee, and the leg
~islative appropriation bill Is tied up in
conference.
1t is quite generally understood that
there is to be reported also an omni-
bus public buildings bill, carrying
about SIS, 600, 600 for those who need
pork barrel appropriations for the
various sections. Public buildings are
great vote getters. and, inaSmuch as
bills calling for appropriations Of over
SIPS, 600, 900 are before the house
tplllAIllLtte Ol puDlit bhlluliSsf II may
readily be seen that there will be
much g%rievous oratory when a meas
ure carrying a paltry fifteen million
or so is brought in.
That about sums up the legislative
situation today.
The regulars and insurgents have
looked the situation over and have
about come to the conclusion that
everybody ought to go home July i.
True, the session hasn't brought much
except the passage Of appropriation
bills. and some Of the general legisla-
ton wanted by the president must fall
by the wayside If congress adjourns
to hunt votes.
The regulars and insurgents, how
ever, have the proper explanations
ready to spring from the stump.
Here's the way the doubling constit-
will be told about il;
Regulars expianation-We couldn't
get through amy good legislation on
Of the insurgents and the
democrats. We are not in the ma
jority any more.
Insurgents explanation-The legis-
lation was bad and tho regulars
wouldn't give us a chance to make it
good by amendment. They wanted to
work the old gag-rule and we wouldn't
stand for it. That's why we're chang |
ing the rules.
Democratic oX9lanation-Just an
other example OF republican cussed-
ness. Make us the majority party ,
and well show you some legislation.
So it begins to appear II a the leg
program is rather shot TO
pieces. But what's the legislative pro-
gram. asked n anxious member
when some opponent is making the
ring back home and the |
chances are daily growing more slim
for the return of the aforesaid anxious
one.