Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
Early Adjournment Unless
Senate Passes BIN.
GARNER SANGUlNE
Believes Congress Sessions VIII End
by Next Saturday.
WOOL MEASURE ON THE WAYS
Probably VIII Be Launched Thurs.
day-Taft's Probable Veto No
Bar to Adjournment.

Representative Jack Garner OF Texas,
assistant democratic whip OF tho House,
does not share the pessimisuc views of
his colleagues with reference TO the pos
sible date of the adjournment OF Con-
gress.
A few days ago members of both the
Senate and the House were hopeful ot
getting away by next Saturday, August
II Few OF them now think that ad-
journment will occur by that date Most
OF them seem to believe that the light
will still be burning in the dome OF tho
Capitol September l.
But Mr.. Garner thinks that unless ths
Senate insists on passing the cotton hill
and stirring up undouhted trouble in thai
direction, that the next Saturday date
will still hold good. lie points out that.
so far present indications go ar
agreement between the two houses on tho
wool bill will in all probability he reached
by next Thursday and the measure put
up to the President This measure Is ad-
mittediy the keynote Of the Adjournment
proposition. Once the bill has been agreed
| upon and sent to the President and tho
| President has acted upon il, II will he q
simple matter, Mr.. Garner says. for both
houses to agree upon an adjournmens
resolution
Hardly any one in either house expects
the President 10 sign the wool bill.
Granted tnat he vetoes II, then, accord-
ing to the reiterated statement of Ma
lorlty Leader Underwood there is noth-
ing left for Congress to do bur adjourn.
OF course an effort will be made TO pass
the wool bill over the Presidents veto,
and while this may be successful so far
| as the House is concerned. il is not an
ticipated there will be the requisite num-
| Der of votes in the Senate
Majority Leader Underwood has said
repeatedly that as soon as IL became ap-
parent that no Legislation would result
from the present session of Congress
other than the reciprocity bin which has
| already been signed. it was the program
of the House democrats to adjourn. On
the other hand. If the President signed q
single one of these tariff bills he made
the confident prediction that Congress
would be in session until December.
House Democrats Hopeful
In view Of this condition tie House
democrats are hopeful that the Senate
tangle over the cotton bin will stra ighteu
itself out and that adjournment by next
Saturday will be possible. The rank and
file are roofing hard for this, as every
one is anxious to get away. and whs
| some of the leaders are gloomy over the
| prospect, yet there is an indefinabe feel
| ing that the situation may work itself out
| to the satisfaction of all concerned
The chairmen of the committees which
are making more than "A score OF fnVesti-
cations at the present time are planning
for a vacation for couple Of months
and for a resumption of activities about
the middle of October. OF course thero
are one two exceptions TO this pro-
gram. The House committee on expendl-
lures in the Agricultural Department eX-
poets to continue on its investigation OF
| the Wiley controversy until the matters
| is closed, although report will be
made by the committee until the con-
vening of the regular session in Decem<
| Der. The committee on expenditures itt
the War Department also expects to slu
right through the summer. But the othets
committees will shut down for August
and September.
| If Congress does not adjourn in the
course of the next week or so some OF
| these carefully laid plans will go astray
| and few of the inquiries probably Will
| be resumed But the leaders in both
houses, while not certain that adjourn
ment will be possible by next Saturday.
are willing TO wager almost anything
that September 1 will see the Capitol
vacated Almost every member on both
sides of the houses hopes that this is to
be the case.