Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-03
CONGRESS FIGURES
ON ADJOURNMENT
WITHIN MONTH
MAY CONCLUDE SESSION
EARLIER THAN EXPECTED
Penrose to Press For EARLY
Vote On Reciprocity Wool
Tariff and Free List State
hood Apparently Forgotten
IBy Morning Journal special Leased wirel

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wirel
Washington. July 2.-Indicauons
are growing that congress may con-
clude its extra session earlier than
expected. Many senators and demo-
cratic house leaders are figuring on
the hrst week of August as a possible
adjournment time. The situation,
however, is not sufficiently clear to
warrant a positive prediction.
No understanding mas been reached
for a vote IN the senate on the Can
adian reciprocity bill, whose advo-
Gates express complete confidence
in its passage. and the wool tariff
and free list bills. Senator Penrose
chairman Of the finance committee,
proposed to press for unanimous con
sent to iiX dates for votes on all
three.
To hasten action Mr., Penrose and
other senators are planning longer
sessions and may insist on night meet
ings, Mr.. La Toilette of Wisconsin
is to offer amendments when he
makes his long speech on reciprocity.
Mr.. Bristow OF Kansas will put for
ward insurgcnt contentious and 9TH
ers who will figure in debate include
and Thornton of Louisiana, who will
speak this week, Burton of Ohio,
Stone of Missouri, Nelson and Clapp
of Minnesota, Bailey of Texas and
Simmons of North Carolina.
Neither the senate nor the house
will be in session until Wednesday.
The senate special committee to in
Vestigatc the election of Senator Lori
NOR win resume hearings July l6 ana
the house sugar trust inVestgatinE
committee. July 10. The house steel
trust investigating committee VIII
continue its hearing soon.
A revision of tho cotton tariff will
he undertaken by the house commit
tee on ways and means. probable the
latter part of this week, and Chairman
Underwood expects to report 1t to the
house shortly thereafter. House
leaders do not expect II to be press
ed in the senate.
That and other matters are sched-
uled to 90 over to the regular ses-
sion in December, providing -eXpedi-
tious action can be secured in the
senate on the reciprocity. wool and
free list bills.
In the senate next Wednesday. Mr..
deferred speech on the commission
form Of government and Mr. New.
lands of Nevada on federal commits
sion regulation of Industrial interstate
business. Senator Works of Calilor-
MIA will speak Thursday on the fed
eral public health service.
The committee on the state depart
ment expenditures expects to present
to the house, possibly this week, its
report recommending the dismissal of
Consul General William II. Michael at
Calcutta ana Disbursing officer
Thomas Morrison OF the state depart
ment, because of their connection with
the Justice Day portrait voucher and
the $1,000 unaccounted for therein.
Mr. Michael was formerly chief clerk
of the department.
The Honduran and Nicaraguan
loan guarantee treaties, the former
already before the senate and the lat
ter still in committee and strenuously
sought by President Diaz of Nicaragua
in the interest of restoring business
in his country already have been
urged upon the senate for ratification
In message by President Taft,
A treaty for the safeguarding OF
seals in Alaskan waters in which the
United States, Russia, Japan and other
nations are interested, is about ready
for submission to the senate. The ad-
minstration also Is counting upon rat
ification of the British American gen.
eral arbitration treaty, not yet con-
cluded. during the present session OF
congress.