Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-08-18
Members of Both Houses Try
ing to Fix Date for Ending
Special Session; Work is
Almost Completed.
MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK AT LATEST
Mr. Underwood Says Cotton
Bill Will be Passed Before
Close But He Declares End
of Siege is in Sight.
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Washington. Aug tS..-A Joint cf.
tort by the two houses of congress
was iuaugWated today 20 bring abon'
final adjournment OF congress nt ~
o'clock saturday night The sugges
lion was made to individual senators
Dos senator Penrose and at his in.
stance senator Martin, chairman of
The Democratic caucus, conferred
with Democratic Leader Underwood
OF the house In the hope of bringing
thc house Ia accept that date.
Following the Martln.i 'nderwOod
conference Nj Underwood announced
hat no agreement had been reached
rs 10 adjournment
senator l.aFollette and Representa-.
tive Underwood had n brief confer.
eBce today regarding adjournment.
Mr.. Underwood told the insurgent
leader he did not think II possible tor
congress ia finish It's labOrs before
Monday or TUESDAY
The progressive Republican senai.
ors. their battle alliance with the
Democrats shattered by yesterdays
dramatic victory of the Democrats
through The political maDeuvering of
the regular Republicans. admitted to-
dav hat no more regular legislation
is possible ai this session of congress
and some OF them even cont0ndcd it
was doubtful whether IL would be nos.
sihle 90 close the work already begun.
The house vote on the vetoed wo0l
bin and the action of that body ON the
cotton bill practically will wind up Us
business The Arlzona-New Mexico
statehood measure Is not expected 10
/ take much time In either house nor is
the action on the rec list hill. when
D. comes bach from the president, eX.
pCctsd to pOlOag the session
Many members OF the house and
senate are preparing 20 leave Wash
ington SUNDAY
Adjournment by the middle of next
week at he latest after the passagc
OF fhp wool bin. with amendments IN
cmdup the iron and steel schedule.
was the prediction of Representative
Underwood
The cotton bin Nil bee passed be-.
fore adjournment Mr. Underwood
declared As far as the iron and
steel amendment Is concerned the
schedule passed by the senate Is not
very far uom the schedule as prepar-
| ed hy the ways and means committee.
Whether We viii accept that schedule,
1 / cannot say The WuNs and means
committee viii meet TODAY go discuss
l the situation
rh. ur1r'.d.ug .u fhv souat, ycs-
/ t,rdJN l,u man, -or, spots plainly
,tidpu, amuug mot only the insurg-
auf republicans uut tine democrats as
/ N,I As ru'. the regular reruhil-
.aus r.ry comparatively happy
Tn.. ..f tn.t had accomplished
mu.. H .uuuullng their enemies
Within tr' .mu the nsurRsnL--ond
r.. .. r. satisfied to layc dome som.-
.Hu. toward fastening adjournment
.' vmr they consider prontlrs- s"s-
rn TN, progrrssly, republicans
confessed o. worry Uttl, hope OFF go;-
rua BOO working touch again with the
. democrats tn,r ...w being that they
du uut lupN what the democrats win
tu Man, u. np democrats Who did
Uu. 'k, "tH. ,hYuG, of HORSES while
crossing fu, stream eontond,d that
tl.t could NOT Ntl. don, otherwise
than vote unr tHr democratic measure
when presented
Discussion H. I'D uuss''I. insurgcrt
niInI-i o. t.. .,ilpsurp1d