The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
NO EVIDENCES OF ADJOURNMENT YET Extra and Special Sessions
 May Merge WILSON LOOKS GOOD Made Distinctly Favorable Impression On His Recent Visit to Wash
 ington-Works a Foe
 of Whisky
By RALPH M. wHrrEsrpE

Washington, June Especial )-There
 are no signs of an early adjournment of
 Congress. It would surprise few if the
 extra and regular session practically
 merged. The Senate up to this time have
 accomplished nil and seems to have no in
 tention of making haste to improve the record.
 The House leaders are firm in their de- termination to hold Congress until tho over to them. This they may do under the promise of President Taft that if the Canadian reciprocity matter was acted on promptly by the House he would not use his constitutional power in Congress in case of a disagreement of the two houses as to the time of adjournment.
 The House has pretty nearly finished the programme agreed upon at the be- ginning of the session and now proposes to make a new legislative programme which will still further upset the tariff applecart. Just how far the democrats will go is beyond guessing as yet, but in view of the solidarity shown in dealing with the wool schedule they are likely to go far.
 1 That wool schedule performance, by the way, has given the republicans no little worry They had confidently expected a grand smash of democratic harmony when that test came, but behold everything was as melodious as one of the Suflivan's songs and now the republicans do not know what to eXpect
 1 The harmony microbe also seems to be getting busy in the Senate branch of the democratic party and signs are not want | ing that when the time comes for action in the upper house. if 1t ever does come. that the democrats there will be found acting with practical unanlmity. | If this should be the case it is not inn possible that some of these tariff prob lems will be put up to MT. Taft stronger. | Gov. woodrow Wilson made a distinct ly good impression on his recent visit to Washington He is a fine mixer and so far as congressional opinion Is concerned has a good show In the democratic race for nomination. The Jersey governor is going to be a hard man to beat in the convention. Judge Charley Adamson of
 
 crats who has not surrendered to the VII son charm. He has a candidate of his own in Hon. Oscar Underwood of Ala bama Judge Adamson said the other day:
 q have just returned from Georgia and find the people enthusiastic in their praise Of Champ Clark and Oscar Underwood for their wise statesmanship and superb leadership I have been for Clark for president for many years, but if for any reason we fail to get him. I am for Un- derwood. No more level-headed man has sought or held the presidency in 30 years than Mir. Clark"
 Tn speaking of the tariff issues Mir. Adamson said:
 There are two ways to fatten the pro- tected trusts. One Is by raising the ex- elusive rates of duty on their finished product The other is to rob tile treasury to enable them to buy their raw mate rial cheaper, The people do not eat raw wool, nor wear raw wool They use blankets and woolen goods. Whenever you put them on the free list am willing to put raw wool on the free list. The democratic party is not a party of free trade. It believes in honest, fair taxa ton for the support of the government only. The trusts alone will benefit by free wool They will sell the fnised product no cheaper, while the treasury. would lose s21, ,oo0,ooo in revenue"
 Senator Works of California is a sworn foe of the demon rum. He made things lively for the minister in Los Angeles and proposes to curb his power in Wash ington. He proposes to limit the number of saloons in Washington to 100.
 To create a business district to which all saloons shall be confined.
 To provide that nO drinking places shall be maintained within three blocks of the so-called slums.
 To provide penalties of Imprisonment, as well as fines, for violation of the excise laws.
 Senator Works is not new at the bus mess of strict regulation and limitation of saloons He was member of the city council of Los Angeles and leader in the crusade that is credited with giving that city excellent control of the liquor traffic With 32,oCo population Los Angeles now has only 200 saloons.