Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-14
ALL FACTIONS SATISFIED
Will Adjourn Few Days After
Statehood Vote August z.
CONFERENCES OF LEADERS
Vote on Reciprocity Bill July 22.
Other House Measures Will
Follow Promptly.

This is the program for the wind-up of
Congress agreed on today by leaders of
the various actions in the Senate:
Vote on Canadian reciprocity bill July
%, on wool tariff revision bill July q, on
free list bill August l, on congressional
reapportionment bill, providing for a
House membership Of 433, August 3: bill
for statehood Of Arizona and New Mex
leo ''on the legislative day of August
Z, adjournment of Congress Immediately
after disposition of the statehood meas
ures.
The agreement was adopted without
opposition. all factions being satisfied
with the arrangement. It is expected
that Congress will adjourn a few days
after the statehood vote, August Z.
All these bills already have been
passed by the House. If amendments
are tackled on them in the form they
left the House they will be still subject
to quick conference between the repre-
sentativs Of the two houses The
permit recess" from day to day If
found necessary.
Series Of Conferences.
The agreement following the series of
conferences between Senators Penrose,
LaFollette. Martin, Bailey, Stone, Bur-
ton. Bourne and other senators. was for
mally offered in the Senate by Senator
PenrOse as leader of the republicans.
The conferences which resulted in the
agreement on the voting program for the
Senate, continuing through most of last
night and until l o'clock this afternoon.
Bourne's room with Senators Penrose,
Martin, Smoot Bailey, LaFollette, Bris-
tow. Stone, Bourne and Borah participat-
ing.
The original suggestion for an agree
ment was made by Senator La Toilette,
republican tnsurgent, who was willing to
fix an earlier date than that named for
the vote on reciprocity. The demand for
later date was made by others who
desire to speak on the bill.
Obstacles to Agreement.
dates were encountered.
Senator Nelson hesitated long over fix
ing any date for a vote on reciprocity;
Senators Root and Burton were not in
clined at first to permit vote on re-
apportionment: Senator Kenyon fought
strenuously for the inclusion of the cam
paign publicity bill in the program.
Senator Borah insisted on a date for
consideration OF conference report on
the joint resolution providing for the
election of United States senator's by
direct vote Of the people and the vote on
statehood was fixed tor the Legislative
day" of August Z instead of the calendar
day of that date, in order to protect the
popular election bill.
Democrats Acquiesce.
AS soon as the Penrose agreement was
reported to the Senate the acquiescence
by Senator Martin. the democratic leader,
who said the democrats favored the
agreement because Of the country wide
desire for the termination Of the extra
session Of Congress.
I'VE think ample time has been allowed
for the debate of all measures said
Senator Martin.
Senator La Toilette agreed that all in
terests in the Senate had been consulted,
and that 1t had been deemed wise to
agree upon dates when all of the impor-
tant bills now pending could be dispos-
ed of.
The reciprocity debate will be quick
ly terminated and other bills taken up
for discussion Senator Penrose said he
understood the reciprocity debate is about
finished.
Il believe this agreement will SO has
ten matters that it will be much easier
to reach the publicity biIl,'' said Sena-
Senator Martin said the democrats
would endeavor to secure Consideration
Of the publicity bill before Congress ad-
journs.
Senator Kenyon asked particularly as
to the publicity bill.
The Publicity Bill.
Senator Penrose said it had been i'm
possible to get an agreement on more
bills than those named; but that the Sem
ate would be free to take up the public
ity bill If it so desired.
The agreement to vote is SO drawn that
amendments may be voted on at any
time. Senator Bristow called attention to
the fact that this would prevent senators
from leaving Washington until the day
Of the votes.
IF they do they may find their bills
amended when they get back" he added.
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