The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-03
CONGRESS
MAY DODGE
DOC DAYS
aailanal Legislators Don't Relish
Prospect Of Work During
Salty August

Washington. ID .C.. Jaly 3,Indt
cations are growing that congress
may eeaSiade itS extra session earli.
ef ghan expected Many senators
and pemos gatic house leaders are
I figarna oa the first week oi AU-
alst as possible adjournment tims-
The situation however Is not suf-
liciently clea1 to warrant 3 positive
ngeglciiaN.
DO understanding has been reaeh-
e0 foT d vote lib the senate on the
Canadian reciprocity bill. whose aa-
yueates express complete confidence
n ies passage. and the wool tariff
ama free list hiils Senator PeMrnse
chairman III the finance COMMITTEES
proposes to press fer unanimous con
sea1 80 fix dates for votes on all
three
To hGssen action. Dir. peunose. and
other senators are planning longer
sessions and mag insist on night
meetings mr. HAFulketfe 0f WIS.
eonsin is til offer amendments when
.ie makes his long speech on reci-
pToelty.
Mr. Bristnw uf Kansas. win put f0T
waFa lnsnrgent contentious and ota-
eFs nh0 viii figure ia debate include
Senators srT0nua of NaFth Dakota
and Ihuintnn az Louisiana, who viii
sreek this week. Burton BIT Ohio.
Stone oi Missouri, Nelson ana Clapp
of Minnesota Bailey oi Texas and
SiNMm1ns OF North Carolina.
Neither me senate nor the house
will be ln session until Wecaesda2
Tie senate special committee It's in-
vesfigatt the election of Senator Lof-
inner will resume hearing July l6.
and the hoase sugar trust invest.
eating committee, July 80. The
house steel trust investigating
committee wIn continue its hearings
soon "A revision of the cotton tariff
viii l9e undertaken hs the house conn
miifee or ways ands means probably
.Re latter nart of this week. and
Chairman Underwood expects 10 re
port IL TO The house shortly there
after House leaders do nos expect
if to be pressed in the senate
That and other matters are schaG
aied "a go over to the regular ses-
sion ia December provided expedi-
tiops actlan can be secured In the
senate on the reciprocity Wool and
free list bits.
ln the senate next Wednesday.
Mr. Owen, of Oklahoma, VIII deliver
his deferred speech on the commits
sion form OF government: and Mir.
MeWlands. Of Nevada, on federal
commission regulation OF industrial
interstate business. Senator Works
of California will speak Thursday
on the federal public health
The commi4tee on state depart
menf expenditures expects To pre-
sent tn the house. probably this
week IT'S report recommending the |
dismissal OF Consul GeneraI William
III Michael az Calcutta, ANA Disburs-
ing Officer Thomas Morrison OF the /
state department because of their /
with the Justice Day Dor /
traif voucher and the sl,noa unac. /
eounte1 for therein Mr. Michael was
chief clerk III the depart
ment.
loan guarantee treaties, the former 4
already before the senate and the
after still in committee and siren
lously sought by President Diaz or
Nicaragua la the interest d restor
hA business III mas country. already
iave been urged apon the senate for
atifieaiion il q message by Presi-
lent Taft
A lffaty for the safeguarding Of
eals IN Alaskan waters 81 which the
United States Russia Japan and 9th
"a nations are Interested is about j
eaay TOR submission TO the senate I
ne administration Is also counting /
pom the ratification of the British 4
.merieau general arbitration treaty |
ot yet concluded during he present
essi0u u congress. IL