Bisbee daily review., 1912-04-16
Congressional Leaders Are
 For An Early Adjournment

Special to The Review by Winfield JonesD
 WASHINGTON. April 15-Congres- sional leaders, both democratic and republican, are planning to bring about an early adjournment ot con gress. These leaders want to pre- vent any further tarff legislation. The democrats want no more tariff legis- laton this session because they fear that they may make a mistake which might react unfavoTabiy in their pre- sidential campaign, and the republi- cans are naturally opposed to tarin reductions of any kind
 If these leaders have their way, congress probably will adjourn inside Of two months. and before the Chi cago and Baltimore conventions.
 The old guard republicans in the senate, led by- Senator Psnr0se, as chaiTman- of ,tfie HRance committee, are working to an early adjournment They are getting aid from democratic directions. Chairman Underwood, of the houss ways and means committee is working for an early adjournment, and some of the democratic senators. especially those os the protective tar in stamp, are eager to get away from Washington early.
 On the other hand there ls strong body of progressive republicans and progressive democrats in the sena.e who, while not anxious to prolong the session, wish to have certain matters disposed Of before congress quit- Many of these men would prefer 10 see congress remain here all summer than to see the session end with nUth ing accomplished.
 Under these circumstances it is conjectural whether congress will ad- journ before the national conven- tiOns or whether the statesmen are in for another summer of sweltering work
 1t all depends upon whether Sena- tor Penrose and the old guard repub- licans, plus certain democrats who habituslly lean toward them. are able to muster votes enough to bring about the adjouTnm mt early in June.
 If an early adjournment is forced it will be for the purpose of blocking tariff revision just as far as possible; for the purpose Of blocking any prog ress toward legislation on the control of trusts and corporations, for the purpose of heading of important la bor legislation. and for the purpose Of confning as nearly as possible the legislation of this session to the passage of appropriate measures.
 The Lorimer case is pending before the senate and is being permitted tO drag along. Suspicion is harbored that Lorimer's friends will throw the decision of the case over until next winter if they can However. it seems unlikely that this will be accomplish cd for the reason the opponents of Lorimer are determined to force vote. and in a showdown it will not be easy to prevent one. Notice 0f a to have a vote was given in the senate -hc other day by Senator Brist0w. when he arose to ask when the report or the LOrimer committee would be in. and said be, for one, did not want Co I remain in Washington another sum- 1 mer The inference from this was . that Bristow and other prOg-ossivcs . were going to have a vote on the LOT inner case if they had an all-sGmmer I session Co bring it about
 Progressive senators, both on the | republican and democratic side, would | like to have votes on the steel bill, | the excise bill. the sugar bill. and I the wool bill before adjournment. | In addition Co votes on these tariff | matters. they want 10 dispose of the | primer case. 10 settle. the Panama ! sahal legislation. involving the ques tiOn of permitting railroads to own | ,omP ting lines of steamships, Co II make some reasonabiet progress. at II least i'm committee. toward solution | of the question of what 10 do with ' he trusts and corporations. to pass he eight hour bill, and the cOmpen- sation bill, and to dispose Of, other the whole, putting through 8 comprehensive program Of