Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-16
SEVEN-YEAR PLAN
IS FINALLY KILLED
House Subcommittee Strikes
From Legislative Bill Clause
Hitting Clerks.
COMMERCE TRIBUNAL
STILL is IN DANGER
Conpressmen Insist That Court Shall
Be Abolished.
TAFT MAY AGAIN USE VETO
In Such Case, Passage Despite
Executives Opposition Is Ex-
pected-Delays an Ad-
iournment.
Congressman Insist That Court Shall
Be Abolished.
TAFT MAY AGAIN USE VETO

The scyen-year tenure for the civil
service employees was stricken from
the legislative. executive and judicial
appropriation bill by the subcommittee
of the House appropriations commit
tee in executive session today The
full committee is to meet at o'clock
and the bill as amended by the sub
committee will be laid before it, and,
1T is confidently expected, the full COM
mittee will give its approval.
But while the government clerks have
been saved from the seven-year tenure
of office by the Presidents veto of the
Legislative bill. the United States Com
mcrce Court is still slated TO go out
of existence. The subcommittee has
left the clause abolishing the court. and
to which the President took exception.
in the bill and the full committee will
concur in that action. too.
May Act on Bill Today.
As soon the full committee has
passed upon the amended bill it will
be laid before the House and an effort
will be made TO pass it this evening
before adjournment. If this is not pos
sible, it will be disposed of early to-
morrow
Members of the House appropriations
committee said today that the govern
ment clerks need feel no further uneasi-
ness about the tenure of Office provision
But they added, and republicans as well
as democrats are responsible for the
statement, that the clerks had better
leave we'll enough alone. and not continue
10 insist upon retirement and pension
law for the civil service employees"
lie fvcsv1 l. x1r,Nffs s-I
of Office proposition was Inserted in the
legislative bill this year as an Offset to
the constant and increasing demand of
the clerks for retirement law with PEN
sion attached. They declare that the
country and Congress both are opposed to
such law, and 1t is said not twenty
votes would be cast for such a provision
in the House today.
Only Objectionable Clause.
The only matter now left in the bill
which is Objectionable TO the President
IS the clause abolishing the Commerce
Court.
From the House the legislative bill will
go Immediately to the Senate. and it is
expected that that body will pass it with
out further amen, ment
II is expected that the President will
adhere to his determination to veto the
.ilI as long as IL contains tne provision
Going away with the Commerce Court
May Pass Over Veto.
As soon as the bill is returned TO the
iiouse with the Presidents veto an at
mpt will be made TO pass the measure
two-tfirds vote of both houses over
he veto. That this will be successful in
the House was the prediction made freely
at the Capitol today. and it was also
predicted. though with not quite much
assurance. that the Senate also will over
rule the veto.
Had it not been for the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
taugie Congress might have been able
to reach an adjournment by tomorrow
night it was said today. The naval and
army bills are in good shape for final
action The pension bill was disposed
of yesterday. The post office bill prom
ises To give some trouble because OF the
difference between the Senate and the
House on the parcels post item. but it is
expected that issue will be handled sue
cessfully oy the confeTees. When the Sen
ate refuses to pass the wool and steel tariff
bills over the Presidents veto, as il will
no further efforts will be made for tariff
legislation at this session. From the pres
ent outlook. however. IL does not appear
possible for Congress to adjourn before
the latter part of next week