The Washington herald., 1912-07-22
END Of SESSION
SEEMS FAR OFF
Legislators May Be Here Until
the Latter Part of
August.
APPROPRIATION BILLS
STILL HANGING FIRE
Archibald Case May Be Forced to
a Hearing in the
Senate. =

gOdA pidhs dlc Sllll very UP
in the air. They are not talking of chances
for an early adjournment now. Appar-
entity there are not any.
The announcement by Senator Bailey
Thursday that he would oppose to the
last ditch any movement to postpone the
Archibald impeachment trial until next
session throws additional gloom upon ad-
journment plans. 1t had looked, up to
that time, as though the plan of the con-
servative wing OF the Senate to postpone
action would meet with little opposition.
Friday 1t developed that Senatog Bailey
voices the opinion of a very large part
of the Senate when he declares that moth
ing should stand in the way OF immediate
consideration of the charges against
the Commerce Court judge.
Chairman Clayton, of the Judiciary
Committee, who heads the House man
ayers, declares he will bitterly oppose any
attempt to delay the case. He believes,
he says, that the House managers will
be able to present their case In ten days. 1t
took twenty-one days to get in the evil
dence during the hearings before the
House judiciary Committee.
Even with the Archibald case out of
the way, 1t would be difficult to under
stand how Congress could get away at
any early date. The crux of the situa-
llOl 10 the VI the
bills. Without the present mix-up in
the appropriation programme. with the
House and Senate at loggerheads, and
the President out of sympathy with both
in some respects, the Senate might clear
up its work by the middle of next month.
except for the Archibald case. But from
the present outlook the Senate will have
time to dispose of the impeachment case
while awaiting reports from the various
conferences.
With the exception of the general de-
fciency bill, which is now ready to be
to the House, the lower cham
Der has completed the framing Of ap-
preparation bills. as well as most of its
general legislative work, with the excep-
ton of a select list of bills which the
leaders have labeled must and which
will be disposed of before adjournment.
Chairman Henry, of the Rules Commit
tee, says the House can run through
these bills in two weeks. But even with
these out of the way the House still
will have conference disagreements over
appropriation bills.
Stntus OF Measures.
This is the status OF the big supply
measures:
The sundry civil bill is now before the
Senate, and probably will be passed In
the next three days From present in
dications there will not be a long con-
ference fight over this measure.
The naval bill has been thrown back
into the two houses by the conferees,
who were unable to agree on the bat
tleship programme. The Senate bill car
ried appropriations for two battleships
The House conferees were bound by the
afnc n
propriation for any battleship this ses-
sion. 1t is probable that the House will
vote to rescind the caucus action, with
which many Democrats are dissatisfied.
and compromise on a one battleship
plan, sending the bill back to conference
with this agreement.
Conference Deadlocks.
The army appropriation bill Is by no
means free from the rocks and shoals OF
conference deadlocks. The President We
toed it because it sought to legislate
Gen. Wood out of office and because 1t
carried with it other legislation of which
he does not approve. The House re-
passed the bill with the hostile Wood
clause eliminated, but with a number OF
the features to which the President OBJ
jects retained. The bill now is before
the Senate Military Committee. 1t does
not appropriate money for the mainte-
nance of a number of inland army posts
which the House seeks to abandon. Among
these posts is Fort D. a. Russell, Wyo..
the especial ward and care OF Senator
Warren, chairman of the Appropriation
When II is reported to the
Senate it probably will contain appropria-
ton for these posts and Will be so ap-
proved by the Senate. This will throw
a very material obstacle in the way of
early agreement in conference. And 1t is
possible that Mr. Taft will veto the meas
ure a second time if it contains certain
legislation to which he is opposed.
Another Obstacle.
The legislative, executive. and judicial
bill still is in conference.
As passed by both houses, it legislates
out of existence the Commerce Court.
which was created by the President and
which he is expected to stand by. 1t also
legislated the judges back to private life
bench, as provided in the House bill. 1t
is probable the conference report will
eliminate the latter phase Of the situation,
but 1t is understood the President will
veto the measure il 1t seeks to do away
with the Commerce Court itself.
These are the worst tangles in the ap-
preparation situation, but the Senate still
has much unfinished business to wade
By an agreement with Senator
Simmons, who has assumed the leader
ship of the Democratic tariff fight, the
Senate will give one day each to the
wool. sugar and excise bills. The Pana-
ma Canal bill will be taken up again as
soon as the sundry civil bill is disposed
Of. Senator Brandegee, in charge Of the
Canal bill, believes lit will take six more
legislative days to dispose of this meas
ure. In addition to this measure. the
Senate has yet to take up and pass the
anti-injunction bill. the Alaskan
civil government bill, the bill providing
for further publicity in the matter of
contributions, and one regulat-
ing the interstate shipment of liquor,
all of which are in committee ready to
be reported out, and all Of which will be
considered as privileged.
Senator Warren, chairman of the Ap-
Committee, told the Senate
last week that II would take thirty days
from the time the last appropriation bill
was sent to conference, to clear up the
other conference tangles. Apparently the
Senate will have plenty Of work to I'LL
in the time. The chances for an early
getaway are not bright.
A kindergarten association has been
organized in Soochow, China, where the
natives are reported to be so much in
terested in the movement that the local
assembly has voted to pay the way of
four Chinese girls through a kinder