The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-15
Smoothing Out Number Of Obstacles
For an Early Wind up Of the
Present Session Of
Congress.
PUSH THINGS THROUGH
Panama Canal, Battleships, Postoffice
Bill and Number Of Minor
Measures Are to be
Acted Upon.


WASHINGTON Aug. 15.-Adjourn-
ment plans took definite shape at the
capitol today, with the smoothing out
of number of obstacles heretofore
regarded as insuperable to an early
wind-up Of the session. In the opin-
ion of the senate and house leaders
only two things prevent an adjourn
mont by aturday-President Taft's
yteo Of the legislative, or budget" ap-
lrrorriation bill, on account of the
atoiishment of the commerce court,
| and the seven year tenure for civil
service employees, and possible fight
over the conferees report on the Pan
anna canal bill. AS agreed to in con-
ference, the provision for free tolls for
American ships was stricken from
the bill, and this Is expected again to
Drecipitate controversy on the floor
! in both houses.
Agreement on the naval appropria-
tion bill. long in dispute on account OF
the battleship provision, was made
certain by the action Of the house
4 democratic caucus. Adoption OF an
amendment authorizing one super.
dreadnought. and acceptance by the
senate of this substitute for the two
4 vessels in the senate bill was part OF
). the compromise by which the house
!, demo Gratis agreed to reverse them
selves.
The pension appropriation bill, hell
up because of the twenty year figh
over abolition of the pension agencies
is expected to go through at once, ii
4 v:ew of the senate's acquisence in thu
abolition of the agencies. A perfume
tory attempt to pass the wool ant
steel bills over the presidents vett
was scheduled for the senate today
That it would fail was admitted b.
democratic leaders.
!. The cotton bill only slightly amend
!, ed by the senate, was on the speak
.. er,s table in the house today. 1t wa
: believed that the house would not &C
, cept the senate changes, includin,
: the repeal of all the Canadian reci
procity agreement, except the WOO
!, pulp, and print paper section, AM
!, that the measure would probably b.
hung up in conference. Disagreement
. | in conference Is expected to hold tn
:, sugal tariff revision bill over unit
next session, as this measure is linke
with the excise or income tax bill, tn
latter measure will probably also b
: held up.
The army appropriation bill, vetoe
I, in June because of the reorganization
: plan, and the rider ousting Genera
: Leonard Wood from his place as chic
; of staff, has already been passe
!. again by both houses, and only re
!, mains to be smoothed in conference
;, The postoffice appropriation bi
was not expected by leaders to caus
delay. The general belief was tha
the house would accept the senat
parcels post plan, and the compromis
] on the good roads cooperative scheme
: The senate adopted the Bourne zon
. parcels post in place Of the house pr
: vision for limited experimental sy'
/ tenn. and provided q commission t
y investigate the feasibility of cooper;
! tive work by the federal governmer
: With the states in good road buildin'
as a substitute for the house provisio
9 aprropriating about $5000o,000 amt
Q ally for such cooperative building.
Z A number of minor measures ar
! axnected to be pushed through bot
n houses under suspension of rules, pc
u mitting their expedition. Leaders ar
r finding it increasingly difficult I
hold quorum here In Washington
: and the sentiment at both ends of tn
capitol, favors a speedy wind-up.