Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-21
CONGRESS MAY ADJOURN IN AUGUST Opening of National Cam paigns Causes LaWmak- CTS to Yearn for Ad-
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WILL ENTER BIG FIGHT
Many Senators and Representatives Will be Affected by Coming
 Battle af Parties.
(By R0dcrich CIiiiOrd.)

Washington, July 20.-Some time during that indefinite period "between the first and fifteenth of August is the opinion of the leaders in the Sen- ate and House, the present session of Congress will be brought to a close. There is no agreement among them that there shall he an adjournment at that time, and there are many obsta- cles which may arise to prevent the getaway until later, and nothing to indicate that the time for closing down the mill of legislation might come sooner, but there is general trend and an aiming toward date somewhere in the first half of the next month when affairs may be wound up and members of Congress may return to their homes.
 The anxiety for an adjournment as early as possible is apparent on ev- cry hand. A great national campaign is being prepared for launching. The chief figures in that contest have al- ready been named and politicians of both parties realize that the fight will be fierce The political fate of many a member of tine Senate and House will be decided in connection with the contest of the principals, and they are i! therefore desirous of getting back among their constituents and of mak- ing an effort to convince them that they are still worthy of their suffrage. Building and repairing political fences this process is called, and 1t IS ap- parent that there are many such con- structions which are sadly in need of attention Some have been swept away almost entirely by the events of the past few weeks, leaving practical ly no. eyidenca of the dividing line which they represented, while others have been so badly damaged as re- suit of the political storms that noth- ing short of an all summers work
 will put them in condition, and the fact is many of. them probably never 1 will be restored.
 Despite the unanimity of the desire on the part of members of both par ties and of both Houses to bring about a close of the session, there still re- mains at this writing much important and necessary legislation to be enact ed.Q The passage of the appropriation bills are absolutely essential. were Congress to go home and leave them without action, the President would be obliged to reassemble Congress to fake them up, for the expenses of the government, with exceptions in cer- 1 tain instances, are now being palo under authority of joint resolution passed on July 1, the first day of the
 new fiscal year. simply continuing the appropriations of the past fiscal year until the customary appropriation measures are enacted into laws.
 The first week of July went by with only three of the big supply bills
 written on the statute books. These three were the least important Of all of them. They were the District o1 Columbia appropriation bill, the DIT making appropriations for forsiflca- lions and the bill making appropr!a' lions for the diplomatic consular ser vice. All the others were pending either in the Senate or in conference, the House having gotten through with all except the general deficiency meas ure which cannot be considered untlls after the others are gotten out of the way. One big appropriation bill, that providing for the support of the army
 was passed by both houses and sent to President Taft who vetoed it be- cause of certain legislation which It contained affecting the appointment to the post of chief of the general stan | in the army During the first week in July it was again passed by the
 House without the provision to which the president took exception, and sent over to the Senate.
 The bill making appropriations for the support of the legislative. execu- tive and judicial branches of the gov ernment is likely to meet similar
 fate at the hands of the president be-
 cause of the provisions which it con- tains abrogating the United States Court of Commerce. Should the lresl- dent likewise disapprove this measure, there is likely to be prolonged fight over the re-enactment of the legisla-
 tive bill without this provision. as Congress seems disposed to eliminate the tribunal Difficulty will also be experienced in an agreement between the two houses ,yon the naval appro- | sfS3