The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-04-13
LEADERS OF
BOTH PARTIES
Want an Early Adjourn
inent of Congress -old
Guard Republicans and
Underwood Democrats
Operating.
Especial to The Mirror)
BY WINFIELD JONES.

/ Dy WlNE JOANI.Ns
Warrington, April 13-Congressional
leaders, both Democratic and Repub-
lican, are planning 10 bring about an
early adjournment of congress. These
deaders want TO prevent any further
tariff legislation. The Democrats want
no more tariff legislation this session
because they fear that they may make
a mistake which might react unfavor-
ably in their presidential campaign,
and the Republicans are naturally OPP
posed to tariff reductions of any kind.
! If these leaders have their way
congress probably will adjourn inside
oC two months. and before the Chi
4 cago and Baltimore conventions.
The Old Guard Republicans in the
senate, led by Senator Penrose, as
/ chairman Of the Finance Committee.
are working to an early adjournment.
They are getting aid from Democra-
| tic directions. Chairman Underwood,
OF the House Ways and Means Com
mittee. is working for an early ad-
iournment, and some Of the Demo-
cratic senators, especially those OF
| the protective tariff STAMP. are eager
to get away from Washington early.
on the other hand there is a strong
body OF progressive Republicans and
progressive Democrats in the senate
! who. while not anxious to prolong the
session, wish to have certain matters
disposed Of before congress quits.
Many of these men would prefer to
see congress remain here all summer
'ahan to see the session end with moth
ing accomplished
Under these circumstances, II is
conjoctural whether congress viii ad-
iourn before the national conventions
or whether the statesmen are In for
another summer Of sweltering work.
II all depends on whether Senator
Penrose and the old Guard Rcpub-
leans plus certain Democrats VINO
habitually lean toward them, are able
90 muster votes enough to bring about
an adjournment early in June.
II an early adjournment Is forced
II will be for the purpose Of blocking
tariff revision just as far as possible;
for the purpose Of blocking any pro-
Rress toward legislation on tse control
Of trusts and corporations, for the
purpose of heading off important labor
legislation, and for the purpose of
combining as nearly as possible the
legislation OF this session to the pass-
age Of appropriation 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 deci-
sion Of this case over until next VIM
ter If they cam However, Il seems
unlikely this will be accomplished for
the reason the opponents of Lorimer
are determined to force a vote and IN
a showdown it will not be easy to
prevent one Notice OF the determine
tion to have vote was practically
given in the senate the other day by
Senator BristOw when he arose to in
quire when the report Of the LOrlmcr
committee would be in, and said he,
for one, did not want TO remain in
Washington another summer. The in
ft renee from this was that Bristow
ard other prOgressives were going to
have n vote on Lorimer If they had TO
have an all-summer session to bring It
about.
Progressive senators, both on the
is'publlNhh anu Niio ilSiiioNio oeiN SiN''
would like TO have votes on the steel (
bill, the excise bill, the sugar bill, |
and the wool bin before adjournment |
In addition TO votes on these tariff |
matters, they want to dispose of the :
Lorlmer case to settle the Panama
canal legislation Involving the ques-
ton Of permitting railroads TO own !
lines OF steamships to make
some reasonable progress, at least in
toward solution of the
question Of what TO do with the trusts
and corporations. to pass the eight
hour BILL and the workmen's compen-
sation bill, and dispose of some other
the whole, putting through 4
d comprehensive program of legisla-
lion.
. b. srnatc however Is listless. Many
l-rl that ith a campaign
pcm'ng on congress ought 10 end as
1'rf % nd do as little as possible.
Pro re diva Republicans and Demo-
r~~'s a'e showing much enthusiasm
ll.out an alliance on tarin, and while
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