The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-19

directions. Chairman Underwood, of
the house ways and means committee.
is working for an early adjournment.
and some of the democratic senator's,
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
than to see the session ened with moth
ing accomplished.
Under these circumstances, il is
conjectural whether congress will ad-
journ before the national conventions
or whether the statesmen are in for
another summer of sweltering work.
1t all depends on whether Senator
Penrose and the old guard republicans
plus certain democrats who habitually
lean toward them, are able to muster
votes enough to bring about an ad.
journment early in June,
If an early adjournment is forced
it will be for the purpose of blocking
tariff revision just as far as possible; !;
for the purpose of blocking any pro-
gress toward legislation on the con
troll of trusts and corporations, for the
purpose of heading off important labor
legislation, and for the purpose of con-
tining as nearly as possible the legis-
lation of this session to the passage
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
decision of this case over until next
winter If they can. However, it seems
unlikely this will be accomplished for
the reason the opponents Of Lorimer
are determined to force vote and in
showdown it will not be easy to pre-
vent one Notice of the determine
ton to have a vote was practically
given in the senate the other day by
Senator Bristow when he arose to in
quire whe nthe report of the Lorimer
committee would be in and said he,
for one, did not want to remain in
Washington another summer. The in.
| ference fro mthis was that Bristow
and other progressiyes were going to
have a vote on Lorimer II they had
to have an all-summer session to bring
lit about.
Progressive senators, both on the
republican and the democratic side,
would like to have votes on the steel
bill, the excise bill, the sugar bill, and
the wool bill before adjournment In
addition to votes on these tariff mat.
ters, they want to dispose of the Lori
mer case, to settle the Panama Canal
legislation involving the question OF
permitting railroads to own compet-
| ing lines of steamships, to make some
reasonable progress, at least in com
mittee, toward solution of the question
of what to do with the trusts and cor
porations, to pass the eight-hour bill,
and the workmens compensation bill,
and dispose of some other matters
on the whole, putting through com
prehensive program of legislation.
The senate however is listless. Many
senators feel that with a campaign
coming on congress ought to end as
quickly and do as little as possible
Progressive republicans and demo
Gratis are showing much enthusiasm
about an alliance on tariff, and while
Senator Martin, democratic leader,
has told Senator Cummins that the
democrats will unite with the progress
siye republicans in passing steel
bill, such a union is coming to be re-
garded as in some degree uncertain,
either as to steel or other schedule