The Washington herald., 1912-06-28
ADJOURNs;
CLERKS MAY LOSE
Resolution Extending Existing APP
preparations Was Not
Considered.
HOUSE LEADERS WERE
READY TO TAKE ACTION
Announcement of Close Of Short
Session in Senate Pre-
vents. .-

Lack Of cooperation between Presi-
dent Taft. the House, and the Senate
yesterday brought failure 10 all attempts
to avert the embarrassment threatening
the government next Monday morning
July l, owing to the nonpassage OF ap-
preparation bills.
President Taft was preparing mes
sage TO Congress asking relief from the
present situation when that body ad-
journed after a short session until next
Monday. The House, on the other hand,
was about TO pass q resolution extend
ing existing appropriations into July
when II was learned that the Senate
had already adjourned until Monday.
As tire measure required the consent OF
both houses, there was nothing left for
the House to do but adjourn likewise
The plan 10 TO pass next Monday q
resolution extending existing appropria-
tions. Leaders on Capitol Hull declare
this will be in time to prevent any difti-
Guilty or embarrassment TO the Execu-
tive. President Taft will take up the
situation to-day at the Cabinet meeting,
when It will be decided exactly what
shall be done by the departments.
Views Are Varied.
Heads Of departments take varying
views Of the situation. The most radi-
cal is taken at the Navy Department,
where orders have been issued for cessa-
ton Of all activities OF civilian en-
ployes. all over the world. next Monday
morning. to continue until an appropria-
tion is made. At the State Department.
employees were notified yesterday that
they might work or not. as they saw
Mt, after midnight Of Saturday; that II
they did choose TO work. It must he with
the understanding that they would have
to depend upon Congress to provide for
their payment. and that they would have
no legal claim upon the government for
any services rendered.
The State Department situation IS par
ticularly interesting because OF the fact
that the legislative bill abollshes on
July next the Offices OF a large number
Of heads Of divisions in the Department
Of State For example. the men directly
in charge Of relations with Latin-America,
China, &c, are legislated out OF ONCE
by the bill now before Congress. Should
these men work. after June 20, and then
the paragraphs aboIishing their positions
should be retained in the bill. they will
he the losers II the resolution eX-
tending appropriations is passed on Mon
day, however. they will be the gamers.
Departments employing men in the
field have notified them not to incur
any obligation for travel or other ex-
pense after June 81 until an appropria-
ton Is had. Other precautions are also
being taken while Il is expected that the
Cabinet meeting TOMORROW will result
in a definite course Of procedure for each
department
From the Capitol there came yesterday
the plant that the department heads
were disposed TO play politics in the
present situation The Democrats claim
that the situation IS to be played up be-
fore the country, and the blame attached
to them. The House blames the Senate
for the lack Of appropriation bills, while
the Senate apparently is Indifferent to
what happens.