The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
CONGRESS TO SIT YEAR?
ca~T1NUOUS SESSION is FEARED
BECAUSE OF THE CURRENCY
BILL NOW PENDING.
HOPE LIES IN THE PRESIDENT

u.;.t EXPRESSED That Capitals Dog
n,vs Will Drive Wilson AVay-cur-
.ov Bill TO Pass House Easily, and
r;obt Will Come In Senate.
osbington.-Leaders in congress
~, +ba administration fear that the
BIZ aopt session of congress will run
~, the late fall and possibly merge
lll ,th the session that will begin the
srst Monday in December
There are few optimists, like Rep
-,1ontative Hull of Tennessee, who see
~ reason why congress should not
Nude its labors by the middle Of
representative Henry of Texas ex-
crossed the opinion that congress prob
phiv would remain in session continu-
"rsIv until late in the summer of next
soor In the course of the debate in
49,, bouse of representatives Mann Of
nIlnois. the Republican leader, made
49,, ro,nark that this session would con-
hnue until December.
pronhecies as to the duration Of the
uoss,on are based on the theory that
CONGRESS- will follow the recommends
Non of President Wilson and enact a
honking and currency reform law.
democratic leaders are in a position
70 force the passage Of such measure
~ tho house, but in the senate, where
M cloture rule obtains, there is not any
NOV TO cut off debate as long as sena-
.oro want to talk. Senators have bro
ION long talking records in the past
currency debates, and fear is expressed
tbat NOT even the torrid atmosphere Of
The dog days or the humidity of the
oorlv fall months will drive them away
from the job.
Many representatives and senators
have died as the result Of exposure to
the extreme heat that attends Wash
irpton summers. The weather here Is
particularly severe on the elderly, and
there are many men of advanced years
in both the house and the senate. This
is one of the causes of concern on the
mart Of the responsible leaders.
The currency bill is pending in the
house committee. Just how long 1t
will remain in committee "only the
Lord knows" to quote Chairman
Glass.
DESPITE the restoration to the bill of
the provisions retiring the present ma
tonal bank note circulation and re-
funding the 2 per cent bonds, upon
which such circulation is based, there
are other questions that are bound to
take time in committee and on the floor
of the house.
1t is virtually certain that the bill
will not be passed by the house until
early in August Troubles unlocked
for are likely to arise that may delay
the passage Of the bill until the middle
of August Then will come the long
grind in the senate.
There is one contingency on which
members of congress are hanging their
hopes for an adjournment Immediately
after the passage Of the tariff bill.
President Wilson has never spent a
summer in Washington. He has heard
all about the rigors of the midsummer
weather Of the capital, but the mem
bers declare that he will not appreciate
1t fully until he has had actual expert
ence
They are hopeful that when the tariff
bill is passed, probably about Sept /,
the president will consent to adjourn
ment and call congress in special ses,
sion in October to complete work on
the banking and currency bill before
the regular session begins,
1t is altogether likely that at the ap-
prOprate time such a suggestion will
be made to the president.