Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-06

/ tor Jim Smith, the Presidents long
! time focman. is back of the resisting
forces. The President has never failed
| to dc Smith, when he started out
after him, which may mean much on
nothing at all in the present contest
4, Certain it is that if the New Jersey
| Legislature, about to come together in
extra session, passes the jury reform
bill, it will be a fresh triumph for the
President, will augment his prestige nj
Washington. and more firmly establish
him as the leader of his party through
out the nation.
| The murmuring against the Presi-
ident among the Democrats of
Congress is by no means vigorous vet.
That has its significance, because SEN
ators and representatives .hoIler"
against their own President just about
as much or as little as their constitu
ents "holler" The excellent impression
that the President made upon the
country during the first two months of
his administration still holds, with the
exception of those who are Interested
| in tariff The country likes the eantion
with which the President has aone
ahead and the boldness with which he
| has proceeded when once his mind has
| been made up.
For fortnight or more now there
| promises to be hating in Congress
sional activities The House can not
| legislate much more. 1t has no com
mittees to report bills. The WAYS and
means committee. Which names com
mittees, is to undertake this SIX
forthwith but will not complete il
much before June /. Consequently the
House will adjourn from day to day
as the saving goes, but which will nc
tually be, most of the month of Nav.
for three days at a jump. The senate
committees are getting inc lively ac-
ton but there is no legislation ready
| over there. The finance committee. as
already said, IS TO wrestle for two
weeks with the Underwood bill and in
The meantime the Senate itself will
have little to do except To receive the
| few nominations President Wilson
| makes and confirm these nominations
Consequently the Senate Will continue
10 adjourn for three days at a time
while its committees deliberate
Presumably June will be hummer"
at both ends of the Capitol. MANY of
the chicks will have been hatehed nv
that time. Congressman SKILL net STAY
in town unless they are given some
thing to do. Their interest in getting
nominations through will not altocefb-
or suffice. There must be something
more. The Senate is stirring up an in
Vestigation or two which may compel
4 little interest. Members Of the House
will hang around for d While also Ia
look after their committee assign
ments and pull strings for the commit
tee places that they much desire.
Count on the Senate tariff debate he
ginning about June l. The Democratic
leaders of the Senate are figuring il n
little earlier but there will be the usual
delays. Senators will want more time
To prepare. The hot weather NAV h..
oppressive and not conducive To indus
Try. Instead of two weeks the finance
committee will probably want two
weeks and n half. Senators count on
five weeks of tariff debate in the Sem
ate. 1t will be nearer Sin weeks ar
seven weeks. The bill will not pass
the Senate by July first in all proba-
piiitN. 1t viii be nearer July Il. And
with all the stories pro and con that
get out OF Washington as to when the
tariff bill will become law. il is pretty
safe "a reckon August / as the most
likely date