Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-17
Proposed Single Six-Year Term
for Presidents VIII Go Over
Until Next Session tor DEM
ocratic Action,
LITTLE LEGISLATION
IS NOW POSSIBLE
Some important Appropriation
Bills May FaiIi Effort Begins
to Pass immigration Meas
ure Over Veto.
Inv Morning journal speeIai I.en.pd wlrel


Washington Feb iU-Mith the
shadow OF possible Intervention how
ering over congress. legislative ae-
tivity In both houses practically has
come to standstill No Immediate
need to take up the question Of war
like moves against Mexico is nntici-
pated but both houses OF congress
are prepared 60 receive the issue.
should Il he thrust upon them. 10 has
been determined that there will Dee M
more general legislation Of an import
ant nature before adjournment
one more problem WAS handed over
Go the new administration last week
when the house judiciary committee
decided 60 take NO action on the single
siN-ycar term resolution. This had
passed the senate boy the narrow mar
gin 0f one vote and would have
brought ON q heated controversy had
the Judiciary committee given the
house "a chance 90 consider a. An at
tempt In both houses TO repass the
'ltcracy test' Immigration bin over
President Tafts veto will mark the
opening Of the week and the friends
OF the measure In senate and house
express confidence that 1t win receive
"a two-thirds majority and become a
law, Notwithstanding the president
disapproval
senate republicans who mapped q
legislative program at caucus sa.
tnrdaN have little hope That any of the
bills recommended for passage win go
through at this session. the railroad
physical valuation hill being only one
endorsed hY the caucus which is be.
lieyed % have the slightest chance
The republicans of the senate have
determined TO concentrate their If
forts upon the physical valuation bill
"a tarin commission bin not yet pre-
pared. the IA Toilette legislative hu-
reau reference bin. the La Toilette
eight-honr bin for women workers
In the District Of Columbia, ana the
Crawford ant-inlunction bill.
Success for any one of these mea-
of the session practically is impos-
sihlc. according 10 leading men IN
that body. The large majority in both
houses are opposed TO any aggressive
action In Mexico by the United states
under present conditions that would
involve this country in a struggle that
could not end until informal peace had
been established In Mexico.
The democratic managers Of the
house. however. are more alarmed ut
the legislative situation and the pros-
pect that many of the annual appro-
priaton bills viii not he passed, than
at threatened foreign imhroglios. The
end of the session crush was not the
controlling factor In preventing action
on the single presidential term rcso-
luton In the house. President-eleet
Wilson Is understood to have some
definite views on the subject of this
proposed amendment TO the federal
ana democratic leaders.
therefore, determined not 20 act on
IL IN the closing days Of the republic
can congress counter move by the
senate democrats In the night over
President Taft's appointments is eN-
pected this week
Democratic senators have decided
70 utlnHUd diirtl httluN upon tue
army, navy diplomatic, marine corps,
public health service and revenue cut
ter service appointments As a com
promise offer to the republicans. they
probably viii suggest that "a selected
Of postmasters. civil employees
ana consular appointments be- nso
confirmed
Thus far, The republican senator's
hMe opposed such . /
course and have demanded that all +
HE Taft appointments be- taken up |
Ia regular order The democratic |
move now planned Is based ON the 7
belief that the republicans viii ac- I
sept The eompromiso rather than see I
an The TAFT appointments fail. As a T
,art of the plan 10 let no further T
General business interfere with appro-
lriation bills. house leaders have dee
ermincd that no action viii be taken +
IA thc question Of federal control of
water power. II the senate passes
he Connecticut river bill tomorrow.
he measure viii be sent to house
Ommittee ana allowed 10 stay there.
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