The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-11-28
CONGRESS TO RECESS
FOR TWO WEEKS. THE
FIRST SINCE APRIL
DEBATE ON THE CURRENCY BILL
TO OCCUPY THE SENATE
THIS WEEK.
CONTINUE into REGULAR SESSION
And viii Doubtless Be Interrupted
With Other Matters, Which Win
Extend the Time and Probability of.
Action Well Into Next Year.

WIN Otner Matters winch Will
Extend the Time and Probability of.
Action Well Into Next Year.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24-The long
special session of congress promises
to merge into the regular winter SEES
sion with scarcely ripple of inter-
est in Washington. There has been
a rarranging of plans on the part Of
President Wilson and the congress
sional eladers since. it became appar-
ent that consideration of the curren-
cy bill would continue into the regu-
lar session, and the uromised activi-
ties along new lines, such as anti
trust and railroad legislation, proba-
bly, will not manifest themselves un-
It'll next year.
Congress already is looking for
ward to the first chance it will have
had to get complete recess from
work. The currency debate that
opens in the senate tomorrow and all
| the legislative work that comes with
a new regular session will be laid
aside Dec. 20 for full two weeks va
cation, the first since the extra ses-
sion began last April.
Details of the antitrust program
and the steps to be taken to strength.
en- the laws controlling railroads and
railroad rates, have not been worked
out, and will not be pressed until aft
er the success Of the currency bill has
become assured. President Wilson s
chief advisers in the senate are conf
dent that compromise will be reach.
ed in that body insuring support of a
currency bill that can be accepted by
the house and by the President. I'm.
til the debate and exchange of views
has developed general support for an
administration bill, however, other
lbig legislative subjects will not be al
lowed to distract attention.
The long special session, which
closes at noon Monday, Dec. /, has &C
complished the passage of but ne big
piece of legislation, the tariff revision
bill. The thorough consideration
which has been given to currency re
form, however, and the scope of the
educational campaign" waged in be
half of the administration bill, has
made democratic leaders hopeful thai
the currency bill can be passed in
January.
The public debate, which opens
with Senator Owens speech tomor
row will continue but three days this
week, and will be interrupted the fol
flowing week for consideration of the
Hetch Hetchy bill and later for the
Christmas recess. When the consid
lcldLloA VI Cu1lCACy lC6loldtioA 10 iC
sumed Jan. S, it is the plan of demo
cratic leaders to bring the senate as
rapidly as possible to a decision upon
the vital principles at issue between
the various factions.
The Presidents keen interest in the
enactment new antitrust legisla-
ton has manifested itself through
his conferences recently with house
and senate lawyers, who have made a
special study of the Sherman law anG
its limitations. He has not gone tc
the extent of attempting to discuss
definite legislative plans, however
and it is understood by leaders OF
both houses that the work during the
early weeks of the new session is tc
lbe of a preliminary character, design
ed to bring congress and the Presi
dent to an understanding Of what is
needed.
Members of the senate are closely
studying the two drafts of the cur
rency bill submitted to the senate
by the factions of the banking and
currency committee. 1t Is apparent
from the close attention given for
several weeks to the currency prob.
lem by senators of both parties that
many of them will take an active part
in the fight that is to follow on the
floor.
The speeches of Senators Oweno
and Hitchcock, leaders Of the two fac
tons of the senate committee, proba-
bly, will occupy the first three days of
| this week. Other discussions of the
bill will be put off until the regular
session has begun
The annual appropriation bills,
which will hold much of the attention
of oop1rocc aftor tho rooular caccion