Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-24
WILL MERGE into
REGULAR SESSION
Holiday Recess is Only
Chance For Rest For
Congress.
ONE MEASURE PASSED.
Regular Session Begins Next Week
Debate or Currency Bill Opens in
Senate Today.

Washington, Nov 24.-The long
special session Of congress promises tc
merge into the regular winter session
next Monday, with scarcely rip.
pie Of interest in Washington. There
has been reArranging Of plans on
the part Of President Wilson and the
congressional leaders since it became
apparent that consideration Of the
currency bill woul3 continue into the
regular session, and the promised ac-
t.v: les along new lines. such as anti
trust an: railroad legislation, prob
ably will not manifest themselves un-
til next year.
Congress is aleady looking for
ward to the first chance it will have
had to ge Il complete recess from
work. The currency debate that open
cd in the Senate today. and all Of the
lSSiSidllSe WIN IHdI NoiiiSS WIN -
new regular session, will be l"ld
aside December 20 for full two
weeks vacation, the first since The
extra session began last April. Pres
ident Wilson's Getera ination to drop
official duties during the perio. will
insure complete cessation Of work
ut the capitol
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 af-
ter the success of the currency l.
has become assuresd. President Will
so,.'s chief advisers in the Senate ar,
confident that compromise will be
reached in that body, insuring sup
mort of currency bill that can be ac-
ceptea. by the House and by 7he
pcsi ,ent. Until the debate and eN
change of views has developed gen
cral support for an administration
lin, however, other Big Legislative
subjects will not be allowed to dis
tract attention.
The long, special session. which
closes at noon next Monday, has ac-
,comoiished. but one big piece OF
legislation, the tariff revision bill
The thorough consideration that ha:
been given to currency reform, how,
ever, and the scope of the "edu-
ca ional campaign" waged in heha'
Of the administration bill, has mads
Democratic leaders hopeful that tbs
currency bill can be passes' in Janu'
ary. after but q few weeks of opel
discussion.
The public debate which opened
with Senator Owens speech toda!
will continue but three days his
week, and will be interrupted the fol
lowing week for consideration OF tn.
Hetch- -Hetchy bill. and later for ths
Christmas recess. When the consld
GRAFTON of currency legislation is re
sumed January S. it is the plan o:
Democratic leaders to bring the Sen
ate AS rapidly as possible to deci
sion upon the vital principles at issue
between the various factions
The Presidents keen interest II
the enactl eng Of new antitrust le%is
la;ion has manifested itself throug!
his conferences recently with HouS
and Senate lawyers who have made
special study of the Sherman law an
its limitations. He has not gone t
the length of attempting to discus
definite legislative plans. however
and it is understood. by leaders 0
both houses tha; the work during tn
early weeks Of the new session is t
be of q preli, mary character. design
ed to bring Congress and the Presi
dent to an understanding of what
,eede, and the scope of the bills tha
should be introduced.
Members of the Senate arc closel
studying the two drafts OF the Gu
rency bill admitted to the Senate Sa
urday by the factions of he Banklr
and Currency committee. 1t is a
parent from the close attention tn
he's be.n given for several weeks
the currency problems by Senate
Of bd.h parties, that many OF the
wiu asa an aesive psH Ia tse hs
that Is 10 follow on the floor. 1t