The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-01
A Special Session Is Pro-
posed, Which Would
Meet Nov. 10
WAR TAX NO
EXTRA BURDEN
Merely Adjustment of Tax
alton for Government
Expenses

Washington, Oct. president Wilson
yesterday approved a legislative pro-
gramme for Congress which includes
postponement of consideration of the
l ship purchase bill until Nov. Is, follow
ing the fall election. The plan as e.l-
planned includes recess by the House
until Nov. ID. The Senate is TO finish
consideration of the Clayton trust bill
and the war revenue bill and then also
recess. Information reaching the White
| House is that there will be no ilibuster
against the war revenue bill in the SEN
ate. The president plans TO 20 TO Cor
nish, n. H.. for about weeks stay
as soon as the legislative situation per-
mits.
Conferences were held between Demo-
cratic leaders in Congress on the plan
providing that the House take three-daY
recesses, that Congress adjourn by Oct
10 and meet again in special session
/ Nov. Is. Consideration Of the ship pur-
chase bill would be the purpose Of the
entire session 1t was thought that
Democratic Leader Underwood would be
able to present 10 the Republicans yes
terday some definite adjournment or r.,
cess plan, and an announcement by SEN
ator Kern, Democratic leader in the up-
per house, as to the feeling OF that body
in the matter of considering the shipping
measure at some particular date in No
vember also was looked for. Members
of Congress have been told by Mr. VIII
son that he wanted the war revenue tax
bill and the Clayton antitrust measure
enacted into law before adjournment;
The first of these bills has been passed
by the House. A tilibuster Is being con
Quoted against the antitrust bill, which
is in the form OF a conference report. in
the Senate, but no trouble is antcpat
ed in the House The rivers and harbors
measure. action on which the president
also urged, yesterday awaited his sig
nature Complaint has been made hy
many members that they were compelled
TO remain in Washington while their OPP
ponents in their districts were hard al
work campaigning. Included in the plan
proposed is suggestion by the leaders
that the rules regarding docking salaries
of members who are away except for
illness be disregarded during the re-
cesses.
Fear OF an extra session next summer
is one Of the elements figuring in an ar.
which the Democratic leaders /
of Congress are trying 10 make over the /
Alexander ship-purchase bill. The Dem
ocrats fear that unless they save their 4
time they viii be- unable 10 pass the APP 4
bills before March I. 1918. 1
and that If these fail Congress must slt 1
until along in the summer on routine .
work. They already have demonstrated .
their incapaeity 10 push the appropria
ton bills along in anything like normal
fashion. aud they may be willing TO
forego the benefits OF fat adjournment
II they can save two weeks on the win
ter work.
The apparent certainty that the spe.
,ial rule viii BE- adopted for the recess
i a compromise on both sides. for the
president because Il shows that b. has
not Welded. and for the House because
/ allows il 20 go home and dodge the
question al this time. The general air
lbout the House i that the long siege
5 over and that vacation and campaign
.ime, sorely desired, is az last due.