Arizona republican., 1914-12-03
Confers With Members of Congress With Reference to Program for Third Ses- sion Which Begins Next Monday
APPROPRIATIONS
 HAVE THE FLOOR
Much Time Will Be Con sumed With These Bills and Favored Messages to Get Through Must Be Adroitly Selected

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2-President Wilson is conferring with the leaders of congress with reference to a legislative program for the third session of the 63rd congress, beginning next Monday. So much time necessarily must be used in considering the appropriation bills that the general program must be very limited The administration apparently is determined that there shall be no extra session next summer, so the pres ident must make very adroit selections if he is to get favored measures through without too great risk of com- polling an extra session to finish with the supply bills.
 Conservation will undoubtedly have an important place on MT. Wilson's list. Two waterpower bills have passed the house and are favored by the pres ident, having been improved. from the viewpoint of the conservationists, over the form in which they were intro duced The president may also urge a bill which extends the policy of leasing public lands, following the model of the Alaska leasing bill. This proposed measure will find opposition in the sen- ate
 The mystery attending the fate of the seamen's bill has not yet been solved. The president has continued non-com- initial regarding this legislation. which has passed both houses in radically diff ferent forms, and is now awaiting a conference. This bill is one of the pets of union labor. According to it's op- ponents. its provisions are wholly in- consistent with the business policy which must be followed by ship own CTS if they are to take full advantage of their privileges under the ship reg istry law During the present period of fransition it might embarrass the | administration Nevertheless the un- ions are likely to insist that this meas ure be enacted, despite the argument that it may handicap the growth of the American merchant marine.
 Probably some of the southern mem i bers will insist again upon the Henry Smith Dill providing for government | loans on cotton. They will at least support amendments to the federal re- serve act, which they overlooked in the ! last session in their eagerness to force 1 the government into cotton speculation. and which. according to the reserve board. would have increased the lend ing power of the reserve banks having i dealings with the south to the extent
 of 196,000,0O0.
 Not the least important among the
 measures which congress must con- slider soon is the railway mail pay bill. The president, by his silence, has prac- tically approved the Moon bill, which is backed by Postmaster General Bur leson, and virtually turns the assistant postmasterships over to the spoilsmen- This bill also provides for less rate of compensation to the railroads than
 providing for the Bourne bill, which has been worked out as scientific
 measure. The railroads are enthusi-
 astic over the Bourne bill, and the pres
 ident may be forced into a definite po-
 sition soon.
 The Shackleford- Bryan good roads
 bill has passed the house and awaits
 action by the senate. This is gift to
 the states of s25,OOOOOO. Another bill
 has been prepared, embodying sci
 entific plan of federal aid to road
 building. Here again the president must make a choice.
 The house has also sent to the sen- ate two convict labor bills; one mak- , ing goods of this kind carried in inter-
 etota oop,,narca c,hiect to the laws Ot
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