Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-10
Day Is Passed in ParIiamen-
tary and Legislative GYM
OasticS by Proponents and
Opponents Of Pending Bill
R0UNDlY
SCORED FOR B0SSISM
townsend and CIapp Declare
Policies Contrary to Busi-
ness Experience and Not Ex-
preSsive Of VIII Of Congress

MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED NiPul
Washington, july e.-Consideration
of the trade commission bill. initial
measure of the administration anti
trust program, was abruptly halted
today and the senate adjourned unh
Monday to allow the perfection Of the
remainder of the trust legislation In
committee Majority Leader Kerr
announced that the entire program
of the administration would be laid
before the senate Monday
Tries 10 Overhaul Bills.
Meanwhile the judiciary committee
will endeavor to complete It's per-
facting of the Clayton bill. amending
the antitrust law and the interstate
commerce committee will prepare ITS
report on the Raybufn bill authorl1-
ms the Interstate Commerce rommis-
sion to regulate issues of railroad s'-
eurities Numerous amendments 10
both measures are under discussion
The committees are endcavortng 70
reconcile conflicting contentious III
the senate and at the same time Keen
the bills within the lines approved 10y
President Wilson The decision 70 m
terrupt the consideration of the tIade
commission bill came al the end oi
day Of parliamentary and legislative
gymnastics In the senate. once the
entire democratic side was forced 10
vote down a proposition to continue
consideration Of the trade commission
BIN Bv a vote Of 30 to l6 the SEN
ate displaced the anti-trust measure
and took up the river and harbor an
propriation bill In the face of well
organl7ed filibuster conducted by sen
ators Kenyon, Burton and others
Chorus of Republican Protests.
chorus of republican protests
arose. ana the democrats were up
braided for their failure To i've up
10 their protestntions that they wish
ed TO aress the trust legislation Sen
ator Simmons, in charge of the river
and harbor bill diselaimed any desire
TO side track the trade commission
bill. and said he was willing to step
aside when the senate was prepared
TO discuss the trust bills The re-
publcans pronounced Senators Town
send ana Clapp ready to speak on the
bill and by unanimous consent IT was
taken up
President Roundls Criticized
President Wilson and his trust pro-
gram were roundly criticized by SEN
ators Townsend and Clapp Both at
tackled the general conditions in the
senate surrounding the trust plils'
and Senator Clapp declared that
power outside of the chamber was
responsible for the failure of the sem
ate to attend to business.
Senator Townsend said the people
wanted congress to quit and go nome.
business is sick and all the psy-
Geological mental healers cannot cure
it," he said, "and especially Will II
N ag IA iC made the
shuttlecoek Of political weavefs.
lmreacheS business Intelligence.
Much Of the legislation ALREADY
written into law and now in the pro
cess of enactment is an impeachment
of the intelligence and independence
Of congress for IL never would nave
been enacted if the national legisla
ture had followed the dictates of lts
own Judgment as to what was pest
and necessary for the good OF the
people
| will not charge the president
with beng unpatriotfc or insincere,
! do assert, however. that he IS
theorst who without constructive
business experience of his own, new
ertheless flies into the face Of ali
experience and insists in driving MS
docile congressional adherents on 70
udnstlhNS ana UnlendDlt SttuHdS'
Not Collective Judgment.
Senator Clapp declared that trust
legislation was in no way the outcome
Of the collective Judgment and integ-
rlty of congress. but was handed TO
this body a cut and dried proposition
for approval
This theory that single man.
he said or two or three men at his
elbow can shane and give to congress
q cut and dried collection which they
can legislative program, is foreign
to our institutions.
THE fault lies not so much on the
democratic side of this chamber, Inc
lault is IN power outside Of TINS
chamber which has imposed upon
this body a prearranged, prean-
nounced program