The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-29
FINDS ONE PATH
TO ADJOURNMENT
Senate Convinced That 1t Must
Take Up Presidents Anti
trust Program.
OPEN REVOLT NOT PROBABLE
IF Wilson Would Relent, Con-
gress Could Get Away From
Washington in Two Weeks.

Washington. June 2s.-convinced
that there IS no other path to ad-
;ourrment. but the one which begins
with trust Legislation. the Senate will
settle down this week 10 the steady
grind Of work on the Federal trade
commission bill
The Senate is far from resigned to
the thought of six weeks or more Of
,!iscussion Of trust Legislation IN mid
Summer. but It is not probable that the
spirit of open revolt viii show itself
on the floor. and unless Senate lead
ers are at 'ault in the predictions. the
tnree House bills. or Legislation de-
signed to cover the same ground will
be put through by the familiar process.
weeks Of debate. trutlcss effort 10
ame'.d and then passage
In"re Is no doubt whatever that If
the President would relent in his in
sistcnce upon the antitrust program.
Congress could and would GET away
from Washington in two weeks or less
The House is in such share that IL
cou'H be ready TO get away IN few
oays. and the Senate is not far behind
AS Isr as appropriation measures are
concerned Many OF these bills are
sun IL conference. but # there was 2
feai chance OF Adjournment. I would
not take more than q rew days 10 have
them finally disposed Of
TRADE COMMISSION nIII
Is UNFINISHED RI.INFSS
lhe trade commission bill is the un-
finished business OF the Senate the
CLAYTON antitrust Dill is stiu unnn-
shed by the judiciary Committee. ANA
INC railway capitalization bill is in
about IN" same shape in the hands of
'Tsff
JUST when the latter two measures
VIII get 10 the Senate floor is .tili .
rfopicnl. TIC Judiciary Committee has
iound the Clayton ELI already aA-ed
ny the House different problem. and
las made and rcinad. many of ,is
sections ''@
ThiN bill deals with interlockine di.
Tectorntes and holding companies. win
price uNinr. with labor union oxen,n-
non rom the antitrust laws. and with
ne question of injunctions in labor
disputes. Although many Of the lead
- ~ ~ "Ycrs OF the senate are on this
c"''iH'ttee they have discovered their
,asF I" he most difficult and The troubl,
III committee is regarded as a preludc
10 'ne night which VIII com. whc,, ~
fe;,' hes the floor.
IN effort will be made by the In
~ S'nte commerce Commission 10 get
together on the railway securi,ic. hiu
This week. Chairman N.wl.nGs Iii
ask representatives of the railroads
ana OF the Interstate Commerce Com
J" 'ss!oh 10 meet with the committee
10 discuss plan proposed by Louis
- Brandeis, Of Boston. for the r.yu
at!oh OF railway security issues. This
pian mas been accepted by some rail
'ohd men, bur the committee desires
that II be discussed between the rail-
foa" and commission Representatives.
Will. CONTINUE INQUIRY
INTO TRANSACTIONS
Inc Senate Foreign Relations Com
inlttec VIII continue its Investigation
INTO the transactions leading Ip 20 the
,,'t.r mtso':Huons >',l OF the proposed treaty
win Nicaragua. This treaty provides
S3.opo"oc payment To Nicaragua. the
establishment OF a protertorate over
thai country. and = guarantee by tho
United States OF fair elections in eN-
change for rights 10 AN interoceanic
canal and naval bases. IT has been
the object Of bitter attack bv several
Senators. and the commiic is expected
to get 10 tho bottom OF transactions
which preceded the negotiations As
an incident, :he committee plans To
look into the way in which informa-
uon has leaked from its past dis
cussions of this subject. The meet
incs have been executive, but reports
regularly have coma from the commit
tee. and the Democrats Of the com
,nittee particularly have been anxious
To find the leaks
The Senate Banking and Currency
Committee plans Ia meet on Thursday
An investigation Of the nominations
tions for the Federal Reserve Board.
TO take up President Wilson's nomina-
is under way ny subcommittee. and
their reports will be ready by that
day.
EULoGIEs TO MEMORY
or LATE REPRESENTATIVE
The House to-day devoted brief
session 10 culocicS Of the late Repre-
sentative George koniE, of Maryland.
Tributes were paid ty Representatives
Coady and Linthicum. of that state.
To-,norrow viii he a field day for
those Representatives who want to
bring up bills under "A suspension OF
tho rules. which have been set aside
for the purpose by the House. to reach
bills that otherwise might not be
reached at this session OF Congress
The Lever bill for regulation of cot
ton futures is among the bills on the
suspension calendar that rests on
Speaker Clark : desk.
The general dan: bill. pilotcd by Rep
cescn;atlvc Adamsou, chairman of the
interstate Commerce Committee. viii,
be the centre of interest in the weeks
proceedings. II has right Of way. ana
VIII he called ZIP on Tue sday. The
prospect OF lively fight over the
and states rights prob
lens is involved. Back OF this meas
ure rests - ight for consideration Of
the administration bills for a national
leasing system. water power rcgula
tion on and adjoining public domain,
and ether conservation iegislation
There is considerable rivalry between
the Interstate Commerce Committee
and .te Public Lands Committee head
ed by Representative Ferris, of ok
laho'ra, over legislation along these
lines
cANI'AIGN PUBLICITY hill
LIKELY TO HE CALLED Up
The Huckcr bill for extending the
publicity law. so as to pre-
vent national Doiit zeal organizations
sending large sums into amy particular
districts and to meet the new condi-
ton OF direct primaries for United
states Senators is expected to be called
uD for action on Wednesday, unIces die