The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11
House Faces Record Vote
 On Proposed Nation wide Amendment
GREAT INTEREST IN
 MEXICAN SITUATION
House Democrats Who Caucus Tomor- row Hope to Pass Necessary Ap-
 propriation Bills Before Adjourn ment-Antitrust Measures

l Washington. May 1o.--With the tolls ex- emption debate running strong in the Sem
 ate and the House facing record vote
 or the proposed constitutional amend
 ment for nationwide prohibition. Congress 1 promises to be busy this week, though l there may be no developments in the Mexican situation to revive talk of war. House democrats will caucus Tuesday night to determine legislative pro- gramme with adjournment early in July in view. Present plans contemplate pass age of the necessary appropriation bills. enactment of several antitrust measures, the rural credits bill and a vote on the prohibition amendment. All these sub jects except the amendment will come up in the caucus, and an effort may, be made to discover party sentiment on pro- hibition at that time.
 Senate majority leaders have not formed plans for a party conference on legis- l lative programme but there Is strong sentiment for the enactment of legisla- tion such as the House is expected to approve, without, however, vote on pro- hibtion.
 Trade Commission Bill The Senate interstate commerce conn fitittNc VIII tOiCluQt Us DtdTllBS on tnS trade commission antitrust bill early in the week.
 Some democratic senators feel that this legislation should not be taken up now by the Senate. Many are said to hold that debate on legislation of this i'm portance cannot be completed for six weeks or two months, and that the country would be better pleased if Congress adjourned in July than if it stayed in session two months longer to put through this legis- laton.
 The Senate banking and currency com mittee expects to receive a report this week from subcommittee that is draft ing rural credits bill. The full com mittee may decide on a report within the next 10 days or two weeks. 4
 The tolls exemption debate probably will not be concluded this week. While there is desire not to delay a vote there is no disposition to end talk until every senator who desires has had his say. The Senate probably will pass the agricultural appropriation bill before Saturday; the appropriations committee probably will re- port the legislative, executive and judi cial appropriation bill and the Indian af- fairs committee the Indian appropria- ton bill. The Senate will not meet to- morrow, adjournment having been taken yesterday until Tuesday, as a mark of respect to American sailors and marines Killed at Vera Cruz.
 There still is great interest in the House in Mexican developments. Representatives generally, including some administration sponsors, would not be surprised if the week were marked by some decisive move py the administration. If the situation should lca/f up to call for volunteers the Hay' national volunteer act would give ample authority for volunteer army but Congress would have to pass a sup plemental bill to provide for the pay of the volunteers.
 Prepared for Any War Emergency
 Congress is prepared for any war emer gency Lying on Speaker Clark's desk is a resolution from the military affairs com mittee the passage of which would make immediately available the s200. GOO. GOO of the annual army appropriation bill. The appropriations committee is holding back its general deficiency bill on a possibility or call for an emergency war appropria- ton.
 The Tuesday caucus will be sort of Tree Tor all affair. Some insistent mem- pers threaten to bring up both the pro- hibition and the woman suffrage resolu- tion.
 All sorts of rumors about the prospects for action on the prohibition resolution are flying about the capitol Some pro. hibftion members assert they have the sentiment of the country back of them. and that they believe they will command large vote in the House Members op- posed to the resolution declare 1t could win on majority vote but that 1t can not possibly muster two-thirds of the House necessary for passage of a constf- tutional amendmenth. The caucus is to pass on the precedence of the pending features in the legialative nropra vn,v,a