The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-02
PASS TRUST LAWS
BEFORE QUITTING
Senate Democrats Declare Pur.
pose to Stay in Session Until
Legislation Is Acted Upon.
FINAL NOTICE TO COUNTRY
Intended as Answer to Propa-
ganda for Immediate Adjourn:
ment of Congress.

Washing ton. July f.-Senate Demo
Gratis In conference late to-day adopt
ed resolution declaring their pur-
pose TO stay in session until the trust
legislation. passed by the House, has
been acted upon, in the Senate. The
resolution does not bind Senator'S to
vote for the bills without change.
The resolution is designed to serve
definite and hnal notice to business
and the country that antitrust legis-
lation Is to he passed before Congress
quits Washington. 1t was proposed
President Wilson and with other
Democratic leaders. Senator stone
said that il WAS intended as an an
swcr 10 the propaganda for Immediate
adjournment OF Congress.
II party leaders decide that ii will DC
necessary 20 make party measure OF
tho three House bills. another confer
cnce VIII he held to bind Democratic
Senators to definite legislation Some
Senator'S thought the resolution might
bind Senators to vot. for the bills, but
Senator Kern declared that SUCH was
not its purpose, and a clause stating
this in specific terms was adopted By
close vote.
TO re DISPOSED OF
HEEORE ADJOURNMENT
The resolution says:
Resolved. That the conference of
Democratic Senator's. after due con-
sideration. hereby declare that the
present session OF Congress should not
adjourn until at least the following
bills now pending in the Senate have
been finally disposed Of IL names by
the official number the trade conimis-
sion. tie railroad securities and the
Clayton antitrust Dills as tile meas
urcs 10 be included.
The explanatory clause attacked To
the resolution reads as follows:
Tine resolution hereinbeforc adopt
ed is intended merely as an expression
of the purpose OF the majority party
in reference TO adjourninent.'
Senator'S who hope to get away from
Washington within the neN six
weeks or two months found a morsel
OF comfort in the announcement from
the conference that Senator Kern, as
majority leader. will ask the Senate
to hold night sessions next week TO
take up the calendar and other bust
ness That Indicates an intention on
the part OF the majority TO press the
trade commission bill 10 Il vote as
soon as possible and TO put the appro-
priation bills through when opportu
nifty offers.
HOPE TO GET AWAY
Bl sEPTEMBEI,
Tho railroad securities bill and the
Clayton measure are still in commit
tee. but ii Is possible that one of
them may be reported. as ii becomes
apparent that the trade commission
bill is on the verge OF passage. Some
leaders are hopeful that adjournment
can be taken with the program COM
plcte by August 20 or certainly by
September /.
Only the sundry civil. the general
deficiency and the river aud harbor
appropriation bills remain Of the sup
nj lr,.s IN to
proval. The conference Tonight was
harmonious Several Senators cX
pressed dissatisfaction with provisions
in some OF the bills. but it was made
clear that no one was bound To vote
for any particular bill.
The only indication that there was
any marked division of sentiment came
when the clause was proposed explain
ing that the resolution refers TO ad
journmcnt. 1t was adopted II to 10
its friends declaring that it was Of
fcrcd to make plain the intention to
act on trust Legislation and without
binding any one to a particular form.
There was :, general discussion as to
whether the resolution should include
language declaring the bills to be
party measures. but it was finally de-
cidcd to leave this question for further
conferences.
WILL STAY IN SESSION
tiNTII. DISPOSAL. OF BILLS
Originally il was intended that the
resolution declare that Congress stay
until the 'ppasSagc' of the bills. but
this was changed to read until the
disposal of them The argument
for this change was that the passage
iuight he taken to mean that the three
House bills must be the ones to re-
ceive Senate APPROVAL and "dispoSar'
would leave Senators free to do as
they pleased. Senator'S were not in
clined to agree with Il theory that this
substitution leaves the way free for
Congress to adjourn by voting down
thesA bills. although il was pointed
out that disposal need not necessarily
mean appoVral