Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-19
Much Other Business viii Be
Completed Before Trust Pro-
gram Comes Up for Consid-
GRAFTON in House,
ALASKAN RAILROAD
SURE TO BE BUILT
Postoffice Appropriations Com
pIicated By Riders Exempt
Ing Assistants From Civil
Service Law

tsy MOANING ieuHHAL srreial lsAsrp wtHsl
Washington, Jan. iS,~~Congfesa has
much business to transact before Il
undertakes consideration Of anu-trust
legislation, concerning which prcsl
dent Wilson Nill address II on Tues
day. ana It is the aim of democratic
leaders to shorten the session as much
an possible
with the congressional campaign
coming neXt fam and the republicans
lana progrcssives already active, the
majority leaders are inslstcnt that an
legislative business be disposed of
before July D. 1T the latest IN order
That every man can be in his district
to fight for retention of democratic
majority in both houses of the next
congress
The fact that senatorial contests
under the direet elections amendment
10 the constitution are pending in
many sintcF makes the situation more
urgent from d campaign standpoint
President Wilson Is urging chief.
tnins ia congress to limit the session
as much as possible and all are pull
ling together 20 expedite legislation
muters Conferences on legislative
program viii hc held IN the near fu-
iWrc
Among the most important meas
+ iures pending are the Alaskan railroad
hlll uuN credit legislation. regulation
of stock exchanges and the panama
canal tolls question:
An proposed legislation. Il Is now
practically agreod cannot bc crowded
through 81 This time but what biis
fafe 10 hc sidefaekel has not been
determined
The Alaskan hill, whieh wHs urged
bN Che president in his Inst message
aud which would provide Tor a gov
eminent built ana operated railroad
into inc interior of The territory. is
certnin to pass, senator Chamberlain
procured ununimous consent for "A
veto on Thursday Tho house already
haas the same subject under consd-
Grafton 10 he taken up again Wedncs-
day
with the Alaskan bin out of tho
Wty Senator Smith of Georgia viii
press the Agricultural extension bin
which would provide ultimately an
expenditure Of s3.000.000 to he ex-
pended through the state agricultural
colleges m educating thc farmers ol
the country pu advanced agricultural
lines Am amendment to increase the
ultimate appropriation Go S5.0no.O0O
oftwcd hy senator simmons &C North
Carolina. Is pending
q
chairman of The privileges and
elections committee viii submit lhc
report recommending thut Blair Lee,
OF Maryland, be- seated ns The success
sur lo senator Jackson. Favorable
action would give the democrats -
mHiHriiy of seven la the senate There
Hill Is IA Vacancy Ia Alabama. the
the credentials Of Frank y. Glass to
succeed The late seuator Johnston.
IN the house. appropriation bills
Efc under way rhc pustuffice appro-
prialion bill. the lHrgcst Of thrm an,
IS being debated. complicated by the
rider eXempting assistant postmas-
trrs from the eivll service and sec-
cnl amendment TO provide $4,000
000 annual appropriation proposed by
the roads committee for distribution
among the various states on condition
Of equal local appropriations.
Tho military forifioalions. agricul-
tulai aud Indian bills already are
ready ana the field rs being cleared
fur the new legislative enterprises
4 caucus pf house democrats on
the question of crrotng a house COM
mittee on suffrage WAS being agitniei
hA some of the western members to.
day Thcg declared that If the fun
committee on rules should affirm the
democratic maturity of that commit
Gee M voting adversely upon the prop
astlon the issue would he put
squareh to the party in cancus
Tile naval affairs committee in the
house Is about ready 10 wind up is
HEARINGS. stuting of the week with
the chief of ordnance and closing Il
by hearing Secretary Daniels IN sup
pom of the rwo battleship program,
The rivers aud harhors committee Is
wrestling with % host of bis enter
prses
THE immigration committee will
take up the matter of exclusion OF
Asatlr=. al "a hearing set for neat
Thursday The rules committee Will
have fun committee meeting Tues-
dny at which viii he voted on various
bills proposing Investigation uf the
Colorado and Michigan mine strikes.
aready voted against by the demo-
cratic members of the committee the
the rule to expedite the immigration
bll. passed over bN the democrats,
.and the plum to bring In special
|rule on the rostoffice appropriation
dill riders"