Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
SPRING CLEANING OF 4 VAST
AMOUNT OF ADMINISTRATIVE
MATERIAL IL On UNDER FULL
STEAM.
RURAL CREDIT G0Ec. TOO
TOO MICH ELSE TO 10 AT THIS
SESSION. 1T GOES OFT THE WIN
DOW BECAUSE 1T HAS NOT BEEN
PROPERLY FILED DOWN"
Especial STAFF Correspondent

Washington. ID. C.. May Ca vast
upon the junk heap these late May days
at Washington. Those who build and
destroy in legislative circles may not
thus interpret for the moment what j.
being done. None the less the present IN
the greatest cleaning house season any
administration in any wear has had
probably within the present generation.
The federal establishment il Ill Uttered
up with plans and projects. many OF
which may be- m%critoriou>. hui the mcr-
cilcss command Is: Throw en- out with
the Rubbish" And President Wilson i
acquicscinc. lie realizes there j. moth
ing else possible.
The tossing of rural credit legislation
out the window j. illustrative. II ear
not hr enacted M this session. Thrir IN
TOO mcuh else a. 10. The hill has not
been properly filed down. .Iau.ling
views regarding il have not icrn prop
rrly adjusted. President Wilson SAW
that. But the next session of Congress
will have 10 time. either. for this lcgiS-
lation. That session of thr-" months.
will be for appropriation bills and vir
%tually for nothin. but appropriation
bills. Consequently rejection Of che
rural credit bill means il must 90 Tie
mounrful way of countless other moa>-
nrcS in the many years agonr over 10
the next Congress, with i possibility
that il goes. instead. 10 the limbo at oii-
security.
There j. frantic battling just now in
Congress to save similarly u >rnrc ~
bills of some public Importance. Their
supporters know the resistance e. coz
~idcration spells the next Congress.
There i 4 great variety or biz cun>rrva
tion measures 1mOng them. Tho senate
j. disposed to dole out Next Congress
treatment for the anti trust bills. hut IN
al probability The Prc>idcnf viii in-
tersIersc - forrcfully the Senate will
submit ~ mccklv A. il did ia The ease Of
the currency hill last autumn.
With the unprecedented record 81 the
President aud ul Congress IN Etting biz
hing, done, there has also been an ~
prcccsicnted record in preparing and At
tempting 20 prepare 4 great volume Of
important bills itr passage. The list ~
what j. left undunc will H. Very large.
II means that mis.h viii h. presented
To Congress in the last half 81 tht VII
son administration. II viii not hC ~
murh or a. notable. however. ~ what
has been done. The Presidents idea j.
said 10 hc that The first hah cf his term
should hr notable in 4 large way for the
legislation achieved. III has been calcu-
lated. ~ he annonncrd. a. establish the
new freedom. Legislation. if the
Presidents plans 20 not a,ry. will he
rather secondary Iuring the last two
wears. The benefits II careful and high
minded administration are rather hoped
for during that period.
Surprises ~ national moment IA
Washington have ir1ddcn heel and toe
Of recent DAYS. Things have happened
that were not anticipated. The general
aspect hls changed materially. There
has been 4 quickcning al along tlr line.
Congress * humping iisr's. The Next
can situation * possibly clearing. Med.
iainr> are at Niagara Canada. seeking
10 arrive ~ amicablc and acceptable
conclusions. II would appcar that 4
program. without open hosiiltics. j.
working oui with Mexico. by which. how
ever. il not meant that the problems arc
all being solved. Villa captures Tam.