The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-01
FIGHT ON TOLLS
|SNEARLY ENDED
Long ng-Awaited Vote Certain to Be
Taken Before Saturday
Night.
LEADERS GROW IMPATIENT
They Work for Adjournment, So
That Campaign May Start
in Earnest

Washington. May s1.-Tho long
awaited vote on tho tolls exemption
repeal bin Will be taken in tho Senate
beforo Saturday night. unless all tho
plans OF the leaders fail Both oppo-
ncnts and those who favor the pas
sage of tho measure are agreed that
there Is no need for proionging debate
beyond the present week, and when
the few speeches already announced
have been delivered. action Will be de-
, manded on tho bill, and all the amend
incnts proposed 10 il.
There IL a prospect that the House
viii finish It's trio Of antitrust bills by
tho end OF tho week and pave tho way
Tor adjournment In July, If senate lead
e.s can reach an agreement on the
amount Of trust legislation they be-
licvc the country needs and desires at
this time.
ONLY TRUST PROGRAM
NOW STANDS IN WAY
The appropriation bills can be passed
IN Senate and House in quick order,
and practically only the trust program
stands in the va: of adjournment h.
July 20. ~ leaders desire. The Senate
committee In charge has weeks hard
work on antit-us; bills before II. and
( Is expected to reach a decision on how
much legislation IL VIII recommend to
the Senate by the middle of tho week
There Is a motion before the committee
10 report only orc bill, In tho hopo that
with It's passage adjournment will be
taken. with the understanding that
other trust Legislation shall DO brought
before the Senate next winter Desptte
tho fact that rreaidcn; Wilson's re-
cent remarks TO Ohio and Illinois bust
ness men are regarded In GONE quar-
tets as AN announcement that he Will
no, be satisfied with less than all three
bills 10 be passed by the House, many
Senators are said 10 feel that tho pas
sage OF "a trade commission bill by the
Senate will prove sufficient
III" tolls repeal hill will figure daily
In the Senate until the vote IS taken.
but the first test for tho Senators who
favor rehabilitation Of the question
or American exemption OF coastwlse
/ ships from toll payment viii come on
! Wednesday. when the Foreign Re,a-
tions Committee VIII vote an arbitra-
ton resolution. Even the friends of
arbitration do not claim that favor
able report from this committee VIII
mean thaf the arbitration plan will be
adopted, but the committees action Is
awaited with interest.
MAY COMPLETE BII.L
BY END OF THIS WEEK
The Senate has taken up tho naval
appropriation bill. and probably viii
complete IL by the end OF the week. IL
Tho repeal bin is disposed OF within
few days. Progress on this bin has
been rapid. and several other appro-
priation bills ready for Senate CON
sideratfon mny be put through within
a few weeks
House leaders hope to dispose OF tho
antitrust legislation. and send three
BILLS over 10 the Senate hy the close
OF the week. Both sides. majority and
minority leaders. who insist that there
is likelihood OF adjournment or
Congress by July 10. or nj least tho
latter part OF July, favor this program
Among the House leaders, there Is n
decided belief that the Senate will
! act only on the interstate trade conf
mission measure. II is expected that
! the House will complete the CLAYTON
omnibus antitrust h!li Tomorrow or
Tuesday. Calendar Wednesday," the
parliamentary term for the one day In
tho week when only bills on tho cal
endar can DO considered. and the day
| that has been devoted for weeks past
to monotonous discussion OF the bill
10 revise the judicial code. VIII In
tcrvene. but tho Rayburn bill for Fed
eral control OF railroad Issues of
stocks and bonds Is expected to be
taken UP on Thursday with a prospect
of passage within two days Then
In quick succession OF all three bills.
tho final vote having been deferred
until they all had been considered in
committee OF the whole
There may be lively discussion to-
morrow when the sections OF the Clay
! ton bill to exempt labor unions from
the antitrust laws come UP for action,
but leaders predict n mild attack, be-
cause of tho agreement between tho
Judiciary Committee and the labor nd
vocntes In addition to the bilrs dec
laration that tho antitrust laws shall
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