Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-02
DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATIVE PRO-
GRAM FOR PRESENT SEES
SION ABOUT DECIDED ON.
CONFERENCE OF SENATORS
TO MAKE DEFINITE PLANS
Adjournment Depends Entirely on Or
ders From White House-caueus
Goes on Record in Favor of Rivers
and Harbors Pork Barrel Bill and
Conservatives May Start Rebellion.
Especial Correspondence.

Washing ton Sspt. THE Legislative
take something like definite shape this
week. The conference of democratic
senator's, which is expected t. begin
today, will consider Il Legislative pro-
gram, sill talk over What measures
are To be .sittetracked. and maS pe able
to come to some conclusion AS 10 adj
jouInment of the session, though the
leaders in congress as Il inatteI OF last
are dependent as to adjournment on
the orders OF the White House almost
entirely.
The senate democrats who are out OF
the city have been wired To return ny
Senator Lewis and "A large Attendance
is expected at the conference. which
may ran thru TWO or three uaNs
Railroad Securities Bill Ditched.
That the railroad securities bill viii
be ditchsd for this session Is resarded
as a foregone conclusion The presl-
dent several days ago Indicated lie Was
willing TO let it go over and that was
taken as a sign that it had been de-
creed to postpone action on it. rae
senate democratic conference is llkelS
10 go thru the motions of ratifNing a
decision ALREADY reached on this ques-
tion.
The reasons for letting the railroad
securities bill go over are not far 10
seek Since the decision in the adj
vanced rate case the railroads have
been insisting strongly that the m
creases allowed would do no good 10
them and that they must have h!sher
rates and a concert ed movement is on
to inlpel congress TO put thru a reSolu-
ton directing the Interstate commerce
commission to increase rates in east
ern TERRITORY Congress is being BON
barded with kilograms from bankers in
many parts or the country TO take sucn
q step. II is obvious that congress VIII
not do IT, Nevertheless. the agitation
has tendency To weaken the move
frent 10 pass legislation for government
control AT this time of railroad secur-
tiles.
Caucus Declares For "Pork Barrel
The democrats caucus has already
gone on record for the pork barrel
rivers and harbors bii Unless 1t
changes its mind. the senate democrats
will t,y TO force this kill thru the ip-
per house as soon as the Clayton bill
is on, or the way. The opposition. led
by Senators Burton. Kenyon. Norris
and others viii put up a hard fsht
against tho measure.
II remains to be seen whether the
senate democrats will be willing.
" nile raising war taxes. to pass riv-
ers and i,arbors measure widely de-
nounced as a pork barrel. proposition.
II is argued by selia tors opposed to the
bill that ii ii were dropped and oni,
imperative river and harbor projects
taken care of there would be little or
no need for the raising of war revenues.
War Tax Problem.
The question Of what kind Of war
taxes to impose will come NJ u: the
conference. Southern senators VIII
block a tax on tobacco and probably
prevent more revenue on whiskey.
Shipping legislation will demand
con sideration and especially the situa-
ton caused by the protests of foreign
nations against purchase Of ships Of
AMERICAN registry either BY the gov
eminent or by private parties.
Such protests promise to- leave this
country little room for the expansion
% the merchant marine. They will
not. of course, prevent entrance into
American registry OF vessels already
4 American owned but fving foreign
flags,
va. Situation Worries.
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