The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-05
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 Majority Leader 1atHnsH conference with Frceasl. sffa announced that in his opinio. iouse can complete it's work o, .e necessary appropriation bills and .fe other legislation which the President has insisted upon long be- fore July l.
 The Senate steering committee held a meeting and discussed the possibili- ties of adjournment. It came to no de- cision, however, except as to the ap- lpointment of a subcommittee which will be named by Chairman Kern to confer with House leaders later in the week on this and on the measures that must be passed before the session ends
 Although Senator Kern was hopeful tonight that the programme can be completed by July 10. other democratic leaders were not inclined to share this view, and said that if the Panama canal tolls repeal bill the antitrust bill and the rnral credits bill and the usual appropriation bills are to be put through the Senate, adjournment can not possibly be arranged before August l. These measures made up the pro gramme' which MT. Underwood an- nounced the House could pass in time.
 Interested in Election
 Members of all parties in both houses are greatly interested in the outcome of the November elections, however, and democratic leaders count on republican and progressive support to any plan which would insure a rapid disposal of business and an early get away.
 In the Senate the fight over the tolls repeal bill can be said hardly to have started. It was the business before the Senate today for little longer than an hour. and present indications are that it will not be taken up in earnest with day-long devotion to it excln- sively until next week. The most opti- mistic senators have predicted two weeks debate on this subject alone, and it is possible that the vote will not be taken for three weeks.
 The antitrust bill has not been re- ported to the Senate. It has been ap- proved by subcommittee of the in- commerce committee, but sev eral hearings are yet to be given to parties and a report is not looked for for at least 10 days. After I to see debate of six weeks or two on it's proposed drastic provis- ions If these predictions are correct consideration of these two subjects alone would keep the Senate in session until after July 1.
 War Not Imminent
 In the discussion of a cessation of congressional labors for the summer the question of sudden Mexican devel- opments has not been overlooked
 In the belief of many democratic leaders in the Senate danger of war is not imminent. If there were reasons to fear war, however, when Congress ap- preached the end of it's work, a recess could be taken by resolution of both houses until next fall.
 There was some talk today among democratic senators of a party con ference on the tolls repeal bill Some leaders are understood to favor con ference of this sort with the hope that thereby the sentiment of majority of the party in the Senate can be ascer- tained and made public. Differences in the party could be aried in the con ference and agreement might be secured as to the vote on amendments which have been proposed and the party might present more nearly solid front in the Senate.
 advocating repeal, said to night that would be called. The question may be taken up by the steering committee Wednesday.