The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-05-08
congress tires
OF HEAVY WORK
Fight in Upper House Hardly
Started and Adjournment
in DOUBT.

Washington, May AFTER more
than year of almost continuous
work, Congress is getting restless, ana
leaders in both Houses today began
an earnest effort TO arrnge the leg
islative program SO that adjournment
may be taken early in July.
Majority Leader Underwood, after II
conference with Pres dent Wilson, an
nounced that in his opinion the House
can complies It's work Oh the neces-
sary appropriation bills and the
other legislation which the Presideng
has insisted upon, long before July 1.
The Senate Steering Commit, Pc
held a meeting and discussed the pos
sibiljties of adjournment. 1t came TO
no decision, however, except as to
the appointment of a subcommittee
which Will be named by Chairman
Kern, to confer with House leaders
later in the week on :Llis subject and
on the measures that must be passed
before the SESSION ends.
Altho Senator Kern was hopeful to-
night that the program can be COM
pleted 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 rural credits bill and the
usual appropriation bills are to be
put thru the Senate, adjournment can
not possibly be arranged before Au-
gust l.. These measures made up, the
program" which Mr.. Underwood an
nounced the House could pass in
time. &C.
Members of all parties in both
Houses are greatly interested in the
outcome of the November elections,
however, and Democratic leaders coui
Yon Republican and Progressive sup
port to any plan which would insure
a rapu disposal of business and an
early getaway. .....
In the Senate the fight over the
tolls repeal bill can be said hard
by TO have started. 1t was the bus
mess before the Senate today for lit
tie longer than an hour and present
indications are that it will not be
taken up in earnest with, ,iay-lDng
devotion to it exclusively until next
Week. The most optimistic Senators
have predicted a two weeks debate
on. this subject alone. and il. 10 pos
sible that the vote will not be taken
for three weeks. aIlwr a.r,., .j
The antitrust bill has not been re-
ported to the Senate. 1t has been ap-
proved by subcommittee of the In
terstate Commerce Committee, but
several hearings are yet to be given
to interested parties and a report is
not looked for for at Least ten days.
After its appearance, many Senators ex-
pect to See a debate of six weeks or
two months on its proposed drastic
provisions. If these predictions are
correct, consideration of these two
subjects alone would keep the SEN
ate in session until after July l.
In the discussion of a cessation of
congressional labors for the summer,
the question of sudden Mexican de-
velopments 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 approached 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 party con-
ference on the tolls repeal bill. Some
leaders are understood to favor a
conference OF this sort, with the hope
that thereby the sentiment of a ma
jority of the party in the Senate can
be ascertained and made public Differ
ences in the party could be aireti in
the conference, an agreement might
be secured as to the vote ON amend
ments. which have been proposed, and
the party might present a more near
ly solid front in the Senate. nD
Senator Simmons. leader of the
forces advocating repeal, said tonight
that he did not believe such con-
ference would be called. The questiS q
may be taken up by the Steering Com
mittee Wednesday. .....