The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-02
DEMOCRATS DECIDE TO RE-
MAIN IN WASHINGTON
UNTIL SENATE ACTS
RESOLVES COURSE
Party Conference Votes on Res
olution Against Premature
Adjournment
(By Associated Prcss)

WuSiihStoi, July I.-Oeildle lJeIu-
ocrnts In conference late tOda: adopt
cd Il resolution declaring .hcir pur-
pose to stay in session until the trust
legislation passed by the house has
been acted upon by the senate. The
resolution does not Eind senators to
vote for the bills without c.rrgc.
II" resolution is designed to serrc
definite and final notice to business
'.rd the country that antitrust lp2is-
latiOn Is to be passed before congress
quits Washington. 1t was proposed
by Senator Stone after talk with
President Wilson and with other dem
ocratic leaders. Senator Stone said
it was intended as an answer to the
propaganda for immediate adjourn
ment OF congress.
Party Measures.
If party leaders decide in the fu-
ture that it will be ecessary to make
party measures of the three house
bills or the substitutions offered for
them, another conference will IL held
for the purpose of binding democrats
to definite legislation. Some senators
thought the resolution might bind
senators to vote for the bills but Sen
ator Kern, chairman Of the conference
declared such was not it's purpose and
a clause stating this in specific terms
was adopted.
The resolution says:
Resolved, that the conference Of
democratic; senators after due consid-
GRAFTON, hereby declares thar the nres-
ent session of congress- SHOULD. not ld1
.tealrn; until least tkez ollowiiigs .biIls
now pending in the senate have been
finally disposed Of"
Include Antitrust.
1t names the trade commission, the
railroad securities and the Clayton an
THRUST bills as The Elcu.rIrcs to be in
cluded. The explanatory clause at
tached to the resolution reads:
"The resolution hereintefore adopt
ed is intended merely as an express
sion OF. the purpose Of the majority
party In reference to adjournment"
Senators. who hope to get away fropl
Washington within six weeks or t~.
months comfort In the announ: ement
from the conference that Senator
Kern. Majority Leader. will ask the
Senate to hold night sections next
week
At the same time Senate" !.,wis, the
Democratic whip" wa; in..tvuctad to
keep a quorum present &: III times.
These facts indicate an intention by
the majority to press the trade COM
mission bill to q vote as soon as pOs-
sible and to put the appropriation
bills through when opportunity offers.
The trade commission bill is before
the Senate and a vote may be asked
any day.
Bills I'm Committee.
The railroad securities bill and the
Clayton bill still are In committee.
but it is possible that one may be. re-
ported as soon as II becomes apparent
the commission bill Is nea.. passage.
Some leaders hope adjournment can
be taken with The U.:;,,I .,mllr:e
by August 20 or September l.
The conference was harmonious
Several Senators expressed dissatis-
faction with provisions In some of the
bills, but 1t was. made clear no one
was bound to vote for any particular
bill. The only indication that there
was q marked division OF sentiment
came when the clause was proposed
explaining that the resolution refers
to adjournment. 1t was iopted II to
16, its friends declared 1t was Of
fered to MAKE plain the action to act
on trust legislation and without bind
ing anyone to particular form. There
was general discussion as to wne,a-
er the resolution should include Lam
guage declaring the bills to be party
measures. but 1t was decided to leave
this question for further conferences
Originally 1t was intended that the
resolution declare that the congress
stay until the passage" Of the bills.
but this was changed to read "dlspos-
alS" The argument for this change
was that passage might be taken to
mean the three house bills must be
ones to receive senate approval and
disposal" would leave senators free
tn do as they pieased ss 4