The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-08
Senate Leaders Expect to Finish With Repeal
 Bill Tonight
INTERSTATE TRADE
 COMMISSION BILL
Prospects for Adjournment Before Middle of August Not Very Bright. May Report Speer Impeach-
 ment Charges Shortly

Washington June 7.-Senate leaders expect to finish with the tolls ex- emption repeal bill tomorrow night, but there will be only a brief breathing spell. Already the ways are prepared for antitrust legislation and unless there is change in plans the Senate will be discussing the interstate trade commission bill before the end of the week There Is little doubt that the tolls vote will come late tomorrow. Only two set speeches are to be de- livered before the action Is demanded. It was said today that while an at tempt undoubtedly would be made to pass a resolution submitting the dis putc with Great Britain to arbitration that will wait until after the repeal bill is disposed of. It is not believed there will be any great difficulty in getting the House to accept the tolls bill as amended by the Senate. If the IIouee 6oes fail to accept the amend ed bill, it must go to conference, but the President is almost certain to win Tls fight for repeal in the end
 S, Trade Commission Bill
 Chairman Newlands of the Senate interstate commerce commission Which has had charge of the antitrust leg islaticn, IS prepared to attempt to have the trade commission bill made the un- finished business before the Senate after the tolls vote. There may be some opposition but in the present temper of the Senate it seems prob a ble that MT Newlands will receive sufficient backing to win. Few sen ators expect debate on the trade com mission bill to end in less than two months.
 The bill itself might not take such a great length of time but there is little question that many amendments will be offered and these amendments must be voted on. Under such condf- tions the question is squarely before majority leaders of how much antf- trust legislation they want to pass at this time and unless they limit action to the trade commission bill Congress seems likely to be in session for long time to come.
 At present the prospects for ad journment before the middle of August or even later are not particularly bright.
 The House will be engaged this week with the S107 900 sundry civil ap- propriation bill which virtually winds up the appropriation bills in the House.
 Two measures are to be pressed when Ntb5 appropriation bill is gotten -out of the way. They are the Moon postoffice bill. providing for railway mail pay establishments and opening up assistant postmasterships to compet- itive examinations. and the general dam bill. to regulate dams on nay iGable waterways.
 Speer Impeachment Charges
 The impeachment charges against Federal Judge Emory F. Speer, of Ma con, Ga, of the southern district of Georgia, will be reported to the House probably within a fortnight or less. The subcommittee has agreed on rec concentrations, but will withhold them until the report is submitted to the full judiciary committee either Tues day or Thursday of this week.
 House democrats soon will caucus to pass on committee assignments and to consider conservation and cotton fu- lures regulation legislation and other measures whose sponsors are pressing for action.