The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
SENATE WILL VOTE
 ON TOLL EXEMPT|O
 MATTER THIS WEEK
Legislative Programme to Be Pushed to Completion. Many Matters Under
 Consideration

Washington, May 31.-The Senate will
 before Saturday night unless all plans of leaders fail. Both opponents and sup porters of the measure agree there is no
 need for prolonging debate and when
 speeches already announced have been delivered, action will be demanded on the bill and proposed amendments.
 The House possibly will finish it's trio of antitrust bills by the weeks end and pave the way for adjournment in July If Senate leaders can agree on the amount of trust legislation they believe the coun- 1 tlw neeus and ;assires st This ti,f,e
 The appropriations bill can be passed in the Senate and House in quick order, stands in the way of adjournment by July 20, as leaders desire The Senate committee in charge is expected to de- eide on how much trust legislation 1t will
 recommend by the middle of the week.
 There is motion before the committee to report only one bill in the hope that with it's passage adjournment will be taken with the understanding that other 1 trust legislation shall be considered next
 winter. Despite recent remarks by Presi- l dent Wilson, taken to mean he will not
 be satisfied unless all three trust bills ] are passed by the House, many senators ] are said to feel the passage of trade
 commission bill by the Senate will prove sufficient.
 Test Comes Wednesday
 The first test for senators who favor
 arbitration of the tolls exemption ques- ton will come Wednesday, when the for eign relations committee will vote on ar | bitration resolutions.
 1 The Senate probably will complete the
 naval appropriation bill by the end of
 the week if the repeal bill is disposed of
 within few days. Several other appro- l priation bills may be put through with I in few weeks.
 l The House Is expected to complete the Clayton omnibus antitrust bill tomorrow or Tuesday, The Rayburn bill for federal control of railroad stock and bond is- sues is expected to be taken up Thurs day with a prospect of passage within two days. Then will come the steps for final passage of all three bills.
 There may be lively discussion tomor-
 row when sections of the Clayton bill to exempt labor unions from antitrust laws.
 
 tack In addition to the bilrs declara-
 ton that antitrust laws shall not be construed to forbid the existence and op- eration of fraternal, labor, consumers, ag- rcultural or horticultural organizations or to prevent their individual members from carrying out .'the legitimate objects thereof,'' an amendment to be voted on tomorrow would provide that such organ nations and their members shall not be held or construed to be illegal combina- 1 tions in restraint of trade under the anti trust laws. Another amendment would legalize peaceable strikes and boycotts. The passage of the three trust bills is 1.-the main work left for the session. and House members are becoming anxious for adjournment, particularly in view of the approach of campaigns There Is contin- ued talk of another caucus to add to l the; legds'ative programme, particularly | from atlv0cates of rural credits legisla- I ton. Sponsors of general dam bill a
 national leasing bill and other plans in
 dorsed by the administration also are urg- ling action before adtournnent.