Evening journal., 1914-12-28
CONGRESS BACK
TO WORK TOMORROW
Both Houses TO Rush BuSi-
ness After Holiday
Recess
WOULD AVOID
EXTRA SESSION


leaders in both houses still deter
mined to push through all necessary /
legislation in order TO avert an extra |
session after March 4, Congress will
reconvene Tuesday after one Of the
shortest holiday rocesscs on record.
That any part Of the holiday season
before New Years Day should be
utilized for grinding the legislative
grist mill is almost unprecedented,
but President Wilson and Admins
tration leaders generally hope that
not one working day will be lost in
Congress
Outside of appropriation bills and
few general measures, which the
House has begun to clear up with
remarkable rapidity, there remains
much for the Senate to do-in fact.
the entire legislative program out
lined at the opening of the session
by the President and later discuss
ed in Democratic calcus Is yet TO be
accomplished. Although the lmmi-
] p
still remains the unfinished business
[ Of the Senate, appropriation meas
ures have the right of way. and the
! immigration fight begun last week is
/ likely TO be replaced by the Dis
trict Of Columbia Supply bill early
in the week. II is the purpose Of the
floor leaders to follow this with the
Executive and Legislative Appropria-
tion bill as soon as possible.
As to the immigration bill, there
is a growing disposition on the part
of some Democrats to sidetrack It, If
possible. if not to defeat it, Senator
Lewis. of Illinois. after a recent con-
ference with the President on the
matter. announced that the President
was opposed TO such a form of inn
migration restriction. The Illinois
Senator threw down the gauge OF
battle over this issue to its cham
pions. with the further announce
ment that he intended TO introduce
an amendment at the proper time &c
strike out the literacy test alto
gether.
Some Senators believe enougl
votes can be found to pass such an
amendment. Such an outcome, in thu
opinion of Senators-Democrat anG
Republicans as well-whO favor th'
I. measure. would operate to defeat tn
] bill entirely. Senator Smith, o
, South Carolina. chairman of the I'm
/ migration Committee, proposes 4
keen up the fgh. for the bill, liter
acy test and all. and thinks Presi
dent Wilson will be forced to Civ
> it his official approval or disapprova
Stirring times that will rival in en-
e thusiastic interest the fight over Tn
j. prohibition constitutional amendmen
last week are expected soon afte
e January l.. when a rule will be II
ported to provide for debate on
. resolution for submission Of a col
F stitutional amendment to extend SUI
. frage to women. Suffrage advocate
, and its opponents have been exertin
J. their efforts to bring about voi
L. on the rule and resolution. Repro
sentative Henry. chairman of th
Rules Committee. plans to submit III
i issue within a few days.
y Fight Likely Over Army And Nav
y Leaders in both branches are lool
, ing forward TO prolonged discussio
y over the naval and military estal
W. lishmont which have received
j much exploitation since the openin
p Of Congress. The discussion wi
Ib come over the appropriation bill
- soon TO be we'll under way in q
u House. Senate committees plan
- begin work on the measures befol
i.' they come formally from the Hons
III Conservation legislation included
lS the legislative program still Is in q
H. hands of the Senate Public Lam
- Committee. which concluded hearing
Vi on the Water-Powor Site Leasing b
IL last week and will initiate hearin
ls this week on the measure to open I
~, tho mineral resources of the countr
a. The Government Ship Purchase b
-. reported to the Senate before the a
nN iournment from the Committee
~ Commerce, is awaiting an oppc
9" tunity for discussion which its adv
tns Gates hope may be found before ma
n. days.
- With little prospect of a quorum
N. the House until after New Years Di
~ the week is not counted upon to pl
=! duce much real progress on that 81
W ~, of The Canitol. The Postofiice A
- preparation bill is the pending bu
3
pa been completed. and the next sta
~ is the reading of the hill for amer
\, mont. with fve-minutc speeches.
y, The Indian. the Legislature. Exec
,n' tive and Judicial and the Rivers a
~ Harbors Appropriation bills arc co
~" ing on after the PostofIice bill is (
,,nt of the way.
~ M The House Agriculture Commit
~ has lust completed its Agricultu
+ Appropriation bill. with a total
"a S@. S22.627.712 for the Department
ri' Agriculture, an increase Of aim
10000. 600 over the estimates subn
ted by the department
naval subcommittee will ag
consider the Naval Appropriation
-, Tuesday. and later the full comm
Hi tee will pass upon the building p
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