The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-02
THREE BILLS ARE PENDING
And Leaders Notify the Country
 That They VIII Be Acted Upon Before the Proposed Adjournment { of Congress Is Taken.

] w aohih StOll II. O., July l.-Senate democrats in conference late today adopted a resolution declaring their purpose to stay in session until the | trust legislation passed by the house has been acted upon by the senate. The resolution does not bind senators to vote for the bills without change. The resolution is designed to serve definite and final notice to business and the country that antitrust legis- lation is to be passed before congress quits Washington. It was proposed by Senator Stone after a talk with PresidenS Wilson and other demo- cratic leaders. Senator Stone said it was intended as an answer to the propaganda for immediate adjourn ment of congress.
 If party leaders decide in the flu ture that it would be necessary to make party measures of the three house bills or the substitutions of- tered for them another conference will be held for the purpose of bind ing democrats to definite legislation. Some senators thought the resolution might bind senators to vote for the oils. but Senator Kern. chairman of the conference, declared such was not It's purpose, and clause stating this in specific terms was adopted.
 The resolution says
 "hesclved, that the conference of democratic senators, after due con sideration, hereby declares that the present session of congress should not adjourn until at least the follow. Ing bills pending in the senate have been finally disposed of"
 It names the trade commission. the railroad securities and the Clavton antitrust bills as the measures to be included. The explanatory clause at tached to the resolution reads:
 The resolution herein adopted is intended merely as an expression of the purpose of the majority party in reference to adjournment.
 Senators who hope to get away rom Washington within six weeks or two months found comfort in the an- nouncement from the conference that Senator Kern, majority leader. will ask the senate to hold night sessions next week.
 At the same time, Senator Lewis. the democratic whip, was instructed to keep quorum present at all times. These facts indicate an inten- ton by the majority to press the trade commission bill to vote as soon as possible and to put the ap- propriation bills through when oppor tunity offers. The trade commission Dill is before the senate and vote may be asked any day.
 The railroad securities bill and the Clayton bill still are in committee. but it is possible that one may be reached as soon as it becomes ap- parent the commission bill is near passage.
 Some leaders hope adjournment can be taken with the program com plete by August 21 or the first of September.
 The conference tonight was har- monious. Several senators expressed dissatisfaction with provisions in some of the bills but 1t was made clear no one was bound to vote for any particular bill. The only indica- tion that there was a marked divi- sion of sentiment came when the clause was proposed explaining that the resolution refers to adjournment. It was adopted. F to Is, it's friends declaring it was offered to make plain the intention to act on trust legislation and without binding any one to a. particular form. There was general discussion as to whether the resolution should include dan- guage declaring the bills to be party measures, but it was decided to leave this question for further conferences.
 Originally it was intended that the resolution declare that the congress stay until the passage" of the bills, but this was changed to read ssdisf posal." The reason for this chang was that passage might be taken mean the three house bills must the ones to receive senate approve and disposal" would leave senate free to do as they pleased.
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