The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-20
Congress May Fail
to Adjourn Before
Late Fall or Winter

within the next four days and the
foreign relations committee has been
notified that favorable action upon
them as soon as possible is hoped for
by the president. In view of difficult
ties encountered recently with regard
to treaties, some senators expect that
these new treaties will provoke long
and spirited debate.
ALI these things together with un-
completed appropriations legislation
serve to convince many members that
congress can not get away for long
time. One democratic senator assert
ed last night that the session would
continue until the next session in De-
cember,
The Adamson general bill, involving
the government policy towards the de-
ment of navigation is the big pending
h'tziness in the house. this week. An
farfJff WITH be ufttde today TO secure
unanimous consent for passage of a
bill to provide for temporary develop
ment of oil lands, claims to which are
in dispute, particularly in California.
The bill would allow the development
of the land under agreements to be
made by the secretary of the interior
of the claimants, which agreements, 1t
is expected, will provide for a payment
of royalties to the government. The
public lands committee before the
house meets will consider and probab-
ly endorse an amendment to be franz
ed by Secretary of the Navy Daniels
designed to protect any rights the
navy may have in oil lands withdrawn
from entry and designated as naval
oil reserves.
The dam bill will come up Tuesday.
1t would authorize federal permits for
construction of dams or dams and locks
for development of hydraulic power for
service to the communities along nav
igable streams, the permits to run for
fifty years with provision for govern
ment acquisition of the dams after that
period If desirable. The advocates Of
the bill lay especial stress on the argu-
in developing the streams that are now
too shallow for navigation purposes.
There has been opposition on the
ground that these permits would tend
toward monopoly of the natural re-
sources. Much of the opposition, how
ever, has been broken through white
house conferences.
The bill aimed against futures trans
actions on cotton exchanges Is in con-
ference between the two houses, with
prospect of an agreement this week
and possible enactment into law at this
session of congress.
Representative Moss Of Indiana,
chairman of the agriculture sub COM
full committee a new bill for federal
supervision of state or any other in
spection of grain in interstate COM
merce, will try to get consideration OF
the measure in the house possibly this
week, though SO far he has no assur-
ance of action.
Wednesday the house will consider
again the bill to extend from ten to
twenty years the period within which
settlers on irrigation projects may re-
pay the government for the costs Of
construction Of irrigation work on the
lands they occupy.
Today the house naval affairs COM
mittee is again meeting to go over
records of officers whom the naval
"plucking board" recently retired. The
inquiry was precipitated by. the activl-
ties Of friends of Capt. John II. Glib
bons, Capt. Temple N. Potts and Cap
tain Veeder.