The Alaska citizen., 1914-02-23
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 WASHINGTON

! WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. f6- | If the present intentions of the members of the lower house are | carried into effect, an adiournment 1 will be taken on June l5. This was
 Pract ctlcaiIy decided upon today. and
 determined effort will be made
 o diSp Sc of all of the more i'm Aortant matters before that time, 90 that nothing will remain on the calendar to delay adjournment. speaker Champ Clark was compell- ed by illness to absent himself today from the house session. He yieldel he gayel 10 Representative John J.
 Fitzgerald f New York, who will preside during the absence of the
 regular speaker.
 According to an announcement made public this afternoon by leaders or Inc senate, the upper house of con BresS will pass the immigration bill within week in practically the
 same form as approved by the house few days ago. This means that
 he senators are fay rably disposed i O " S'' VI 'Alt ll-iuN CI lIStu HltTdCy test, which caused President Taft to veto the measure.
 There was no business transacted
 in the upper house of congress today except the formalities of opening | and closing. It was decided at the opening of the session this morning 10 adjourn until tomorrow out of re SPect to the memory of the late senator Augustus o. Bacon If Geor- Sia, AhOse death occurred unexpect- adly on Saturday.
 The remains of the deceased mem Der will be sent 10 Georgia tomor- TOW, anu many senators and other government officials will leave dur ing the week to attend the funeral. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. It.
 he first real opposition to President Wilson since his inauguration has developed in congress as the result of the executives demand for the repeal of that portion of the Panama
 anal act relating to the exemption Of American coastwise vesseles from payment of tolls. There are many
 members of congress. Democrats as
 yell as Republicans, who are op-
 Nosed to any change in the present law, and i, is feared that the atti-
 ,ude Of the President, if persisted
 n, will cause an open break between the administration and the laWmak- CTS.
 Further developments are awaited
 with considerable anxiety in official circles.
 Representative William F. Humph-
 ey of Washingt n appearel before
 he house commit on naval affairs
 his aftarnoon and urged an appro-
 'rlation sufficient for the construC-
 ion of at least twenty modern sub
 marines tor use on the Pacific { asst In support of his request Congressman Humphrey pointed out
 he lack of protection on the West ern coast, and declared that it would be q simple matter, under present conditions, for the ships of a foreign nation U destroy any one of the cities of the coast. With twenty sub marines, he argued, it would be pos sible to give adequate protection
 O all the larger cities from San Diego to the northern boundary of he tinted States.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 19.- The name of Marvin Underwood of Atlanta, Georgia, was sent to the senate this afternoon for Confirma- ii as a member of the Philippine commission. Underwood was named assistant attorney general in place of Winifred Denis0n who declined the appointment several weeks ago.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 19.- The consideration of the Alaska rail road bill was taken up this morning by a conference committee consisting of members of both houses of con 1ress, and it is confidently expect ed by the friends of the measure that it will De in the hands of the President before the end of the pres ent week, The influence of the ad- ministration has been brought to bear up n the committee with the object of securing speedy action, and there is no reason to believe this afternoon that action will be long de- layed.
 There are several minor differ CIi'to lO Dt NolIoluClC Ci by lllt Noi ference C mmittees before the re vised bill will be ready for final passage, but the members of the com Inittee do not anticipate any diff culty in coming to an early agree ment. The chief change made by the lower house was the adoption If the Fitzgerald amendment, reduc ing the cost of the railroad from $i0, ,000,0 GOO to S35, 100000 and provid- ing for it's construction with funds taken direct from the national trea- 5ury. instead of bond issue as decid- ed upon by the senate last month
 f there is any delay in reaching an agreement, it will be upon the ques tin of financing. The senate mem bers are inclined to hold out for the | 40,00o,000 bond issue, but there is no disposition on either side 10 discuss at length any of the other discrepancies in the two bills.
 Under the provisicns of the Fitz- gerald amendment $1,000000 is 10 'ecome available immediately for pre- liminary work on the proposed rail- road, whereas the senate bill pro yides that $1,000,000 shall be taken direct from the treasury for carry ;n CT o,lt fho DroNisi0nS Of thiS act in |