The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-11
CONGRESS PROMISES
TO BE FAIRLY BUSY
Tolls Exemption Debate Running
Strong In Senate. md House Faces
Vote on Nntion-VVidc Prohibition.
MEXICAN SITUATION
ACTIVE
Party Caucus VIII lie Held to Frame
Legislative Program, With July Adj
journmcnt in View.


Panama Canal tolls exemption debate
running strong in the Senate and tho
House facing record vote on the
proposed constitutional amendment for
nation wide prohibition, Congress
promises to be fairly busy during the
present week. though there may he
no developments IL The Mexican sit
uation to revive talk of war
House Democrats will hold a party
caucus on Tuesday night TO determine
n legislative program for the re-
maiader of the present session with
adjournment early In July in View.
Present plans of leaders contemplate
passage of the necessary appropriate
tion bills. enactment OF several anti
trust mea sures. the rural credits bill
and vote on the prohibition amend
incnt. MI these subjects with the cx-
ccptlon OF the amendment will come uD
In the caucus. and an effort may he
MADE to discover party sentiment on
prohibitions at that time.
PLANS NOT FORMED
FOR PARTY CONFERENCES
senate majority leaders have not
yet formed plans for n party confer
cnce on legislative program. but
mere IS strong sentiment for the
enactment % legislation such rs th..
House is expected to approve. without.
however, vote on prohibition
THe senate Interstate Commerce
Co'ninttee VIII conclude It's hearinCs
on the trade commission antitrust hill
early In the week and rcnort NAV nav.
De made shortly. There is q feeling on
the part of some Democratic Senators
that this Legislation should no, be
takcn up az the present session on
thcir SIDE of the Capitol. and that ac-
non by the House will be sufficient
until next winter. Many Senator's arc
Sald 10 hold the opinion that the de-
pate in the Senate on legislation of
.'''s importance cannot be completed
!oT SIX weeks or two months. and 10
incline 10 the belief that the country
would be better pleased If Congress
adjourned In July than II II STAYED in
session TWO months longer and nut
through this Legislation. How far this
iccling may SO toward supporting an
effort temporarily to iay aside rho
antitrust Legislation Is not predicted
as set, hut II the Senate does not make
more progress than In the> pnst f.v
weeks on ordinary matters of lec!s-
iation and on the tolls exemption de-
p",S "a,onrnment hardly can be taken
carly In July with trust bill to be
discussed n; length
FINANCE COMMITTEE
-, MAY RECEIVE REPORT
Tho Senate Banking and Currency
Committee expects to receive a rnnnr,
during the week from Its subromI rJ,
Tee, which is drafting the rural cred.
IT'S Dill The BIN has reached ,bs
S'ase WHERE II seems practically Ger
s"'n 20 be confined 10 land mortgages.
"Hu INC iull committee may decide
upon a report within the next ten davs
or two wccks
inc tolls exemption t.N in tho Son.
S'e probably Will no, be conciudod
during the week
Meny Senators already have spoken.
hut others arc known TO be pr.narirr
au"ies and while there is . drsiro
on hoth sides OF the question no, "a
"ci"y vote. there Is no dIsnos.,ion
10 end talk until every Senator Who
desires has had his say.
ne Senate probably will nass ,,o
aSt!cuItural appropriation bill before
saturday. The Appropriation commit
zee probably w!ll report the leyislntiva
executive ana judicial appronri,,,on
OH, and the Indiana Affairs Com.
, ,1 the Indian appropriation bin
Work on these days will be dclovcd -
some extent by the fact thu, tho S.nS
axe VIII not meet Tomorrow. adiourn-
inent having been taken yesterday mn
Ni tuesday as mark OF rcsuect m
me american sailors and marines
killed At Vera Cruz
mere Is still great interes, in the
House in Mexican DEVELOPMENTS DanN
iesentatlNes generally, including some
administration sponsors. would NOT he
surprised II the week would be mark
eu ny some decisive move by tn. nd
-, 80 ''sc" mann! on the logic
oil lhc situation rather than on any
conhacd plans. II thu situation shouid
.t"d "p TO call FOR volunteers. the
RAY national volunteer act would .,iyn
ample authority for a volunteer army.
but Congress would have 20 mass -
supplemental bill To provide pay of the
volunteers.
CONGRESS IS PREPARED
FOR WAR EMERGENCY
Congress Is prepared for any war
emergency. Lying on Speaker Cieark.s
desk is resolution from the Military
Ahairs Committee. the passage Of
able the $2O0. OO0. 600 OF the animal
army appropriation b,ll The Anpro.
pr!nIions Cnnl.ni.,.n L. hnlaIn. 10,