Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-05-13
CONGRESS 5 NOT LIKELY TO 40
JOURN AS EARLY AS HAD
BEEN EXPECTED.
Mr.. WILSON is lNSISTENT
After the Senate Has Disposed Of the
Canal Tolls Exemption, the Rural
Credit Bill Must Be
Taken Up.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

Representative Underwood. leader OF
the Democracy in the house OF repre-
sentatlVes. Representative Fitzgerald,
| chairman OF the house committee on
appropriations. ard Senator Kern.
leader Of the party membership in the
upper house, all have declared at one
time or another in favor OF an early
adjournment OF congress Since he
frst spoke on the subject, however.
President Wilson has intimated to the
newspaper correspondents assembled
before him that there would be no cur
tailment OF the Legislative program SO
as to secure an early moving day.
lt has become evident from the at
titude OF the president that no mat
ter how the congressman may feel
about ft. they are to be expected to
enact antitrust legislation and then
20 add rural credit accomplishment
70 the legislative list before adjourn
ahent must De given consideration.
II looked a while ago as IL congress
might get away by June l, but that
| was before It was known that there
| would be such strong fight on the
| question of the repeal OF the tolls eX-
/ empticn provision Of the Panama canal
act. When the majority members OF
congress were talking about getting
away they also seemed to have an
idea that the president would not ask
that the rural credits matter should
be considered before next December
Now the members generally are talk
ing about July ID, while Washington
observers OF past situations very much
ike the present think August would
be nearer the mark.
Election in Fall May Hurry Them.
Recently the senate has become
more quickly responsive to public
opinion. the direct touch Of the people.
This is one OF the things which makes
1t seem TO some people that congress
may get away earlier than the old
time observers believe will be the
case. Senators. like the representa-
tives, hereafter will be elected by pop.
ular vote and this may mean much I'm
the way Of securing fairly quick action
oy the majority senators on measures
TO which the president has given his
sanction.
1t is held by some that adjourn
ment may not be put off to a late day
because there have been limitations
that if the senate should show signs
OF desire TO be laggard In its work
the representatives can be depended
upon to remind the upper house men
that this is election year and that
while only one-third of the senator's
are affected. the entire membership
Of the house has much at stake. This
il is thought may result in accelerat-
ed action.
The deep interest in the repeal bill
and the interest always present In
antitrust measures may have caused
sight TO be lost OF the rural credit
proposition AT any rate ii may be
that Washington has lost its sight
while the great country districts have
not done so. President Wilson is de-
termined that rural credit legislation
shall be enacted at the present ses.
sion.
Flood Control Eight Due.
Recently in Il communication
from President Edmond T. Perkins OF
the National Drainage congress, he
said that at the next session
President Wilson would ask congress
TO appropriate money 10 control the
Hoods and 20 regulate the flow of nav
igable rivers in the interest of inter
state commerce
Now it would seem that a thing like
this is such an entirely proper econom-
&c thing that the president ought TO
be able 10 put his program through
without difficulty. out It is known in
Washington. from happenings present
and not far past that when he takes
Up the subject OF river and harbor ex-
pcnditures Mr. Wilson will find his
party in congress ard the other par.
ties too. for that matter. divided i'm.
TO two camps Of opinion on the sub.
iect one SGT of lawmakers favors
one mcthoc of procedure and another
set favors another method. and each
seems 90 De- milttantly aggressive in
purpose
About Equally Divided
Now uuquostiouably the president
has his own views. or at any rate il
going 20 study the subject MS ne has
studied others In order to- obtain In.
formation upon which ne can base hA
recommendations TO- The Lawmakers
When the president takes up the sub.
Jet, particularly 81 the Nrssisaippi
river Improvement and OF the prevcn-
ion Of floods which have devastated
The Mississippi valley in recent years
ne will find that ne viii have about
as many advisers on one hand as on
the Cfnar