Evening star., 1914-10-05
Administration Hopes to Pass
All Appropriation Measures
During Winter.
PRESIDENT STANDS FIRM
FOR SHIP PURCHASE BILL
Believes All the Legislation 1ndis-
pensable From an Administration
viewpoint-0pens Two Shows.


put through the antitrust bill and the
war revenue bill before adjourning this
month, the administration program for
the short session this winter will be
the passage of all appropriation bills:
the Philippine bill, which the House
will soon pass; two conservation bills,
which went through the House some
time ago, and the ship purchase bill,
which the President will stick to until
it is law.
The President told visitors today that
he believes the passage Of the bills
mentioned will be feasible at the short
session without Congress having to
be called into extra session in No
vember or after March 4 next. The
President indicated that the passage Of
| the bills mentioned will be indispensa-
BILE, from an administration viewpoint.
and did not doubt that they would go
through. He regarded it as likely that
the Senate would be in position to deal
with the two conservation and Philip
pine bills while the House is working
on appropriation bills and also take
care of the ship purchase bill, which
tie House democrats have promised to
take up Immediately upon the reassem-
bling of Congress in December.
AS to talk of an extra session about
would be settled by democratic lead
ers, in the event that any emergency
should arise making it necessary.
In Doubt as to Primary Bill.
The President is in doubt what would
be done with the presidential primary
bill. in which he is interested. but he
explained that the preparation of a bill
providing for such a primary is very
complex affair. The various states now
have primary laws at heavy expense,
and the House committee that is study
ing a presidential primary law finds
that to provide for a fixed date for
such a primary different from the vary
ing dates of the state primaries will
entail heavy expense on the various
states. The House committee has been
hoping to arrange to fit in the date for
the presidential primary with the dates
for primaries in many of the states,
and, il possible, to have the federal
and state primaries held at the same
time.
This would require changes Of dates
for many Of the state primaries. SO as
to conform to the federal primary. In
view of the complex features of the
proposition the proposed law may not
be pushed at the next session of Con-
gress, but go over another year.
Another measure not on the admins
tration program for next winter, Is
that proposing supervision OF the Is
suance of stocks and bonds by rail-
roads. This bill was pigeonholed for
this session, and it is evidently the
plan of the President to keep it in the
dark for a year or more, possibly in
definitely.
The President proposes to stand by
the conference report on the Clayton
bill, now in the Senate, intimating that
the opposition to the report and the
bill convinced him as to it's meritorious
features.
To 1ndorse Candidates for Congress.
President Wilson is to write an i'm
portant letter to Representative I'm
derwood, democratic leader of the
House, in support of democratic repre-
sentatives who are candidates for re-
election to Congress. The letter will
be a warm Endorsement of the work of
have remained at their posts SO long
and so faithfully for the good of the
country. The President is expected
to point out in detail some of the
the steady application to duty of the
representatives of the people.
Representatives Doremus. Volmer,
Hill, Dixon and Reilly of Wisconsin.
Of the national dairy exposition. saw
the President today to invite him to
attend this show, to be held in Chicago
from October % to 29.
President Wilson today sent wireless
messages opening the pure food show
at Boston and the International Irri-
cation Congress at Calgary. Canada. In
each Of the messages the President ex-
pressed his hope for successful achieve
ments by the respective enterprises.
Wednesday the President will send
wireless message of a similar nature
to the International Dry Farming Con-
gress. to open at Wichita, Kan.
President wilson's new touring car
was used by the President yesterday
for the first time. 1t is sixty-six-
horsepower car of the most modern
type. A new car of the same make, but
a limousine, has arrived for Secretary
Tumulty, and Is also in use. In a short
time two other new cars from the same
shops are to arrive for the President
gress Is $4,000, and of the limousine
and the other a landaulet. The cost of
the touring car. authorized by Con-
and his family. One is to be a limousine
$500.