The Washington times., 1914-09-29
CONGRESS MAY GET
y A SHORT RESPITE
Plans Making to Allow Mem
bers to Leave Their Work
by October 10.

Prospects frightened toda.- for con-
'ructive recess Of the House before the
middle OF October. Mr. Mann again
sked Mr.. Underwood about the chances
or a getaway. saying:
II note the gentleman has been In
private conversation with members on
lis own side. Is there anything he can
say for the benefit of the entire House"
1T all depends on one hill. said Mr.
Underwood Il hope 20 he in position
'omorrow to submit proposition TO the
House whereby We can enter into a pact
which will permit members to go home
FOR little while.
Mr.. Underwood later said that the orc
hill TO which ne referred is the ship
purchase bill. which number Of neuo-
rats are fighting despite President
Wilson's advocacy Of the measure. Re-
ports reached the House today that the
President has about concluded to give
way on this measure and may consent
msnt regarding this is expected b. to-
nporrow.
May Get Respite.
II the shipping bill is s,detra .ked the
Hcuse members VIII be given a respite
as soon as they have passed the Philip
pine Independence bill. the rivers and
hsrbors budget and adopted the COZ
ferencc report on the trust bill.
BY unanimous consent the Housc
look IN today the Senate substitute for
he rivers and harbors hill reducing the
appropriations 10 s2o0O.60 for existing
0roiccts. It was agreed that the 'Iouse
hall vote before adjournment tonight
n this measure. Congressman Spark
nan saving he would move to sccc 1T
he Scrafe bill.
That the situation will apidly clear
rD fonr an adjournment vas the view
expressed in Senate circles today.
Furthermore, prominent Senate Dem
"crats are advising the President to
let the ship purchase bill so onver.
They do not want Congress kept here
continuously and members prevented
from going to their States to campaign.
Mr.. Sparkman said that If the House
rejected the Senate substitute there
probably wonuld be no rivers and har
hors bill at this session. and, despite the
ceiling of many members that Con-
Sress should designate the projects upon
which the money shall be spent the
Senate substitute is slated for accept
7nce. Under this substitute the army
engineers will elect the favored projects.
May Leave October 10.
II the shipping measure is sidetracked
the House can clean up its odds and
ends by October II. according to the
present outlook M. Und srwood will
hen seek a gentiemans agreement that
no important business shall be trans
acted for two or three weeks and that
The House snail convene every third
day.
This would permit members TO go
home to their campaigns. although they
would be obligated to return to Wash
lngton, probably early in November
following the passage Of the war reye-
nue. bill by. the Senate.
Will Let Bill Go Over.
Talk in Senate circles is that if the
House does pass the ship purchase bill
the Senate will let it go over. 1t is not
The intention of the Senate to take up
the Philippine bill this session.
Senate leaders hope the filbuster Of
Senator Reed and others against the
Conference report on the Clayton bill
Will soon wear out With respect 10 the
war tax, they do not think the discus
sion will go to the point OF a filibuster.
ON the other hand, they expect the Re
7ublicans to fresh out the war tax suf-
fciently to inform the country of their
views and then let the bill pass.