The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-03
CONGRESS TO
!. PUT THROUGH
\ ITS PROGRAM
DEMOCRATS DECIDE TO RE-
MAIN I'M WASHINGTON
UNTIL SENATE ACTS
RESOLVES COURSE
Party, Confers.,ce Votes on Res
olution Against a Premature
Adjournment
RESOLVES COURSE
(By Associsteds Presal

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Washington. July. 1.-Senate Dem.
ocrats In conference late today adopt.
ed resolution declaring their pur.
pose to stay in session until the trust
legislation passed by the house has
been acted upon by the senate. The
resolution docs NOT Find ssenators to
vote for the bills without fl'erge.
The resolution is dea!gned 10 servo
definite and final notice to. business
and the country, that antitrust legis-
latton is to be PASSED before congress
quits Washington. 1t was proposed
by Senator Stone after a talk with
President Wilson ,and, with other dem
ocratfc leaders. Senator Stone said
1t was intended as an answer to the,
for immediate adjourn
ment Of congress. 4
Parry Measures,
II party leaders decide In the fu-
.ture that It will !be etessary to mako
party measures OF the three house
bills or the substitutions offered for
them. another conference will bs held
for the purpose OF binding democrats
to definite legislation. Some senators
thought the resolution might bind
senator's to vote for the bills but SEN
ator Kern, chairman of the conference
declared such was not. its PURPOSE and
q clause stating this In specific terms
wss adopted. - 5es..lss ~
: The resolution says:
/ y" Resolved, that ,thg- conference uf
democratic, senators after due sconBid-
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It names the trade commission, the
railroad securities and the Clayton an.
u-trust bills as the measures to be in
cluded. The explanatory clause at
tached to the resolution reads:
The resolution hereinbefore adopt
ed Is intended merely as an express
sion OF the purpose of the majority
party In reference to adjournment"
Senators who hope to get away from
Washington within six weeks or rM /.
montns comfort in the announcement
from the conference that Senator
Kern, Majority Leader. will ask the
Senate to hold night sessions next
week. ss
At the same time Senator Lewis, the
Democratic whip" was instructed to
keep quorum present at all times.
These facts INDICATE an intention by
the majority to press the trade COM
mission bill to a vote as soon as pos-
sible and to put the appropriation
bills through when opportunity offers.
The trade commission bill is before
the Senate and vote may be asked
any day. ~.
Bills in Committee. I:
The railroad securities bill and the
Clayton bill still are in committee.
but 1T is possible. that one may be re-
ported as soon as Il becomes apparent
the commission bill is nea- passage q
Some leaders bope adjournment can
be taken with slie -o,.a.a ..mhi:,e
by August 20 or September 1.
The conference WAS Harmonious
Several Senators expressed dissafis-
faction with provisions In some OF the
Bills, but 1t was madc clear NO eo1e
was bound to vote for any particular,
bill The only indication that there
was a marked division of sentiment
came when the clause was proposed
explaining that the resolution refefa
to Adjournment. It was adopted Tito
16, Its friends declared, It was Of
fered to make plain the action to act
on trust legislation and without bind
ing anyone 10 q particular. form. There
was a general discussion as 10 wfielh-l
ar the resolution should include lam
gaage declaring the bills TO be party
measures, but. It wss decided to leave
this question for alrther. conferences.
IS Originally It was intended that the
solution declare that the congress
stay until the passage, OF the bills.
but this was changed to read .'tiisposs
al The argument for this changes
was that passage might be taken I'd
maan the three ho1eeg bills must be-
ones To- receive senate approval. and
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