The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-14
PROGRAM
FOR WEEK
FORECAST


Washington, July 14.-Trust legisla-
ton to complete the administrations
legislative program will be undertaken
In earnest in the senate this week and
democrats and republicans alike are
straining all possible effort to get to
the a and complete it as speedily as
thorough consideration Of the propos-
ed measures to supplement the Sher-
man law and regulate issuance of rail-
road securities will permit,
Administration leaders have esti~
mated that it will require at least FIVE
or six weeks to pass the three bills
before them, the Clayton bill to sup
plement the Sherman act, the bill Gre
ating an interstate trade commission
and the measure giving the interstate
commerce commission authority to
regulate the issuance Of securities by
common carriers. Republican senator's
think it will require more than six
weeks If the three measures are con
sidered separately. Some democrats
also hold this view and there is a a.
idly-grOwing sentiment in favor of
consolidating the three bills into one
measure. This may be done before
the debate proceeds very far.
AS plan }ed at present the interstate
trade COM mission bill before the sem
ate will be disposed Of first. The judi
ciary committee expects to report the
revised Clayton bill by Tuesday or
Wednesday,, while the interstate COM
merce committee hopes to have the
railroad securities bill ready to report
at the same time. These committees
have been working night n day
since the senate adjourned Thursday
night to whip the legislation into
shape. Many changes have been made
in both these measures as they passed
the house. These changes will neces-
state conference action after they
pass the senate, but administration
touch with the action of the senate
committees n also with the pulse of
the business public and predict that
little time will be taken when the
conferees are appointed. At best, how
ever, it seems unlikely hat congress
can adjourn much before Sept. /.
The squabble rel the nominations
Of Thomas D. Jones of Chicago, and
Paul M. Warburg, Of New York, as
members of the federal reserve board.
will occupy much of the senate's at
tention this week also. and it is prob
able that the fight will continue for
some time. The banking and cur
renCy committee having voted adj
versely against Mr.. Jones' conirma-
ton Acting Chairman Hitchcock viii
submit the report Of the majority to-
day or tomorrow. A minority report
urging confirmation also will be sub
mitted. Mr.. Hitchcock proposes to
mov in executive session that all
testimony in the hearings on the Jones
case be made public, and the first test
of strength over the issue will come
on this motion. Senator Lewis of
Illinois, is c~hampioning Mr.. Jones for
the administration.
Mr.. Warburg having refused to ap-
pear before the banking and currency
committee, the committee still holds to
its decision to do nothing with his
nomination at the present time. In
asmuch as the president insists Upon
pressing the nomination, members of
the committee hope that Mr.. War
burg eventually will agree to appear
before them that they may inquire
into his financial affiliations in New
York and also in Europe.
The governments supply bills and
legislation affecting vital conserva-
ton questions are occupying most Of
the time in the house. Already twelve
days of the new fiscal year have
slipped by and appropriation bills,
which apply to this year, are hung
up. The result Is that a resolution,
again extending for fifteen days, the
same ratio of appropriations as provid-
ed for in the bills for the last year,
will have to be rushed through con-
gress, this week.
Conservation differences are to be
Strengthened out this week If possible.
Representative AdamsGn Of Georgia
insists that his bill, approved by the
war department to permit dams on
navigable streams with a view to
stimulating water power facilities andt
to improve navigation, safeguard tho
government in every respect and therel
is nothing in it to warrant fear Of
throwing away great power rights to
sentative Ferris Of Oklahoma, and
others, who do not agree with that
view, are insisting upon amendments
to guard against anything that might
be construed to give perpetual private
rights and to enable the government.
to step in and take owe dams after
fifty years If 1t chooses. 81
The house judiciary committee. be-
sides continuing the consideration OF
charges against Judge Dayton of West
Virginia. on which a number Of wit
nesses have been heard in executive
session, may AXE action at any time
on the subcommittee report in the
case of Judge Speer of Georgia, which
declared that the charges did not war
i Ia 1hIPSISAiAAASAANs ISCPAS
Webb Of North Carolina, chairman OF
the committee, will introduce a bill to
provide an additional Judge for the
southern district of Georgia, which Is
Judge Speer's district.
The Townsend resolution for an in
quiry into the financial affairs of the
Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal Co., in
volving many allegations, will come
up for hearing before the interstate
committee next Wednesday.
A number of witnesses, including Jo-
seph Ramsey, former president OF the
Wabash railroad. have been. invited to
appear.
The foreign affairs committee ex-
poets to make another effort this week
to dispose of the proposed legislation
for regulating the diversion of
water from Niagara river, for power
Ar eleventh hour claim
of the Seneca Indians to all the rights
in the river under the Pickering treaty
will be considered.
Notice.