Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-16
Much Legislation Is Necessary
Before SoIonS Can Hope to
Return Home and Begin
Election Contests
ARBITRATION TREATIES
IN SENATE TOMORROW
immigration Measure as It
Came From House. Is 10 Be
Amended Radically Ii Is
Said,

10Y voaMNa JOURNAL SPECIAL LEAssu wiRrl
Washington, Feb. l5.--Administra-
fon leaders I'm congress are seeking
10 speed up the legislative program
An effort win be made this week to
dispose of more of the appropriation
measures. In the senate the postof-
flee bill will be taken up, while the
house is completing its work on
the luaian niil.
With the session now nearly three
months old, and with new problems
presenting themselves, the democratic
chieftains are beginning to be appre-
hensive about the possibility Of an ear
IL adjournment so that members can
get into the coming congressional
campaign 1t ID less than four months
until June i. the tentative objective
point Of the party leaders for adjourn
ment and much work remains to be
done. Word has gone out TO all COM
mittees to work as rapidly as possi-
Bile on pending measures.
While the senate usually disposes
Of appropriation bills rapidly, there is
fight in store on the postoffice Dill
owing to the committee amendment
which would take the power from the
postmaster general 20 change the
rates. weight limits or other features
Of the parcels post system Several
democratic senators are planning TO
oppose this amendment, and. il II pass
IS tue eiatp aothJ battle H cer-
tain In the house.
Little VIII DO accomplished the ear
ly part of the week owing to the death
of Senator Bacon of Georgia. whose
funeral Will bc held in the senate
chamber Tuesday with senators and
representatives meeting in joint ses-
sion
Although the death Of the Georgia
senator. who was chairman of the
foreign relations committee, will de-
prlve that committee Of its leader, no
change is contemplated in the pro-
gram to begin consideration of the
eight general arbitration treaties pend
ing These will be taken up in eXecu-
tive session of the senate Tuesday, the
leadership I'm the discussion for the
democrats falling upon Senator Shlye-
les Of Indiana second democrat In
rank ON the committee.
The conventions to be pressed for
ratification and extension are the eN-
pired treaties with Great Britain
Japan. Italy. spain. Sweden, Norway
Portugal and Switzerland Senator
shlveley said tonight that opposition
TO the treaties would undoubtedly
arise but he expects AN of them 10 be
ratified
Immigrant legislation Will be con-
sldered by the senate committee on
immigration throughout the week, be-
ginning tomorrow This committee
intends to amend the Burnett BILL as
it passed the house but an effort VIII
be made to report Il as soon as pos
slble. probably within ten days. Re-
vision and perfection Of the antitrust
legislative bills win continue before
senate and house committees, it haV-
ing been determined that an the ten
tatlpo measures must he considerably
changed The measure introduced by
Senator Walsh to provide for govern (
ment control of radum viii be the
subject of further hearings by the
senate committee on mines and MN (
ing
The house antitrust and commerce
regulation hearings program for TO-
morrow includes Louis Brandcis OF
Boston before the judiciary commit
tee to discuss price fixing and inter-
locking directorates and a delegation
OF hituminous coal operators before
the interstate commerce committee.
The coal men viii urge the creation
Of an Interstate trade commission with
power to eliminate the so-called twi- /
light zone and enable coal operators
10 know what they may do without
stepping over the law.
The pension Appropriation bill is +
ready and the army Appropriation bill /
carrying s94.000,000, radical reduc- /
lion from the estimates, Will De re- I
ported to the house tomorrow.
The house committee on naval at |
iairs will vote February "a. on the
naval building program for which the
administration asks two lattleships
eisht destroNers and three submarines
lhe naval appropriation bin is be-
ing prepared by subcommittee
winch is considering plan for "a navy
department commission 10 investigate
.oe government armor plate pant pro
5eet and report at the next session OF
congress.
because of complaints OF mlsman-
asements of the ten branches Of the
Siates soldiers homes. scat
tered throughout the country the
mouse committee on military affairs IS
conducting hearings on the bill of
+'+atftdtiNe Anthony OF kansas
~ Transfer the administration Of
mes. snese homes from the present board Of
a'silian managers to the war depart
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