Evening star., 1914-02-19
CONFER ON WORK
BEFORE congress
Kern and Other Leaders Dis
cuss Desired Legislation
With President.
FREE TOLLS PROVISION
SURE TO BE REPEALED
Wilson, However, Will Not Push
Matter-Chief Executive to
Go to Alexandria.

vision OF tao Panama canal act IL &c
tain 10 he deferred untl more i-Is7or.al
things "u the legislative program u 1.
administration and Congress arc q.
posed OF "a tle opinion of democrat
leaders who We're AZ the White IIoGss
today. senator Kern. Senator Shiyel
and Representatives Henry. chairman &,
the rules committee OF the House, cav
the President about the status OF de
sired legislation in both houses OF Cor
gress. Senator Kern vas with tic Pres
dent three-o uarters OF an hour.
The Indiana senator. Chairman of IL.
democratic caucus. raid that meeting
of tile steering committee OF thu caucus
will 10. called .n a short time and this
IL would take up the Legislative program.
lr. Kern is understood TO agres wits
House leaders that the final repeal
the free tolls act will be deferred uni..
other legislation is out OF the WAY
will Not Push Matter
There were Indications that the Pres
ident. while still unchanged in his att
tude in favor OF repeal, is not disposed g.
push the Panama matter at this tine
confident. from reports he has. that the
repeal will be brought about in plenty
of time.
Representative Henry told the presi-
dent that House democrats were pte-
pairing to hustle along the trust bills
and repeal of the Panama act Il Zee.
sure that within thirty days the trus
bills will be in the Senate ready fci
action there" said Mr.. Henry. and
| that in sixty days the Senate III hav'
the House repeal of the toli provisioh-
do not hesitate to say that t~o-th.rds
of the democrats of the House stand
ready now to vote for repeal and ther.
is no question in my mind that here
will be 80 to Zoe majority IN the House
in favor of repeal when a vote is taken.
1t is possible that the tolls repeal may
be reported from Mr.. Ada!nson's con-
mittee before the trust bills. In th.i
event the House rules commiIte. pill
make a rule providing for a>speedy vote.
Going to Alexandria.
President Wilson today definitely prom
ised Representative carl!n Of Alexandria
that he VIII review the parade in That
city Monday in honor Of Washngton's
| birthday The details of the visit vets
not arranged. but the Presideut nd
probably some members Of his fanliiy
VIII go down the Potomac on the SFl-'il.
The parade takes place in the a'tf-
noon. and the President will leail
White House before o'clock, ar-'N =
at Alexandra in time for the events
| which he is to figure.
to speak before the Union League Chf'
February 70 He had an invitation TO d"
SO and did not decline until the last MN
ute.
The eight-hour law for the District I
| colum bia passed in the House last week
as it reached that body from the Senate
got to the White House from the Capitp E
late yesterday afternoon and was referre"
to the Department OF Justice for report
The District Commissioners are aaiAiot-s
TO have the bill signed by the Pfesiden
before the District appropriation b,d .
reported from the Senate commlttee o.
| appropriations. as it is necessary 10
! make appropriation for the three IN
| spectors provided in the bill. These Of
! fcials viii be paid $1,000 each and
probably Will not be able to enter upon
| their duties until July I. unless TIE
salaries to the Commissioners at once
Philippine Legislation.
Delegates Quezon and E.arnshaw OF tire
Philippines asked the President toda.
whether he would endeayor TO obtain leg
islation at this session OF Congress COZ
cerning the Philippines. The President
told his visitors that he IS not ready AZ
this time to submit his views to Congress
The impression prevails that the White
House and the democrats in Congress
Viii defer important Legislation about the
philippines until the next session o! Con-
gress.
h.ef Forester Graves he or SHY
bureau and Re i.rese .taiive Rent "f..HS
discussed tine nee.i Ior gra .nS STA
ton with the President today, Va h ns,
they sad, 10 inte1 est HIM la The suD,.r
while Congress IS considering the mat