Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-01
CONGRESS HOPES 70
ADJOURN BY OF. !
DECIDES TO DROP BILL FOR CON-
TRoL OF RAILWAY
SECURITIES.
PRESIDENT CONSENTS TO -
DELAY UNTIL NEXT SESSION
Hot Fight Ahead Because Of Insistsnes
of Members That Pork Barrel" River
and Harbors Bill Shall Be Passed
Sharp Revolt Against Measure
Among Conservatives.
Especial correspondence

Was hing ton. Sept. Congress is
considerably cheered up with the pros
peet that it will be able to adjourn
the session instead of prolonging the
present session into the regular short
one which VIII convene the first Mon
day in December.
The situation has been to some eX-
tent changed by the pressure of the
administration to drop the bill for the
control of railway securities ana ALLOW
The president Is willing to allow it To
go over. He has been impressed with
the arguments that this is an inoppor-
tune time to attempt the regulation Of
railway securities. For weeks the
democratic leaders in congress. or most
of them. have been eager to find way
TO let go of the railway securities bill.
Senate democrats VIII caucus on a
program and II is expected will agree
u lay aside the railway securities bill.
Other Work Outlined.
With the railway securities bill
dropped. this leaves as Indispensable
for the action of congress before adj
journment an agreement on the trade
commission biii. which II in conference
and on the Clayton bill. which viii
pass the seate either SATURDAY or early
next week: also certain emergency leg
islation arising from the war Will he
passed.
This emergency legislation Includes
the war tax bill. which Is ~ ne launch
ed in the house next week. and the
bin for the government purchase of
ships. The war risk insurance bin
which has been passed both houses will
he hurried thru the conference.
Senators who are hungry for pork"
also insist the river and harbor bill.
despite declining revenues. is indis-
pensable and they will make desper-
ate effort Ia ian It thru and smash
down all defenses OF Senator Burton
and his allies who arc fighting against
this invasion Of the treasury.
Vote to Quit Oct. 4.
While 1t is entirely possible that
emergency legislation will keep con-
gress here all fall. the hope OF riost
OF the members is that adjournment
viii be possible late in September or
about Oct. l.. This would give time for
members to go home and take hand
in the fall campaign.
The recent action OF the house in
adopting a resolution shutting Off
leaves OF absence and docking the abb
sentees of their pay has not embar
raised the southern democrats. who are
thru with their primaries. But it
has caused much worry among north
ern democrats who now fear they will
either be held here rightly or will have
to sacrifice $40 plus per day. Either
dilemma. to the eye OF the average con-
gresham, is serious.
Hot Fight Ahead.
hot fight Is just ahead in the SEN
ate in which the war revenue bill and
the rivers and harbors bill will be in
volved.
A sharp revolt is on over the idea
Of raising war taxes and at the same
time passing big pork barrel" riv-
ers and harbors measure. The contro-
versy in the senate over the war tax
bill will be coiored not a little by the
objections to the river and harbor bill
ard especially the objections to II at
a time when revenues are scant.
a way 70 avoid imposing war taxes
by withholding the rivers and harbors
bin and diverting to necessary ex-
penses certain unexpended balances
from past rivers and harbors appropri-
iations Is being prepared for presenta-
ton to the senate by opponents OF the
rivers and harbors measure.
Senators Burton. Kenyon and others
will point out to the senate that II the
river and harbor bill with Its immed-
late and future pledges amounting to
about $4,000 600 should be dropped
there would be no need OF raising
800, 100000 more revenue from the
public. which Is already burdened with
high cost of living.
II Is pointed out there is ample In the
treasury to be utilized to take care OF
such river and harbor projects as 1t is
essential 10 proceed with.
Meanwhile Congressman Frear OF
Wisconsin. mas resolution In the
house asss Hing the river and harbor
bin and asking the appropriations COM
+mittee to investigate the urgency for
enacting it at time when war taxes
would he needed to meet 1t.
The river and harbor bill is expected
TO be forced to the front In the senate
az soon as the Clayton bill is out ri
the way.