The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16
Want to Dispose of One
or More Appropriation
Bills This Week.
JUNE 1 TIME SET
FOR ADJOURNMENT
Democratic Chieftains Growing
Apprehensive About Possibility
of Getting Away at That
Time So Members Can
Enter Into Congress
sional Campaign.


istration leaders IN Congress seeking
TO speed up the legislative brogram
will make an effort this week TO dis
pose of more of the appropriation mea
sures. In the Senate, the post-ofiice
appropriation bin will be taken up,
while the House is completing work on
the Indian bill
With tic session now nearly three
months old, and new problems pre-
scnting themselves. Democratic CHIEF
tains are growing apprehensive about
the possibility of early ADJOURN
ment so members can get into the
coming congressional campaign 1t is
less than four months until June l,
the tentative objective point for ad-
journment, and much work remains
so the word has gone out TO commit
tees to work as rapidly as possible. and
floor leaders have been urged 10 limit
debate TO Il minimum
While the senate usually disposcs of
appropriation bills rapidly, there is 4
fight in store on the post office bll
owing to the committee amendment,
which would take the power from the
Postmastcr-G General to change rates.
weight limits or other features Of the
parcel post system. Several Demo
cratic Senators plan To oppose this
ate. another battle is expected in the
House. Little will he accomplished
early In the week, owing to the death
of Senator Bacon, whose funeral Will
be held on Tuesday.
Treaties to lie Taken Up.
Though the death of tho Georgia
Senator will deprive the Foreign Rela-
tions Comrnittee Of it's leader. no
change is contemplated III tie pro-
gram TO begin consideration OF the
eight general arbitration treaties pend-
ing. These viii be taken up In execu-
,, tive session OF the Senate OH Tuesday.
the leadership in the discussion OF the
| demands falling on Senator Shively.
second Democrat in rank OH the For
elGn Relations Committee Senator
Stone, the ranking Democrat. is i'll.
The conventions 10 be pressed for
ratification and extension are the eN-
pired treaties with Great Britain
Japan, Italy, Spain. sweden. Norway,
Portugal and Switzerland Senator
Shively Tonight said there undoubted-
~ would be opposition TO the treaties,
but he confidently expected all to be
ratified.
immigration legislation will he con-
sidered throughout the week by the
Senate Committee on Immleration
This committee intends to study the
subject with view to amending the
Burnett bill as 1t passed the House.
but an effort will be made. TO report
It as soon as possible, probably within
ten days.
Revision and perfection OF antitrust
bills VIII continue before the Senate
and House committees, it having been
determined that all of the tentative
measures must be changed.
Senator Walshs measure to provide
government control OF radium will he
IN! .ho supJect OF further hearings by the
senate Committee on Mines and Minin.
Hearings before Committee.
me mouse antitrust and commerce
regulation hearings program for to-
morrow includes Louis Brandeis. Of
BOSTON, before the Judiciary Commit
zee TO discuss price-iixing and inter
locking directorates and a delegation
of bituminous coal operators hefore
tne interstate Commerce Committee.
Ihe coal men will urge the creation OF
an interstate trade commission with
powers so broad rs to eliminate the So
called twilight zone, and enable coal
operators to know what they may do
without stepping over the law.
Tho pension appropriation bilI Is
READY and the army appropriation bill.
carrying $94,0o0.000, radical reduc
tion from the estimates. will be report
ed to the House when 1t meets to-mor-
row.
The House Committee on Naval Ar
iairs VIII vote on February 20 on the
naval building program, for which the
administration asks two battleships
elsht destroyers and three submarines
me navy Department. is watching the
progress of large type OF submarine
winch England has ordered and there
Is a possibility OF shifting some OF the
money that would go for the eight de-
seroSers to a larger appropriation for
heavier submarines. The naval appro-
priation bill is being prepared by Il sub
committee, which is considering a plan
Tor Navy Department commission to
investigate the government armor plate
plant project ana report at the next
session of Congress.
Norfolk or Philadelphia
decision as TO whether the proposed
S3oO0.O00 dry-dock shall be ait Norfolk,
as recommended by the Navy Depart
menf. or at Philadelphia will be left to
the full commission.
Because of complaints of misman :,
agement Of the United States ten aoI-
diers' homes the House Committee on
Military Affairs is conducting hearings
on bill to transfer the adminlstrat an
or these homes from the board oy.
civilian managers to the War Deparl.
ment Representative Anthtr. D.
night said there was dissatisfa slion at
nearly every one of the homes Mr..
Anthony said he had found mt I.eayen-
worth. Kan better food service in the
penttentiary than at the soldiers home.
subcommittee, headed by Represen-
tattve Howard. of Georgia, is consider
Ing the subject.
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