The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-22
ANTITRUST BILLS
NEXT ON PROGRAM
Will Be Taken Up in Senate
To-Day, Unless Plans of
Leaders Fail.
SAME DESIRE TO GET AWAY
But Members Convinced That
President Intends to Hold Con-
gress Until Work Is Done.

Washington. June 2l-The Senate
| will begin work on antitrust lcGisla-
tion tomorrow unless plans OF the
leaders fail. Senator Sewlands will
! bring the first measure on the prog gram
! TO the floor by calling up the Federal
trade commission bill recently com
! plctcd by the Interstate Commerce
Committee. No one In the Senate Is
ready to predict when the program will
he finished or In what shape it will
go to the White House for the Prcsi-
dents signature. Leaders OF both par
| ties are convinced. however. that tho
President intends to sec that Congress
Stayc here until the antitrust work Is
done. and while there 10 tho same old
desire To get away, there are not MANY
who think adjournment possible until
the trust bills are passed.
An effort may be made during tho
week to aid In cxpcditin. these bills
through the Senate. Democratic lead
crs are anxious to have the party get
together in :; conference and determine
it's line OF action before the measures
are FAR on their way. Senator Kern
majority leader, who has been out OF
town. is expected back within few
day. ANA OIL his rcturn the subject OF
a party conference will he taken w il,
earnest Many Democrats believe that
4 conference will serve to give notice
TO Republicans that IL would be use
less for them to struggle against the
Democratic determination to enact its
own form Of trust legislation. and that
this attitude Will aid ia bringing abou,
adjournment late in July or early in
August
t'NTStALI.Y STRONt:
OPPOSITION DEVELOPS
Secretary Bry-u will make his third
appearance to morrow before the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee a.
discuss the treaty with Colombia and
the proposed pact with Nicaragua on
position 10 both these treaties has been
unusually strong. and II seems prob
able that the Colombia treaty cannot
lac ratified without u long nuh; in the
senate. The proposed treaty with Mica
raSul is vet to be drawn and signed
by the two countries Proposals for
charges in tho tentative draft made bv
in"fnhers OF the committee may bc ac-
ccpt"d by Mr.. Bryan. This would aid
IN securing the votes necessary. for an
proEal. but there are many indications
'hat thorough investigation will be
inade INTO the financial relations Of
American banking interests with the
NlchraEuan government before final ac-
t;o1 is taken
House leaders expect 10 speed up the
appropriation bills SO as TO dispose of
'ne remaining two, the pending sundry
civil bill and the general deficiency
soon to be reported before tho ond NJ
the fiscal year, June 30. In carving
out this policy there are TO be night
sessions OF the House and the Apnro-
priations Committee will propose 10
use tomorrow. ordinarily devoted TO
District of Columbia legislation. In
inc senate. however. these bills will he
delayed beyond the beginning Of tho
VIII be necessary To pass q joint rcso-
iuuon 10 extend the current appropria
tion bills over such q period as may be
uhproNided for by reason of the failure
To pass the new supply measure. Mean
t'ile' conference reports to straichten
out differences in bills already passed
by both houses, including the confer
cncc agreement on the naval bill win
be disposed of as quickly as possible.
mere VIII be more discussion in tho
house over the naval bill provision to
sell the battlcships Mississippi and
Idaho and build modern Dreadnoucht
with the money. but II is understood
that eventually the Senate amendment
adding this provision will be accented.
PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN
BILL TO COME Up
The Ruckcr publicity campaign bill
comes up for passage probably next
Wednesday. ON Tuesday the Judiciary
committee VIII meet TO receive the ma i
1oTity and minority reports of the sub
committee that investigated the
charges against Federal Judge Speer.
on which an Impeachment was asked.
both OF these reports declare that the
evidence does not warrant impcach-
ment.
AS soon as the appropriations bills
are out OF the way there will he con-
ferences between the President and the
majority leader of Congress as TO the
program.
Majority Leader Underwood. who IN =
vors early adjournment. and the taking
up of the trust program either at an
extra session in November or at the
regular session in December. agrees
with the President that in view OF the
possibility that conditions may change
by the time the appropriation bills are
disposed of. it would he futile TO at
tempt To agree upon an adjournment
program until then.
That there will he conservation log
islation At this session OF Congress is
agreed, so far as the House is con-
cerncd, but what the Senate NAV do is
conjectural. IN the House the general
dam bill is still waiting To be taken up.
Immediately following the passage or
the sundry civil bill. Several other
oiilS favored by Secretary Lane and an
proved by the Public Lands Committee
VIII be taken up later.