Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-01

PRESIDENT OPPOSED TO
DRAWING PARTY LINES
Prohibition and Suffrage VIII
Again Be Injected Into Dis
cusSiOnSi Lawmakers May
Be Busy Till Summer

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Wushmeton, Nov 30 Two prob
lcms national defcnse and federal
revenues will overshadow everything
else during the session Of congress
thar wal begin Monday December d.
The country mas made up its mind
thai it must adopt q more elaborate
and effective defense policy than ii
has had. The administration knows
that il must manage in some way toi
provide funds sufficiently large for
the proper conduct of the govern
ment
The national defense program Of
the administration outlines a compre-
hensivc policy that is a compromise
The administration would not so with
William J. Bryan, who wants nothing
done. or to the side Of the ultramili-
tarists, who want everything done
The administration has conceded
something to each side.
Calls in Republican Leaders.
Efforts are being made to prevent
the national defense question from be-
coming partisan one Tho president
has invited representative j. II.
Mann. the mouse minority leader. and
Senator j. If. Gallingcr Of New Hamp-
shire to confer with him about the
proposed legislation. Mr. Mann stat
ed when he reached Washington that
] the republicans would be willing TO ad-
wise the president but they would not
accept hliudly anything mat was Of
fcred for congressional enactment
Practically all the republican repre-
sentatiyes ana senators who are in
Washington have declared that they
are for adequate defense both milf
tary and naval, but they have reserved
to themselves the right to modify the
administration plan, If they have the
strength
Principal Opponents Democrats.
Practically all the open opposition
to the administration preparedness
program are prominent democrats, in
and out Of congress. Among them are
w. j. Bryan. Representative Claude
Eitchin of North Carolina, who will
be majority floor leader in the house,
and TO a certain extent Senator John
w. Kern of Indiana. majority floor
leader i'm the senate. So far as heard
from, no republican Of influence ISL
opposed to having provision made for
adequate defense; most of them would
be glad to have much more done in
that direction than Is contained in the|
program some time ago announced hyI
Secretary l.. NJ Garrison and Ptesi-
dent Wilson.
Treasury Condition Unsatisfactory.
The treasury is in a very unsatis-
factory condition. Whatever the rca-
son a largo deficit exists and the teu-
dency is for it to increase from month
to month. II already has been agreed
that the tax upon sugar will be retain
ed and also the special war taxes the
latter being due to expire on Decem-
her 81 In addition to these two items
provision must hc made for still fur
thcr large additions to the revenues
and there has been talk of lowering
the minimum of the income tax law
so as to embrace men Of moderate
means. The difficulty the democrats
are having in making both ends meet
so far as HE ordinary expenses of gov
ernment are concerned will undoubt-
cdly figure largely in the presidential
campaign next year
CIoturC Suggested in Senate.
As means Of eXpediting business
there has been a good deal Of talk
about the adoption of some form of
cloture ia the senate, and undoubtedly
good deal OF the time Of that body
prior to the holiday recess, will be
given over to the arguments pro aud
con on that question
Cloture at this time. in the opinion
of well Informed men, incurs the crit
icism Of being less q parliamentary
than partisan propositIon--as de-
signed not so much for general as for
special purposes. Had there been sen
ate cloturc In The last congress. for
instance the administration would
have been able to put through its shin
purchase bill and various other bills
10 which there was strong opposition
The minority defeated them through
resort to the privilege Of unlimited de-
bate.
Lively Democratic Contest
Democrats of the senate will re-
sumo their caucus tomorrow prepared
for lively discussion over report
from the special rules committee
recommending modified form of
limitation on debate. senator owen, I
chairman Of the special committee, !
said tonight he expected cloture
rule would De approved hy the eau
Gus and later meet with the approval |
of The senate.
The majority senators opposed to |
revision of the rules are expected to |
fight the report in caucus on the |
ground that revision of the rules
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