The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
BRYAN INFLUENCE LIKELY TO MUDDLE
 ARMED SHIP ISSUE
 BEFORE CONGRESS
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 tuition of straight vote resolution MT. Kitchin probably will vote to table the McLemore proposition on the ground that it's form is bad.
 Administration leaders are hopeful that the agitation for change in plan will disappear without much further discus sion in the rules committee. House pilots of the tabling programme today said they were assured of a full demo- cratic vote in the rules committee and a substantial majority on the floor. Hence they are for rushing the issue to a vote without further delay than is necessary.
 There was substantial rallying to the colors today in the Presidents congress sional camp. Many representatives, who on Saturday pleaded for time in the hope that they never would have to vote on the question, fell in line when they heard that the President had made a final demand for vote to Acting Chair man Pou of the rules committee on Sat urday night. Scores of democrats home for the weekend telegraphed they would return and support the President.
 NO FURTHER ACTION
 Unless there should arise unusual de- velopments in the diplomatic negotia- tions with Germany or some American citizen should lose his life as a result of a submarine attack, no further &C., tion on the armed ship issue is looked for in the Senate. That there will be further debate on the subject is cer- tain, however. Senator Stone, chairman of the foreign relations committee, and one of the principal proponents of the desirability of an official warning to Americans to keep off armed belliger- ent ships, has prepared long address on the whole subject of the position of the United States as related to the Euro pean war. He has given notice that he will address the Senate. He will be replied to by Senator Sutherland of Utah, republican member Of the foreign re- lations committee.
 PLAN SPEECHES
 Senator McCumber of North Dakota also proposes to keep the warning issue before the Senate as much as possible and he will endeavor to get vote on his warning resolution, which was tabled last week and reintroduced. Adminis- tration leaders, backed by republicans who support the President in this crisis are in no mind now to permit another vote on the resolution and plan to force it to the Senate calendar probably to remain for the rest of the session.
 Tomorrow the Senate will resume de- bate on the Shields water power bill against which conservation champions have been conducting a persistent fight for several weeks. Amendments have been voted down with due regularity and the fight of the cOnServationists seems doomed to failure. vote on the bill is expected within a few days, after which the steering committee has agreed that the Tillman government armor plate plant bill shall be taken up. After that is disposed of the first of the national preparedness measures, the Senate army reorganization bill, will be ready for consideration, having been introduced Oregon senator hopes that the Senate will begin discussion of the measure soon, as he anticipates a long debate
 Other matters pending in the Senate are Senator Robinsons proposel for an investigation of the aviation service of the army, the Brandeis inquiry, which it is expected will close this week. and the public lands water power bill, which Senator Myers of Montana will press for an early vote. Senator Myers plans to replace the armor plate bill, if pos sible, but his effort, leaders say, will be defeated
 What course the regular business of the House will take this week depends large ly on the disposition of the warning res olution controversy. Tomorrow will be devoted to unanimous consen. proposals, and if the vote is not taken on the res olution Tuesday, considera tion of the leg islative appropriation bill will be re- sumed. Regular calendar Wednesday work will follow the next day. Thursday will be devoted to the resolution fight, If it is put over from Tuesday, but otherwise Majority Leader Kitchin will call up his free sugar bill. Debate on this is expected to be extended. Con- sideration of the Burnett immigration bill probably will follow disposal of the sugar measure