The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-14
COMPLICATIONS OF GRAVE NATURE MAY
 RESULT FROM ARMY
 ENTERING MEXICO
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tlal campaign and would then, despite any efforts to prevent it, be beclouded with politics.
 Senator Myers had started the discus sion by moving that the Senate proceed to debate the public land water power hill. All day the Senate debated the subject, friends of rural credit legisla- ton urging that it should be considered first.
 After five and one-half hours of dis cussion the Senate finally voted 30 to 2S, to make the water power bill the un- finished business. pending the discussion of the ar1nor plate bill, which is up for a final vote March 21.
 When Speaker Clark and Representa- tive Kitchin returned from the White House they conferred with other House leaders in the speakers office. It was the consensus of opinion that under the
 greatest pressure the Presidents pro gramme could not be disposed of before fGll The speaker said the House might clear the decks by September. but Re- publican Leader Mann said it would take until December
 Some predicted that the President, re- alizing the extent of his programme and the situation in the House, where there is much division of opinion on proposed legislation, would cancel hls request for some of the measures and adjournment would come by August. Mir. Mann ex- pressed willingness to adjourn in June, but said it could not be done unless the programme was trimmed.
 WANTS PREPAREDNESS 1 The President is particularly de- sirous that the preparedness ship pur- chase. rural credits, Philippine. Porto Rican and, of course, appropriation bills be passed. Representative Mann is op- posed to the Philippine bill, and much opposition is expected from the repub- lican side on the ship purchase meas ure.
 l There was talk today of night ses- sions. against which members protested Vigorously. Representative Garrett of Tennessee failed in an attempt to get 1 a session toight for consideration of
 the Porto Rican governmental reor- ganization bill, and later Representa- | tive Kitchin was unabie to obtain
 unanimous consent to meet at Il o'clock l instead of noon tomorrow to finsh de- bate on the pending legislative appro- priation bill MT Mann objected to both
 motions and said he would continue to
 object to extra hours of labor until both sides of the House agreed upon
 some programme for accelerating work.
 NIGHT WORK ON ARMY BILL
 Night sessions probably will begin with consideration of the army bill next lweek. The rule under which the meas lure will be considered will provide for l 24 hours debate.
 The immigration bill. thorn in the |administration's side, bobped up again today in the various conferences. Lead CTS, including Speaker Clark, believe that majority in the House favors the measure, but the President has Ivetoed a similar bill because of the | literacy test. Chairman Burnett of the 1 immigration committee is expected te insist that his measure De considered before the army bill.
 Present plans are for passing the leg islative appropriation bill tomorrow oI Wednesday, disposing of the free sugar bill and then taking up the immigra- | tion measure. If this programme ls
 carried out it is probable that the army
 measure will be reached early nex1
 week