The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-04
SHORT SESSION
OF CONGRESS
OPENS TO-DAY
WILSON CONFE.RS WITH
THE HOUSE LEADERS
With Regard to Expcditilng
Legislation Railroad
Bills 10 Be Rushed.

WASHINGTON. u. g.. ncc. s..
Speaker Clark and Representative
kiicfin. majority lcadcr of the House.
assured President Wilson. al a Whit"
HouSe conference Tonight HAT they
would do all ;h"y could 10 hasten fhr
passage nt railroad LEGISLATION al lhr
short session OF Congress which begins
Tomorrow.
The President summoned tn" House
leaders 70 talk over with thom the leg
iSlative HrnCraJu and to secure Their
cooperation in eXpediting important
measures. Legislation tn supplement-
tho Adam$on law. he Sati. MAS ut thF
utmost Importance. aud he asked RAJ
This hc given prersdrurC in c0u$ldera-
;jor ovnr All other geueral legislation.
Realizing thar three months is a
short period Tor consideration OF gen
eral measures whrn appropriation bills
also mtist hn passed the President
asked the House leaders It they
Thought there would bs time for en-
actuleui nt new railroad laws before
March !. Both r"ld him fher thought
there woUid hc. and promised :" eNert
effort 20 economics time on otnHr mat
tors
Speak"r Clark reminded tho freSl-
r:rHr that congress would haze - pay
Strict attention 10 business. and aSNed
him ~ h"lp ~ fhN nutssn; 70 eliminate
the usual :wo weeks holiday recess.
In that ,wn w"rk~. whirh otherwise
would n" wasted. fhr Speaker said.
several ;mpnrtau; apprn2ria'inr bits
n,iSh, ho G;,"os"ti nj hl the House
No Details Discussed.
rr"siHr5t WILSON did n"r discuss Dc
rails % ~ raj'r"af legislative pro
grarr with :he F;uiSc leaders. ltH
merely desired ~ 20: in touch with
fh.ru nj H. sUhi"r' and 20 have 'h"ir
cO-nacrarior ~. poke briefly regard.
inc nrher. ~? ?0rtarrt measures. among
rhem rhc Wnhb hill. ~ permit GnmF>-
tic corporations 20 maiutair collective
foreign selling agencies: ih" "orrun'
pclitiral practices bill and CouSrrra-
zion measures. Proposed embargo log,
i>lation an! issues raised hy the hiCh
cost of living wcrn nor mentioned al
tho conferences In ;he opinion 0' N"
House leaders. however. The subject Is
hound 20 demand attention OF the Con
gross.
"'rhrrc i no question" said Rcrrr'
sentative Kiichin. thai various meas:
,lrr> aimed 4; high prices nf fool will
he pressed Discussion OF that issue T.
bound 10 rrN>um" 'im". hui IN SPif" OF
thai iki0k that nc can ilnI iline lor
consideration nf railroad laWS 't
course aSSum" 20 speak tor nc
House only. don't know what the
Senate can do.
Time Most important.
..Thn rya:ier e paramount i'll 2ori'
aoce said Sneaiicr Clack. "iS time.
The President wants the railroad qusS-
tion deal; with aS soon as po$Sio'e. |
will do all can. and | asked h'm 10
help mo rU' out the holiday RECESS
Tina; will help some.
Within Il few days the PreSiueni pro
noses 20 talk with tho Senate leaders
regarding the Legislative program nu'
he conference probably wilt NOT nc
hold until after n" has Delivered MS
address 20 Congress on Tuesday. SEN
ator Kern. Tho majority leader mas
hean behaved in reaching Washington
n.yirr,rn illness, hut will arrive to-mor-
row il tine for the opening OF the new
session
scores nS members OF both houses
reached Washington to-day and 10
n;ghr ana a full attendance OF Con.
.rrpss tomorrow is assured. One or
10 las 10 arrive was Vice President
MARSHALL, who waS given an enthuSl-
nstir rncontior at the railroad $tatiOz
this afternoon.
Although fne administration leaders
are not Considering food embargo leg
iSIation in ;heir plans. some OF tue
members Of Congress %ho arrived 10
night predicted that there would be a
fc,rr;nined fSht for some measure 20
.nS.rirI EXPORT Of foodStutfs kepre'
sentative Fitzgerald. Of New YORK
Democrat has given notice that ne