Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-06

right bad blood, but there is the hope
Characteristic of democracy, that
through all the drifting and blunder-
ing something will be done that will
ease thipgs and the world can keep
on moving just the same.
There Is not a public man in Wash
ngton who does not believe in the
country's ability to work the questions
out to a successful issue.
Questions Full of Dynamite.
Besides the question involved in the
relations of employer and employe,
there is the embargo agitation. which
at least will rise to spectacular heights,
the appropriation bills, Of immense in
terest because Of the enormous sums
carried for military defense, on the
foundations laid in the last session;
army bills involving the controversial
principal of universal service the con
servation bills, measures which under
other circumstances, would have the
full attention of the country; nation
wide prohibition and suffrage agita-
tion. These last two, like the en-
barge will be nothing more than spec
tacles, there will not be any vote on
them.
The immigration bill is still hanging
around and ready to plague members
with its literacy test. The Columbian
treaty awaits ratification-and prob
ably won't get it. The owen corrupt
practices act, making the campaign
publicity laws more stringent, cries for
attention. There is a demand for
waterways legislation which would re-
suit in a waterways commission, and
last, but very important to the busi'
ness world, is the Webb foreign trade
bill, designed to foster Joint selling
agencies abroad.
Owen Bill Up.
Corrupt practice legislation, the
owen bill to limit expenditures by any
political party for election of president
and vice-presdent to 100000, and
further to restrict expenditures for
election of senators and representa-
tives, was made today the unfinished
business of the senate. Senator owen,
who made the motion, said he would
press the bill at every possible oppor'
tunity. The Oklahoma senator re-
ferred to promises of cooperation
given by republican senators just be-
fore adjournment last September,
when a futile effort was made to pass
the bill. He called upon those sem
ators to make good their words de-
claring that mo republican can per-
nit a condition to endure which per-
mits the highest legislative and eXecu-
tive powers Of the people to be con-
trolled by the sordid use of money on
a large SCALE
Senator Penrose introduced as an
to the owen bill the old
force bilT', defeated twenty years
ago, which would give supervision of
elections to the seGeral government
and permit disfranchisement of ne
groes in the southern states The
was ordered and read and
must be voted on before disposition or
the corrupt practices measure.
Efforts to bring about cloture OF
debate in the senate were revived
early in the day, Senator Hoke Smith
an amendment to the
rules which would close debate on any
measure by a two-thirds vote on peti-
tion by sixteen senators. Champions
of corrupt practices measures said the
main purpose in pushing this amend
ment was to assure an opportunity for
voting on the owen bill before ad-
journment next March.
Senator owen had ready today, but
did not introduce his resolution to pro-
vide for investigation of the use of
money and attempts to influence the
result of the November elections.