The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-14
MANN FIGHTS NIGHT
SESSIONS IN HOUSE
He Predicts Chamber Will Not
Complete It's LabOrs Be-
fore December I.
DEMOCRATS ARE FEARFUL

WASHINGTON, March is.-Majority
Leader Kitchin. who. with Speaker
Clark, conferred with tho President on
the subject OF speeding up tho work
Of Congress. undertook to-day the prep
aration Of a legislative programme to
hasten action on important Administra-
ton bills. particularly tho preparedness
measures.
Efforts to paye the way for night
sessions for the House and to move for
ward the hour OF converting TO IL A. NJ.
called forth objections from Representa-
tive Mann. the minority leader. MIR.
Mann said he would be glad 10 CO.
operate with the majority leaders In
the adoption OF a programme TO hasten
legislation. but indicated that ne wanted
the plan definitely hxed. Speaker Clark
assured him that Representative kltchin
would submit IA proposition within forty
eight hours.
Al a conference between the Speaker.
Representative Mann and Representa-
tive Kitchin late In tho afternoon. Mr..
Mann predicted that the House will not
have completed its labors before De-
cember 1. Speaker Clark said that II
could finish by September ].
Tho Democrats are contemplating MI.
| Mann's prediction with some in'sxivings.
Interpreting II Az an Indication that the
! minority will oppose some OF the So
called Administrator measures. .spe-
cially the ship purchase bin. the Philip
pine bill ana the revenue bill. which the
President wants passed.
The House will take VI the free sugar
repeal bill tomorrow. The suggestion
made by Representative ki,chln that the
| House meet at II o'clock to dispose OF
the bill before the end of the days ses-
sion Was objected to by Mr.. Mann
When the sugar bill Is out OF the way
| the urgent deficiency bill and the immi-
grafton bill will he taken VI. On the
| latter seven hours NJ debate will b. al
l. wed. l, Is the hope of the majority
ness bills. the Hay army measure. Will
be taken up next Tuesday. TIL Rules
Committee will meet tomorrow to bring
In a special rule allowing twenty-four
hours debate on the measure and II Is
, possible that IN. House will hold night
sessions TO hasten a vote on IL.
After the army bill L. out OF the way
! the House will attempt to hurry the
passage OF appropriation bills. IL IN.
Republicans should prolong the corsld-
GRAFTON OF these measures. which they
| can w WIN lllle dllliFIllN. NV 1Illl-
book the way for consideration Of such
Administrations measures as the ship
purchase and the Philippine bills, the ad-
j"urrmcnt % Congress would be set back
indefinitely.
Leaders Of the Senate as well as those
In the House fear that " things drift a.
AZ present Congress will be continuously
In :. ssion until March I. 1917. This
prospect causes the cold, clammy shivers
TO run down the backs Of all concerned.
There was talk in the Senate to-day
about eSpedit'ng business. but IL came
10 naurht The nj voted 10 continu.
consideration 81 the Myers water bill.
which everybody agrees will be defeated.
Il have been u member ~ Congress
for more than two decades, and In that
time ! have never se.n the public bust
hess SO far behind a. II Is to-day" said
senator Underwood ~ nave been silent
because the responsibility did not res,
upon me. but ! feel that the time has
come, unless We are going Ia drag this
situation into national elections. 10 speed
up the bills necessary for Congress Ia
, pass"