New-York tribune., 1916-07-10
Want Early Action on
Army, Navy, Revenue
and Shipping.
FIGHTS TO BE MADE
IN CONFERENCE
Administration Leaders Resigned d
to Prospect of Congress Re-
naming in Session Until Fall.

Washington. July o Democrats in
Congress arc uniting their forces to
compel carly action on the army and
navy appropriation bills. the revenue
measure and the government shipping
bill, which are the most important leg
islative measures remaining on the Ad-
ministration programme.
The national defence appropriations,
the totals Of which as they passed the
House have been vastly increased by
senate committees. are certain TO meet
stubborn resistance in conference. II
also is certain that the shipping bill
Viii encounter persistent Republican
opposition in the Senate.
These prospects nave upset all a9
journmcnt predictions. and Administra-
tion leaders are resigned 10 the pros
rect Of remaining here If necessary
until fall. despite their cagerness to
participate in the national political
campaign.
When Senate Democrats in caucus
Yesterday determined to press the ship
ping bill and mcnded il to satisfy mem
bers of their own party who had been
in revolt they served notice on the Re-
publicans that their challenge Of a
flibuster mad been accepted.
Filibuster Not Feared.
Now that there are assurances of
enough votes 70 pass the bill without
Republican help. however, the Rcpubli-
can threat Of flibuster is not taken
so seriously by Democratic leaders.
They expect vigorous fight against
the bill. but believe Republican Sena-
tors will be anxious to get away when
they realize that ultimate passage Of
the measure cannot be prevented.
The Senate will begin work on the
navy bill this week as soon as the
agricultural appropriation bill Is
passed.
The Administration revenue bill. de-
signed to produce S197 900 900 next year
from an increased surtaX on incomes
and taxes on inherltances and on profits
Of war munitions plants, is to be passed
by the House late tomorrow. Several
amendments designed mainly TO clarity
phraseoogy were agreed TO at a meet
ing Of the WAYS and Means Committee
to-day SO far debate on the measure
has been mainly political speech max
ing.
Will Try TO Clear Calendar.
With the bill out Of the way and the
revenue fight shifted TO the Senate, the
House will try TO clear the calendar
of important measures. including prob
ably the general dam bill, designed to
regulate water rates and rights.
With the advance of the national po-
litical campaigns amendments to the
so-called corrupt practices law are in
contemplation in both houses. The
owen bill. reported from the Senate
Elections Committee. and the Rucker
bill. reported from the House Elections
Committee propose TO restrict the ag-
gregate expenditures of candidates for
United States Senator 10 $4,000 each
and for Representatives in Congress
10 half that amount. They prescribe
that a Presidential and a Nice-Presi-
Dental candidate shall eXpend not eX-
ceeding $4,000 and $4,000, respec-
lively.
The conference report on the rivers
and harbors appropriation bill will he
called up in the House early this wee.
and later in the Senate. Other con
ference reports on the delayed annual
supply bills are about ready TO be
taken up.