The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-29
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RESUME WORK
IN LEGISLATION
REVOLT AGAINST PRESIDENT is
POSTPONED PENDING DEVELOP
MENTS IN DIPLOMATIC RELA-
TloNs WITH FOREIGN POWERS.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Legislative
business will be resumed in regular or
der at the capital this week after the
recent furry over international af-
fairs that demoralized the work of
congress. In both houses administra-
ton leaders have held in control the
threatened revolt against the presi-
dent on the armed ship issue, and no
further outburst is expected unless
there should be development appar-
emily leading toward war.
Leaders of the agitation for action
to warn Americans off belligerent mer-
chantmen carrying arms, admit there
is no chance to get legislation on the
subject. Senator Gore, author of the
warning resolution in the senate. has
publicly declared that there is no de-
sire to stay the hand of the president
in diplomatic negotiations. He also
says the real purpose of his resolution
already has been accomplished and
this is regarded by administration
leaders practically as an abandonment
of the effort to force vote on the
issue in either house. There is no par
liamentary opportunity for the matter
to get before the house at this time.
Opposition to Water Power Bill
Conservation champions in the SEN
ate plan to throw their combined
strength against the Shields bill to
provide for leasing of water power
sites on navigable waters to private
interests.
Senator Norris of Nebraska charged
in the senate Saturday that the strong
est lobby the capitol has seen in many
years is here in the interest of the
Shields bill, and that it is composed
of representatives of the water power
trust which has its headquarters in
Wall street.
AS soon as an opportunity is offered
Senator Robinson will make an effort
to have passed his resolution provid-
ing for an inquiry into the aviation
service of the army against which he
has filed serious charges of ineffcien.
cy. The Arkansas senator declared
tonight he would insist upon vote
within a few days. Little opposition to
the resolution has appeared in the
senate and the house also is expected
to agree to the resolution.
Progress is being made on general
appropriation bills, but leaders in both
houses are again complaining over de-
lay in legislative accomplishments and
another speeding up order has been
sent out all along the line.
End of Brandeis Hearing
The judiciary subcommittee of the
senate hopes to conclude its hearing
this week on the fitness of Louis d.
Brandeis for the supreme court.
Part of the senate, it is expected,
will be given to consideration of the
treaty providing for the Haitien fnan-
cial protectorate. Consideration of the
post office appropriation bill will be
continued in the house and after
its disposition the legislative appro-
priation bill taken up.
The immigration bill debate has
been postponed and it may not be
reached before next week. The ways
and means committee will report the
free sugar bill tomorrow, but the date
it will be discussed on the flood is in
definite. 1t may be threshed out before
the immigration bill is reached.
Busy days are ahead for the ways
and means committee. Reporting of
the sugar bill and submission of re-
ports of proposed dyestuffs legislation
to President Wilson will mark its first
real work of the year, aside from re-
porting the stamp tax bill, but soon the
committee will be carrying the big bur
den of drafting preparedness revenue
legislation