Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-02-28
Senator Gore Declares Public
ity Has Served Purpose of
Warning Americans Off
Armed Ships,
BITTER STRUGGLE
OVER CONSERVATION
BtandeiS Hearing Expected to
End This Week. Haitlen
Treaty to Be Considered in
i. S, Senate.

lay MORNING JOURNAL srVeiAl LeAssp wRa'
washington, Feb. f--LegislatiNc
business will be resumed in regular
order at the capitol this week after
the recent furry over international
affairs that demoralzed the work of
congress In both houses admins
tration leaders have held in control
the threatened revolt against the
president on the armed ship issue and
no further outburst is expected un-
less there should be q development
apparently leading toward war.
Leaders Of the agitation for action
to warn Americans off belliserent
merchantmen carrying arms admit
there is no change to get legislation
on the subject. senator Gore, au-
thor of the warning resolution in the
senate. has publicly declared thnt
there Is no desire 10 stay the hand
Of the president In diplomatic ncgo-
tiations He also says the real puf-
pose Of his resolution already had
been accomplished ana thus is re-
garded by administration leaders
practically as an abandonment Of the
effort to force n vote on the issue IN
either house.
To Fight Shields Bill
Conservation champions in tho
senate plan to throw their combih-
ed strength against the Shields bill
to provide for leasing of water pow
or sites on navigable waters to pri-
vate interests For two weeks they
nave heen fighting the bill in more
or less haphazard manner but they
propose this week to tentralize their
efforts in the hope of amending tho
measure to the satisfaction OF the
conservation forces Tomorrow SEN
ator Fusting, Of Wisconsin, who has
had cooperation Of other senator's,
will propose a substitute to the
Shields bill with regulatory features
which he declares viii safesuard tho
public interest and prevent monopo-
lization OF watcrpower facilities.
Big Lobby Is Charge.
Senator Norris, of Nebraska, charg-
ed in the senate Saturday that the
strongest lobby the capital has seen
in many years is here in the interests
of the Shields bin and that II is COM
posed Of representatives of the water
power trust (which has ITS headquatt-
ers In Wall street The fight against
the bill has almost reached the fill
clustering stage. inasmuch az test
votes so far ON amendments have in
dicated that the Shields bill has q
strong following
As soon as an opportunity is offer
ed. Senator Robinson, of Arkansas.
viii make an effort to have passed
his resolution providing for an in
Quiry into the aviation service of the
army against which he has filed scri-
Gus charges Of inefficiency The
Arkansas senator declared tonight he
would insist upon vote within a
few days. Little opposition to pas
sage of the resolution has appeared
in the senate and the house is ex-
pected to agree to the resolution when
il reaches it.
IlObItoS - V'iHS iHNNN va h'iNff''
appropriation bills, but leaders in
both houses are again complaining
over delay in legislative accomplish
ments and another speeding up order
has been sent out all along the line.
The judiciary subcommittee of the
senate hopes to conclude its hearing
this week on the fitness of Louis D.
Brandeis for tho supreme court. Part
of the time ,of the senate il is ex
pected will be given 10 consideration
of the treaty providing for the Hal
iien financial protectorate.
Consideration Of the postoffice ap-
preparation bill will be continued in
the house and It's disposition Will see
the Legislative appropriation bill taxi
en- up. The immigration bill debate
has been postponed and II may not
be reached before next week.
The ways and means committee
will report the free sugar bill tomor-
row, but the date il will be discuss
ed on the floor Is indefinite. II may
be thrashed out before the immigra
tion bill is reached.
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