The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-22
Hope of Adjournment Late in July or Early in August Is Enc0uraged-Senate Is
 Outdistanced
SENATE MANAGERS
 WEARIED BY FIGHT
 ON HARBORS BILL
Night Sessions Likely Unless Vote Is Reached Soon. House Is We'll Up on Its Programme

Washington. May 91.-Rapid legislative strides, encouraging to administration leaders who hope for adjournment of Congress late in July or early in August, just passed, the lower branch outdi stanc- ing the Senate, which is still in the throes of filibuster against the s43,0O0,OOo rivers and harbors appropriation bill.
 The tenacious fight against the rivers and harbors measure has at last begun to wear on the patience of Senate other business, and unless a vote is reached in a few days, night sessions may be ordered. The filibuster took up the week except for brief time given to approving the army reorganization bill, and it will be resumed tomorrow with Senators Kenyon and Sherman leading the fight. Already several democratic votes have been won and there is pos- sibility now that some big items may be cut out of the measure.
 HOUSE IS DOING FINE
 The House succeeded during the week in passing the flood control bill rural credits legislation, the conference report on the army bill and the government shipping bill, one of the most important measures on the administration pro gramme, and the naval committee con- cluded it's work on the navy appropria- ton and construction bill; the second part of the national defense plan. This will be ready for general debate soon. In addition to ways and means committee got to work on revenue problems. and the Way is clear for the comp Sstfon of revenue legislation soon after the na- tional political conventions.
 In the Senate tomorrow a fight to a finish is expected between conservatives and liberal senators over the Kenyon and LaFollette resolutions to force considera- ton of executive nominations in open sessions. The resolution is an outgrowth of the fight against George Rubles as member of the federal trade commits sion, whose nomination was rejected, but which Is to. come up again Tuesday on motion to reconsider the vote. Cham. pions of Rubles have been working hard, aided by strong administration influ- ences, and they now claim to have won new support and hope to reverse the result of last weeks action.
 VOTE "WEDNESDAY ON BRANDEIS
 Another important event of the week will be disposition of the nomination of Louis D. Brandeis to the supreme court by the Senate judiciary committee. The committee will act Wednesday after hav- ing had the name before it since Jam uary. Few of Mr. Brandeis' friends look for a favorable report on the nornina- ton, although they have not given up hope altogether than some democratic senators who have been inclined to op- pose him may change their minds. In any event they expect that the nomlna- ton will be returned to the Senate for final action, probably in a report with out recommendation. This will insure a long fight, and it is to prepare for this that many of the Brandeis supporters hope the Kenyon resolution for open ses- sions will be carried.
 The district appropriation bill will be brought into the House tomorrow, and probably will occupy several days. The diplomatic and consular bill may fol- low it late in the week, or the naval bill may be taken up, though it is hardly thought this latter measure will be reached before next week. Following his speed up' policy Majority Leader Kitchen will put the naval bill through under special rule, four days being the time he plans to allott to it.