New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-17
Senate May Resort to Clot'
ure to Pass Soldiers
Insurance Bill
Conferrees Speed Up
Wilson Has No New Legisla.
ton to Offer; Alien Draft
Measure in Doubt

WASHINGTON, Sept. l6.-Congres-
sional plans, completed to-day, contem-
plate adjournment early in October.
Speed in the Senate alone Is essen
tial to carrying this plan into effect
The House has almost completed its
work, and confcrrees are making all
possible haste to reach agreements on
measures that have passed both houses.
Indications are that the Senate will
tournament at the time tentatively set.
1t rushed through the trading with the
enemy and war bond bills last week in
record time and has taken hold of the
soldiers and sailors insurance bill, one
of the two remaining big measures II
has 10 pass. with an apparent determl-
nation to expedite consideration OF IT..
Cloture may be resorted to If neces-
sary.
President Wilson has no new legisla-
ton to present and is understood to be
ready to have Congress go home. HIS
insistencc that the insurance bill be
passed before adjournment. communi-
Gated to the Senate last Fridty by wire
less, is said to have been though no
desire to have Congress remain here
for any other purpose than to get that
bill out of the way.
Important Bills in Conference
Aside from the insurance measure
and the $1,000, 100000 war deficiency
bill. most of the big legislation of the
session will be in conference this week.
These measures include the war tax,
war bond and trading with the enemy
bills. The war bond measure will go
10 conference from the House to-mor-
row and the other two already are in
conferrees' hands.
Agreement on the war tax bill this
week is expected. Minor matters now
arc being thrashed out. and by Thurs
day. it is expected. will be under dis
cussion. Forecasts are that the bill
will emerge from conference carrying
provisions for levies of about $4,000
100000. Changes will be principally in
method of assessing taxation and not
in amounts.
On the insistence OF Democratic
Leader Kitchin and others the meet
ings of conferrees are executive.
Only n few big differences exist be
tween the two houses on the war cred
it's and trading with the enemy meas
ures. The principal changes made by
the Senate in the war credits bill are
the increase of from one-seventh 10
one-fourth Of per cent in the allow
ance for floating the bonds and the
decrease i'm the certificates allowances
from one-tenth 20 one-twentieth. More
important provisions were added to the
trading bill by the Senate. They IN
cludc giving the President power TO
stop imports. TO prohibit enemy life
insurance companies from operating in
this country. and the King amendment
TO require German language newspa-.
pers TO print English TRANSACTIONS OF
their articles.
Alien Draft Bill in Doubt
Whether the alien draft reso luton:
adopted by the Senate last week. VIII
be taken up in the House - undeter-
mined. Many members want IT adopt
ed. but il may be crowded out IN the
rush preceding adjournment.
The war deficiency bill probably VII!
mass the House tomorrow. The SEN
ate will reconyene Tuesday and take
M the Webb export trading bill. al
ready passed by the House. and TINS
will be followed by the Walsh oil land
leasing bill. The deficiency measure