Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-26
REPUBLICANS MAY
CONTINUE EFFORTS
FOR EXTRA SESSION
Insist Congress Should BE
on Hand for Event
ualities.
DEMOCRATS HOPE TO FIND
WAY TO END DIFFICULTIES
Legislative Body Enters on Final
Week With Extraordinary
Congestion in Program.
WILSON'S PLANS NOT REVEALED
Even Most Sanguine Majority Mem
berS Expect Action Only on
Appropriation Measures.

Appropriation Measures.
fBy Associated i.rossl
WASlfiNGTpE. February .5-Wi,h
the Republican nlibu>tcr in tho senate
against revenue lcGisiaii"n broken late
last night. after ON" Of tha most tenn
pestuous sessions Of recent years. tho
SiNty-fourth Congress Tomorrow will
enter upon its hual week still tacing
cNtraordinary Legislative congcY,ion
Republican leaders who had threat
encd to defeat Tho emergency rcv.nu.
bill by dilatory tactics, agreed to "A
hnai vote on tho measure next We'd
ncsday night. when confronted with
the Democratic determination to hold
the Senate in continuous session. Dan
ger OF further efforts 10 fore, am extra
session has not disappeared. however.
for some Of IN" minority Insist ,ha,
the President should bc forced to sum
mons the Sixty-ufth Congress u bc
on hand for cycutualiti.s in the Euro
pcan crisis.
SENATOR'S Are DIVIDED
As To FUTURE ACTION
When tho Republicans made peace
with tho desperate majority over the
*fV0.Vo".ocO revenue and bond bill. aud
agreed that APPROXIMATION measures
might be considered by unanimous con.
sent between now and Wednesdays
night, somo "f tho minority leaders
frankly confcsscd To- the belief that
the action would avoid necessity for
an extra session. Among senator's who
held this yiow was Senator Smoot.
acting minority !, ,'idcr. Senators Lodge
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Gus closing hours of The session
whether President Wilson IS t" :" b.
!"rc 'ohSrcSs b'i"E" adjournment to
discuss IN +" a. tons "ct"c"n til"
thitcd states ara "crmany. leaders
iTahkiF s'a'" ih"N d" not know. Many
"i 'heh expect ,Eat he viii. h"; d"
h't profess |" kh"H what II" viii ask.
Nn 'na''hu"h ct inc feeling "t som.
"' '.ie ''cr""H'"hS l"''""inS IN" heat
{" "'sc"S'i"n \"St"rHhH "i their com
P'"i"'s "' ih'E 81 f"rc+ili action on the
p''' o' '"" government TO protect
N'''l ic"" S"'PplhS interests against
'"c 'c''''ih S"p'ha'l'' blockade" came
III INC in'rodu'hon 81 I'm 10y sen
ator fai!' OF New M'Ai'", winch would
"u'"o' ~" 'ht 'rrS'dtht 10 use tho
arh'e" lor''s "i inc nation !" protect
a.
c','~ehS "' '"c h''"d states 1t va.
reierreu 20 'he or'iSH relations Com
t'cc, ""' WAGNER 'hN'h'hs VIII
cohe rom w" resolution IS doubtful!
80 h"'n!"' ''"''"h leaders VIII 81" n"th-
.'e WIN y ""'' inc resident is heard
'ioI' y" ''c 'SH"S' iHSrc IS certain
70 oe i"r'"cr d'N'uaSioh' however. be
to'e '"' s">t' 9'eh"'s INC ehd ~ the
sieS" on ''"''" l.
LEGIsLATIoN vi ST fttI.
CONCEDED ON ALL SIDES
That nearly all rondirr -encr,l
legislation SO long urged hv tho rrcsi
dent must fail mt this scssio, now is
practically conceded las, cycr,. nuc Ir
the approximation measures stiI mend
ing get through that is all that tho
most sanguinc Democrats c>pcct sub
stitution Of lump appropriation for
the rivers and harbo.s bil. is almost
conceded. Tho public buildings bill is
generally admitted 4" he dead The
hood-control bill VIII he talked to
death tomorrow in tho five hours al
lotted TO II.
Railroad labor legislation. the cor
rupt-pract'ccs aud conservation bills.
All nave practic"ilN n" chance even Tor
consideration. ihcrc ~ loubt ais" that
the biiis amending inc Federal reserve
Ia" ana inc Sh'pp'hs '"a"d "t'' cE-
pnard ,or ,,,hr,,,. ,,,r,o IN, ,,o