Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-29
Senate Decides to Hold Both
Morning, and Night SeS-
sions in Order to Rush
Work Through.
GENERAL LEGISLATION
TO HAVE PREFERENCE
Railroad Bills Are to Be Con-
sidered as Soon as Indian
Appropriation Measure Is
Out of Way,
10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED w,eEl

Washington, Jan. 2S.--With less
than thirty working days remaining
in the life of the sixty fourth congress
the democratic steering committee of
the senate decided today to hold daily
sessions of the senate from II o'clock
in the morning until 10 o'clock at
night, beginning Thursday, February
The decision is to drive hard and
fast in essential appropriations and
the revenue bill and to. undertake the
big general administration measures
one by one as time permits.
General Legislation First.
What general legislation Is to be
taken first, no member of the steering
committee would say. The general
understanding, however is that the
railroad bills will be considered as
soon as the Indian appropriation bill
is out of the way, provided the inter-
state commerce committee does not
ultimately decide to await action on
this matter in the house In view OF
the fact that Representative Adamson
is preparing to rush a separate bill on
the subject through the house, the
senate may decide to wait. In that
case the corrupt practices bill or the
mineral land leasing measure may be
given a tryout.
Plan is Experimental.
The plan of the steering COMMITTEES
is iepUrSi TO 6e ail exltel lnUirtss olse.'
Owing to the unusual opposition from
IN
pending administration measure, some
of the leaders believe it would be wise
to call up the various bills to see just
what progress might be made on them
and to determine if threatened oppo-
sition is so unyielding as to make their
passage before March 4 impossible.
Another obstruction to business
which democratic leaders fear is the
urgent desire of republican senators
to force discussion of President Will
sons address as provided for in Sen
ator Cummins' resolution for debate.
and the Borah resolution to reaffirm
the faith of the senate in the Monroe
doctrine and the principles of Wash
ington and jefferson advising against
entangling foreign alliances.
Several Orations i'm Soak.
Several senators are known to be
preparing addresses on these subjects,
and they intend to discuss the issues
regardless of whether the senate votes
to set aside any time for the debates.
In the house, this week, the revenue
fight will begin. The ways and means
committee will meet tomorrow, when
har fpr hD CT
time will consider and pass upon the
measure framed by Chairman Kitchin
and his democratic colleagues. Mr..
kitchin said the bill would be reported
out of the committee Monday; taken
up by the house Tuesday, and passed
probably Wednesday night or Thurs
day The republicans favor a pro-
tective tariff proposition, with rates
not exceeding the Payne-Aldrich tariff
rates, as a substitute for the demo-
cratic plan,
Republican Caucus Friday.
Republican representatives will eau
Gus probably Friday night on the leg
islative situation. There will be a
general sizing up of the political field
and discussion of house organization
and legislative policies for the COM
ing congress. resolution to be con-
sidered among others is one intro
duced by Representative Anderson OF
Minnesota, left over from last week s
republican caucus, to create COM
mittee of fifteen republicans to receive
and. consider suggestions as to legis-
lative program for the republicans in
the next house. This is regarded as
compromise for Representative
Gardner's progressive program
President to Urge Speed.
President Wilson will go to the |
capitol again tomorrow for confer
ences with senate and house leaders
in further efforts to speed up the
legislative program He expects to re-
main there most of the afternoon.
The president considers the railroad |
bill to prevent strikes the most inn ,
portant part of his program, and 1t
was said today he will insist that
legislation along the general line of
his recommendations on the railroad
question be adopted.
While the administration has no
information on when the supreme
court will hand down decision on
the Adamson law. or what the decis-
ion will be, it realizes that an adverse
decision probably will lead to trouble
unless some preventative legislation is
adopted.
Suggestions that the presidents
peace address be debated during the
special session of the senate which
will be called soon after March to
pass on nominations, are meeting
with increased favor In administra-