Bisbee daily review., 1917-03-07
Important Bills, Sidetracked by Senate Filibuster, Must Be Passed to Meet Govern ment Expenses.
EXPECT IT NOT
 LATER THAN JUNE
Army Bill, Vital to Nations Safety, Must Be Rescued; Also General Deficiency Bill and Others.
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Abl iNFNltN l--GStG VI Aft WASHINGTON, Mar. G. - An l. extra session of congress not lat CT than June now is generally con
 ceded among officials here to be assured
 Although President Wilson has not given any definite indication that he has finally abandoned bis hope that an extra session might be avoided. there is an almost unanimous senti- ment among senators. representatives and officials of the executive depart ments that one must be called They declare that if the international situ- atiOn does not demand it. congress must come back to complete it's legis- lation program and fill up gaps in the governments financial scheme caused by failure Of some of the more im- poTtant appropriation measures So certain are many members Of con gTess on this point that they are spec ulating only on the probable date of the session.
 Coming By lure
 The general expectation among them, said to be based on word pass ed out by officials close to the Presi- dent. is that the end of May pr some time in June would be selected for cOnvening the new congress.
 May Limit Debate
 The progress made by senators to- day toward carrying out the Presi- dents recommendation for a full linn iting bill for the emergency was strengthened by indications of a spe- cial session within a few weeks. Ar ter enumerating the important meas ures which had failed a statement continued. it would increase the diTi- cuity to call the sixty-ff.h congress in special session unless the parliament tary barrier to action in the senate were removed.
 Should the senate limit debate and the Presidents legal advisors decide he has no authority to arm ships with out congressional authority. the arm ed neutrality bill undoubtedly would take first place among the measures to be pressed by the administration at an extra session. lt might hs urged even if it were unnecessary for le- gal point in order To line up congress behind the President and wipe out the adverse impression which Mir Wilson believes has resulted in some quarters from the senate's failure tO get in the session just closed
 Army Bill inpels
 But aside from the international crisis. the breaking down of the ad- ministration legislative program is rs- garded by many officials as impera- sf There will be many flaws in the gov ernment's financial and defense schemes unless emergency action Is taken. because of failure of the big supply measures, particularly the ar my and general deficiency bills.
 Preparedness Held Up
 How the war department can con tinue with it's preparedness plans is in fact. a problem for which officials generally believe an extra session offers the only practicable solution There have been rumors in congress that some special arrangement misht be made by treasury officials tO avoid calling congress together by an emer- gency allotment of funds to the army established under executive authority out SD lstT GS udS uttn ftNGNltU AhAi- ing of the sort has taken definite form.
 Debts Still Owing
 For lack of the S62. .000 to have teen provided in the general deficien- cy bill. departments and bureaus all along the line will suffer. Here. too. however. the war department will be hardest hit. for it had counted on S3S.- 00O. coo from the measure. a large part of it to have gone Co pay debts incnrr- ed in purchasing equipment for the national guard while it was on border duty. The navy's share of the bill was more than s7.000.O00. asked tO meet miscellaneous items of expense not covered in the regular naval bill
 West Point Embarrassed
 Another measure that lost in the race against time at the end of the session was the Sl.34S.O00 military academy bill. carrying the regular allotment for maintaining the Yves;
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