Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-01
CONGRESS MAY END
SESSION THIS WEEK
Headed by $2,7oO,0o0,ooo War
Tax Bill, Adjournment Pro-
gram Is Almost Completed.
FEW MAJOR ITEMS REMAIN
Sailors and Soldiers Insurance
Measure Apparently Only
Stumblingblock in Way.
FEW MAJOR ITEMS REMAIN
IBy Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. September 3o.-Con-
gress enters tomorrow upon the clos
ing days OF the extraordinary war
session called April 2, and marked by
epochal Legislation.
Headed by the S2.70o.0o0.000 war tax
bill, which the House plans to dispose
Of tomorrow and send to the SEN
ate for final action, the program for
adjournment, which may come late this
week. was almost completed tonight
The only other major items await
Ing action before the extraordinary
session classes are the $4,000 600, 900
deficiency appropriation bill, now in
conference. and the administration
soldiers and sailors insurance meas
ure. A few other minor measures may
pass In the adjournment confusion
but the prospects tonight were that
all other important legislation, in
Guiding the administration soldiers
and sailors civil rights bill. would go
over until the December session.
The insurance measure is the STUN
bling block in the way of adjourn
mcnt this week. Despite the Presi-
dents insistence that 1t be passed now,
there is renewed talk OF sidetracking
the measure IL the opposition should
delay adjournment
MANY HOUSE MEMBERS
TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY
Tomorrow the House will take up
the conference report on the tax BILL
and quick approval of the measure by
the House Is expected. and many mem
bers are planning to leave for home
Immediately afterward.
Criticism of tho
OF the tax measure is expected to be
louder and longer in the Senate than
In the House. but approval of the bill
as finally drafted by the conferees
within one OF two days Is expected
Probably but little time will be
spent on the $4,000 900 appropria-
ton measure. upon which conferees
begin work tomorrow. It's enactment
with brief, perfunctory discussion T.,
expected. leaving the insurance meas
ure before the Senate as the only i'm
portant legislationron the program.
There may be spectacular and ex
citing finale in both bodies of Con-
gress. While official investigation of
questions involved in last weeks furore
in the House precipitated by state
ments OF Representative Hefin, of Ala
bama. after the State DEPARTMENTS
revelation of Count Won Bernstorff's
propaganda work. is now deemed i'm
probable. another fiareup impends.
LA TOILETTE EXPECTED
TO REPLY TO CRITICS
In the Senate. Senator La Toilette
is expected to reply to critics demand
Ing his expulsion for alleged seditious
utterances. Other Senators may de-
liver patriotic speeches on a proposed
resolution approving the nations
course and the governments prosecu-
tion OF the war.
The civil rights bill will be con-
sidered Tomorrow by the Senate Judi.
ciary Committee. but opposition Their.
and In the Senate on constitutional
grounds now appears to insure post
ponement of action until the Decem
Der session. Chairman Webb, of the
House Judiciary Committee, plans to
bring 1T before the House this week
and pass 1t. but few Senate leaders ex-
pect action in the upper house at this
session.
Confirmation OF the three new Inter-
state Commerce Comm issioners and
other minor appointments probably will
be voted carly this week by the Sem
ate.