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President Urged November
Sitting, With Legisla-
tiOn Outlined Ahead.
DEMOCRATS WORRIED
Fear Effect Increased Taxa
tiOn Will Have on Fall
Elections.
WHITE HOUSE WILL AID
Chief Executive Will Issue
Statement Telling Why
Levies Must Be Made.
DEMOCRATS WORRIED
WHITE HOUSE WILL AID
soeeiol DesposcA 10 rss Sen.

Special Despasch to ThS ScN.
WASH INoToN, May 25.-Revenue leg
islation at this session Of Congress was
made certain to-day when Republican
members Of the Senate Finance Cum
mittee declined to enter an agreement
which was suggested by President Will
son to return for an extra session Of
Congress in November. pAss . bill by
February and outline at this time the
fundamental provisions OF the coming
legislation.
With the collapse Of the plans for de-
lay vigorously urged upon the President
by Chairman Simmons Of the Senate
committee and Democratic leaders in
both branches Of Congress-, Chairman
Simmons issued . statement tonight
expressing his regret over the failure
Of the negotiations for postponed leg
islation.
Chance for Wilson to Explain.
The North Carolina Senator wrote
President Wilson tonight expressing
the hope that tho Administration may
yet agree to a delay. but this letter gen.
orally is regarded as affording simply
an opportunity to the President to re-
ply and explain to the country Why
there must be = revenue bill now.
Irrespective Of party. leaders In both
branches OF Congress told their COL
leagues late to-day that a summer ses.
sion was certain. and tentative plans
were made for beginning revenue hear.
ings before the Ways and Means Com
mittee within the next two weeks.
Chairman Kitchin Of tho House Com
mittee. who was visibly disappointed and
displeased over the nnal victory Of Sec
| retary Of rhe Treasury McAdoo. who has
insisted all this week upon q bill. a.
cl!ned to issue a statement
There Is nothing more for me to
say said MI. Kitchin. Apparently It
, Is all over. and while I might say soms-
thing I guess I had better not Let Sen-
ator Simmons make tho announceme
Senator Gallinger (N. H speaking
for his party in the Senate made this
statement:
Republican Senator's recognise that
additional revenues will be necessary II,
the near future. and FOR that reason
they are prepared to consider revenus
legislation whenever the majority thinks
cooperate to secure the passage OF q
revenue bill without unnecessary delay"
shifts Responsibility.
The carefully worded statement Of ~
minority Senate leader passes the buck"
to the party In power and informs II ,ha,
the Republicans are ready to take UP a
bill at any time.
10
informal meetings OF the Finance and
Ways and Means committees to-day was
evolved at the conference between the
President and Senator Simmons last
! evening and discussed by the President
and Senator Simmons over the telephone
this morning There was little trouble
| about ar agreement among Democrats
| and Republicans OF the Ways and Means
Committee, but the Republicans OF the
Finance Committee finally baked on the
! Anal compromise proposed by tho Presi-
dent. who has backed Secretary McAdoo's
demand for IL bill throughout the week
Of negotiations between Congress and tho
Administration.
Senate Republicans were not willing
20 promise passage o, n bill by a definite
date following convening OF an extra
session. Neither were they prepared to
agree In advance TO the fundamentals OF
such bill or Its general principles as
expressed by Senator Simmons.
Here is a statement have pro-
Pared" said Senator Simmons tonight
II am depressed by the collapse OF our
plans as | was hopeful las, night and
early to-day that bill might go over
until November"