Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-29
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
Especial to The Bulletin)

Especial to The Bulletir)
 Washington, D. C.. Aug. 2s.-'T think it's a safe prediction that the revenue bill will pass the House on either September 14th or 1stn," said Speaker Champ Clark today, It will be reported from the committee the
 first of next week and it will take about ten days of debate before the vote. That's fair time to allow such an important messu and I don't be- lieve it ought to be put through in less time. In fact, dent believe it could be done. What will happen to it in the Senate is not in my province to predict: Judging from experience with reveiIue bills, past if the senate decides to hold prolonged hearings and give every body who wants to talk on the bill a chance to go before the finance committee and express their opinions, it viii be long time befote a senate vote is reached
 The statement of the Speaker coupl- ed with statements from Senator Simmons, chairman of the finance committee and Floor leader Martin, seems to put an end to the possibility of speedy passage of the bill ard
 has revived the rumor of a month ago,
 that the revenue bill would not be
 passed through the Senate, but would
 be put over to the December session
 before passage.
 The bill in it's details will be an
 unpopular one" said a republican Con-
 gressman today. And I doubt if the
 democratic party wants it passed be-
 fore the November election, ;n spite
 of their protests to the contrary"
 The Speaker would not comment on
 that possibility of delay in the Sen Un q PIaof fn he Senate and not the house to deal with. But" he added while talking to the Bulletin correspondent, There won | be much for the house to do while the Senate has the revenue biIl.'' There is a rumor that the house will try to take 8 long recess during the time which will eiapse after it passes the revenue bill until it comes back to it after the Senate has acted, but the Speaker would express no opin- l ion. The constitution prohibits any thing more than a three days recess by either Senate or House without | the consent of the other. Many ef- forts have been made in the past to bring about prolonged recess un- der these conditions, but it has al- ways failed. Whether or not an at tempt will be made to do so this fail is undetermined, but there is nc doubt that members who have been held here by important committee work without a days break since last December, are restless under the thought of staying at their post with nothing to do, if the Senate has long drawn out hearings on the revenue bill just before the vote on the man power bill was taken in the senate Wednesday Senator Brandagee of fered an amendent which was unani- i mouslv adopted the Brandagee l amendment provided that men who volunteer may apply for commissions 1 in the branch of the service in which r the volunteer.
 The blind chaplain of the house oi ! representatives stood at the readine 1 desk with hands devotediy folded. ant i grey head and sightless eyes raised 1 reverently to Heaven. Members ol 1 congress were in their seats waiting 1 for the man power bill doubling the 1 size of the army to be put before then 1 as soon as the prayer was ended Ant l this was the Litany which fell from 1 the Chaplain's lips: Good Lord de liver us from the hyphenated Ameri.
 can: the pro German: the spy. tho
 profteer the pacifist and the siaclel
 and from all who would retard tht l prosecution of the war for human rights, human happiness and the es. i tahlishment of world wide peace" Nc i a word more except the fervent Amen 1 Dr. Couden. who is known and loved | by every member of Congress means His cup of sacrifice has been filled {, cavalry officer in the Civil War ani