The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-24
BUSIEST WEEK IN HISTORY ID CLOSE
 SESSION OF SOLONS
The Presidents Conference, League Proposal and Ap- propriations to Feature
 Final Week
By Associated Press

Washington, February 23. The final week of the Sixty fifth Congress will be ushered in tomorrow with the busiest seven days in all congressional history in prospect.
 Among the outstanding features of the final week will be President Will sons conference at the White House Wednesday with the foreign relations committee on the league of nations, prospective daily discussion of the league proposal in the Senate, selec- ton by the House republicans at conference Thursday of a candidate for the speakership of the next House and the final rush of appropriation bills and other urgent legislation.
 Decision regarding an extra session of the Sixty-siXth Congress also may be reached during the week With sine die adjournment at noon on Tues- day March 1, and with more legisla- tion remaining on the calendars than Tn the history of many Congresses, leau- CTS of both houses have abandoned  only question, it was said by some members today, is the time when 1t will be called by the President.
 President Wilson will be advised soon after his arrival regarding the extra session. The nature of the ad- vice, according to democratic leaders, principally depends upon disposing of the pending House bill to authorize s7.o00. 100000 on short-term treasury notes in lieu of Liberty Bonds for the April loan campaign.
 If the measure is passed the leaders plan to advise the President to call the extra session about May 15. If il fails it was said a request for a call of Congress not later than April l would be substituted. The bill will be taken up in the House on Tuesday.
 Hope of passing all of the appro- priation bills apparently has been abandoned by both Senate and House leaders. Only two of the 10 regular money bills have been enacted. A dozen money measures are awaiting action on the Senate, and Senate lead- CTS declare several of them are cer. tain of failure.
 LEAGUE DEBATED
 Senate discussion of the league of nations is one of the principal ob- stacles in disposal of legislat tion. De- fense of the league on behalf of the administration will be opened tomor- row by Senator Lewis of Illinois. Daily and protracted debate of the league thereafter is in prospect. Senator owen, democrat, of Oklahoma, plans to discuss the league Wednesday, Mi- nority Leader Lodge on Friday and Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, republi- can. former Secretary of State, on Sat- urday.
 The speaker of the next House is to Ho conference of republicans, including members elect.
 Friends of Representative Gillette oi Massachusetts are confident of his se- lection, although supporters of Repre- sentative Mann of Illinois have not yet conceded defeat.
 Congressional leaders today studied the legislative situation to determine which bills could be passed and which must go over for the extra session.
 Among the bills is said to be virtual ly assured of enactment were those appropriating S1,000,0 900 to maintain the government wheat price guaran- tee; $T50.000,O 900 for the railroad ad' ministration, the bond bill, the postof- flee appropriation measure. the sundry civil bill with $660, 0,000,000 for the ship ping board, the measure appropriating $13,00O000 for hospitals, the legisla' s tive. executive and judicial salary bud get and the measure validating *2, 750, ,000,0 of informal war contracts
 MANY BILLS PENDING
 Doubt is expressed regarding th' s possibility of disposing of the arm! and navy appropriation bills for oi and water power development; prohib jtory legislation. the new sedition bill the rivers and harbors appropriation measure. the bill providing for the 1s2' census and the renomination of Comp troller of Currency Williams. Failur' of the following measures generally il conceded:
 The s25.oo0,oo0 appropriation in con nection with the Colombian treaty general railroad legislation, labor an, unemployment the restriction, regula ton and the meat industry, civil pen sions and terminating government con trol of telephone, telegraph and othe $ wire systems.
 1. RIG HANDLEY PLANE