The Washington times., 1919-03-09
Legislators Urge Need
For Extra Session Soon
To Clean Up Vital Bills

, providing for a revolving fund OF
$3.50 OOO, 600 for the Railroad ADMIN
| istration, Senator Martin said:
"I would say that / am in favor Ol
the calling of the extra session aS
promptly as possible.
n the Railroad Administration lS
! forced to 20 into the open market u'
borrow money to meet its obligations
IL will be required to pay an eAoI
bitant rate of interest, tbs feIt' ana
/ this drain on the finances OF the ma
ton will jeopardize the success oL
| the Victory loan in April. Discussihs
F, the possibility of the S16O'OOO'oOO
volving fund bill falling OF passage
Secretary of the Treasury OiasS 'O'"
the Senate committee:
OnIy Way Ii Loan.
.Tbe only alternative that see
will be to have the railroads 60 out
into the open market and make loans
aggregating nearly $l'ooO'OOO'Ooo
from the banks, and that would ent
the market up for the Liberty loan
and make 1t very difficult tor our
/ director General Hines view was
/ that:
| The railroads must OOiiOW -,
| tional large amounts to meet oDhga-
| tions falling due in 1918. BorroWhs
now would interfere with the Loerty
| loan. Failure to pass this appropriae
ton would kill, railroad credit ana
make borrowing hopeless"
1t Is agreed on all hands that the
sale OF $4,000. 900, 900 worth OF the
proposed short-term notes Is abso-
| iuteIy necessary to enable the Treas
ury to meet. the tasks confronting IL.
In his statement today Congress-
man Good said:
months will be required to enact
LEGISLATION necessary to unscramole
the railroads and provide for their
! organization on a solid ana suDstah-
tial basis. Legislation Of far
reaching character, to determine
national policy for our merchant
marine. which with construction
plants has cost the Government more
/ than $4,000, ,OOO, 900, is absolutely
I necessary. Legislation dealing with
! the pTSblenis of unemployment, the
demobflization Of our troops and OF
eur returning soldiers, cannot with
Justice be longer delayed. 1t Will
] take months to enact this legislation
| alone, to say nothing Of other needed
| legislation to which the Congress
must give early attention. From the
viewpoint, therefore, OF enacting
! legislation. the President should call
1 Congress in extraordinary session
without delay.
ssWhen VIC consider the condition
that actually confronts the country
4 regarding appropriation bills, the ne
cessity for an early extraordinary ses-
J sion becomes imperative. The failure
| Of the last Congress to pass many OF
1.-THE great supply bills, and the an
nounced intention of the President not
to call Congress in extraordinary ses-
sion until the month of June, Is cause
for grave apprehension. Supply bills
that Tailed to pass the last Congress
must be enacted into law before June
80 when present appropriations cease
to be available"
| Bills still Pending.
The bills which failed follow:
| Military 81 ,240, 500, ,O66.O9
Naval I... S24. 4.70S,121 90
| Third deficiency. ~. S42IO96,9l0-o9
| Sundry Civil . S51.1I1,649.OO
| Horticultural ...... 37,344.S52.O 90
District OF Columbia. 14,446 $1,000
Indian Affairs. 11.4oI'f9I.OO
Total ........... 1891 ,T23, ,962.6 60
Certainly the President has not
been fully advised as to these appro-
Il priation bills" the statement contin-
ued, cor he would not have postponed
the convening Of Congress for a single
\ day. II. being informed as to these
conditions, he refuses to convene Con
eress in extraordinary session with
out delay. he assumes a tremendous
responsibility"
BOn't try 60 fool Jour conscience
4 by cheering the returning soldiers and
Forgetting to nay yOuF income tax.
An Income tax eVadeP hasn't much On
any Of the other PrO-GeRmans.