The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-28
Congress May Seek
Rest Period Soon

Washington, ID. C.-The republi.
can majority Of the house Of repre-
sentatives is getting tired again. Hav-
Ing been in session for nearly six
weeks longer than they intended be-
cause of the insistence of President
Wilson, they have concluded that 1t
Is time to take another" adjourn
ment, say. through October, and per
haps a little of November while the
senate is discussing the league of ma.
tions.
1t is undeniablc that the house has
largely failed to do what the presi.
dent asked in early August, when a
five weeks adjournment had been de.
cided upon.
True, the bill granting powers and
funds to Attorney-General Palmer for
prosecution Of profiteers was passed
by both houses and has gone to con.
and remedial Legislation stops just
about there. a few so.called single
shot" tariff bills have been passed af'
fectng a few comparatively minor in
dustries, but none could affect the
high cost of living.
Before the special session of con
gress. which began the middle Of May,
the republican leaders, announced in
a series of statements-one or more
statements per leader-that they knew
much more about what legislation was
needed than did President Wilson,
Undaunted. the president sent the
customary message to congress at the
opening of the special session and rec.
commended Il very specific program.
The result has been that virtually
nothing of a reconstructive nature has
been done. The president not only
had to take all the preliminary steps
regarding a settlement Of the big prob.
lens of capital and labor, but he had
to carry through what others now as
sert they thought of but let die-thc
probable far-reaching conference Of the
two important business factors in
Washington next month
o Republican Floor Leader Frank w.
Mondell has announced that the ma
iority hopes to pass a railroad bill OF
some sort before the regular session
i'm December At the present time there
is little likelihood Of this being done,
there being several groups in each
house Of congress each Of which pos
scsscs apparently definitely fixed ideas
as to the future of the railroads. and
which intends fighting for incorpora'
ton in the final measure
The merchant marine is in much
the same situation, although the pos
sibilities of anything Of definite ma
tme being done with it before the regu'
lar session seem improbable.
The Graham select committee to in
yestigate war expenditures is singing
very low these days and but few OF
the sub-"smelling" committees are at
work, but these are running up far
sized expense accounts, presumably
since one trio is in France and has
been for nearly two months, and ar
other is on the Pacific coast asauiling
all witnesses who testify that any part
of the spruce industry was conducted
honestly in connection with the war
time aviation program.
The select committee to investigate
the shipping board has just returned
in it's private car, from its soJourh
on the Pacific coast where ship yards
were inspected, but no report has been
made.
The republicans expect to caucus
shortly when the principal topic Will
be the proposed October recess Al
the same time the question Of depos'
ing Floor Leader Mondell may come
up, but it is not expected to succeed.