Bisbee daily review., 1919-02-28
President Is Firm in Determ-
 ination Not tc Call New Congress in Extraordinary Session Until Summer
Discusses Executive Affairs,
 Measures to Expedite Work And League of Nations in Long Congressional Visit
By Review Leased Wirel


 WASHINGTON, Feb 27-President Wilson spent two hours al the capitol today conferring with scores of demo cratic members of congress, discussing iunumerable executive affairs, mea- sures to expedite the work of congress before adjournment next Tuesday, pa trOnage and the league Of nations and questions related to his work at the peace conference.
 From 3:30 o'clock to 5:30 o'clock callers filed into the presidents pri- Tate room off the senate chamber. while the president, standing thFOugz- out. gzTe and received suggestions OF many subjects At the close of the visit the president received newspa- per correspondents and freely dis cussed legislative affairs, the proposed constitution of the league Of nations and his immediate personal plans
 No Extra Session
 During his conference the president reiterated his determination not to call the new congress in extraordinary session until he returns from France and asked administration leaders Te so inform the republicans, who were represented by the democrats as de termined to defeat the Victory loan bill. and thus force an extra session leaders were urged by the president to pass that and all urgent apprOpria- tiOn and other measures
 While the president was at the cap itoI the senate debated the S1.0oO ,0Ov,- 900 wheat guarantee bil- Chairman Hitchcock of the foreign relations committee, made his address on the league of nations and the house de- bated the general deficiency apprO- priation measure
 Speeding up measures bore furth- CT fruit in both houses The measure validating about S2,75O.OOO,OOO in in- formal war contracts was completed, both bodies adopting the conference report The house approved the con- ference on the oil land leasing bill but it was held up in the senate because of controversy over the Call fornia and Wyoming naval reserve fields
 Senate Works Overtime
 The senate remained in session until late tonight endeavOring to pass the wheat guarantee bill and to proceed with the S1,215, ,OOO, 900 army apprO- priation and other money measures The house adjourned early because of the republican organization confer ence tonight but tomorrow it plans to pass its last two appropriation bills, the sundry civil bill and general de ffciency measures and also take up the amendment, reported today, to re peal the Is per cent taxes on semi luxuries contained in the new war rev enue law. Further to hasten action the senate agreed to meet at 10 o'clock each morning until adjourn ment
 Clashes occurred in both senate and house today over the legislative situa tiOn, the developments including a declaration by Republican Leader Mann in the house that the demo crats must be held responsible fOl legislative delays, and the intrOduc tiOn in the senate of a resolution by Senator France of Maryland, favor ing an extra session March D.
 In his conferences the president vas told by administration leaders that al important legislation could not b. passed because of republican OppOsi tion. The president was said to have urged especially passage of the nava and other appropriation bills and tn' Victory" loan measure Those dis cussing the legislative situation witi MT. Wilson included Senator Martin democratic leader in the senate Chairman Simmons. Of the senate fin ance committee, and Chairman Sher ley of the house appropriations com mittee-
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