The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-18
CONGRESS TO MEET
AGAIN ON MAY 5
Tentative Agreement Reached
by Administration Officials
for Special Session.
NEED APPROPRIATIONS
Bureau Of War Risk Insurance
Nav Have to Dismiss
1000 Clerks Before
Cash Is Provided.
IED APPROPRIATIONS

Washin gton. March 1T.--May 5 has
been tentatively agreed on by admins
tration officials as the date when con-
gress will be called to meet In extra
session The statement was accepted
here today on the authority of a mem
Der OF President Wilson's cambinet.
who has discussed the matter with
members of congress
1t is understood that cabinet off,
GERS are agreed that postponement OF
the extra session TO date later than
May S would impose hmm easurable
injury upon the governmental depart
|ments. several of which are seriously
handicapped for lack of. funds.
Notable among the departments
whose existence IL in jeopardy through
failure of the last congress to appro-
pirate money is the war risk insur-
ance bureau So acute has the situa+
ton become in that department that
the dismissal of 1000 employees is I'M
der consideration.
Secretary OF the Tresaury Carter
Glass estimated 1t will seauire $4,000
600 to keep the war risk insurance
bureau in operation until May Is. and
frankly he is greatly worried as to
where he will obtain the necessary
funds,
That members OF both branches OF
congress realize that an extra session
cannot be STAYED of much longer Is
evidenced by the great number who
remain in Washington.
It became known today that 80
grave is the financial status OF various
government departments that Secre-
tary Glass made up a statement OF the
financial needs of the departments.
which was given to President Wilson
the day he left washington for Paris.
The statemen went into great de-
tail and told the needs of the various
departments. individually and coliec-
lively.
Secretary Glass said that he required
SIS, 600 900 at least TO run the war risk
Insurance bureau until May 10
Where will you get this money!?
he was asked.
AT the moment, l do not know
he said.
win you get It from the presi-
dents 100000, 900 fund.-
Secretary Glass laughed. Then Sc
riously. he said:
Il have put 1t up to him. II may
have to come from that fund"
He was then asked II he or any
mem her OF congress had requested
President Wilson to call an extra con-
gress for May s. or any other date.
II have not" ne said. land am not
informed whether any member of the
congress has or has not. If dfd
know I feel that could not mention
1t. II should come officially from the
president. of course. They may have
done 80 for all know
session early enough" said RepFesen.
tative Mondeil, of wyoming. the new
Republican floor leader. 'we hope to
| be able to pass before July the be.
ginning of the new fiscal year-all
the great supply bills which failed In
| the last congress"
TIE Republican steering cofnInftt -
today decided that the supply bilil
| should be the first legislation to BE-
taken up at the extra session. TIT
third deficiency bill. carrying $780,
600, 900 for the railroad adm1ni1tra-
ton, in addition to appropriations for
! various other governmental activitiei
for the remainder Of the current year
will he given right OF way. Tho sun
dry civil bill will be second. and the
other four viii follow in the order In
which the committees can reach
them.
The Republican organization Of thu
house Ia completed. said Mr.. Mondell
and will be ready to proceed with
business within week after tho SEA-
sion begins.
f. While the appropriation committees
are working on supply bills the legts-
lative comAnittees will be engaged In
preparing tariff, railway and shipping
legislation. MIR. Mondeil said. 1t will
be the policy of the Republicans. he
added, to prepare for consideration
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