New Britain herald., 1919-03-04

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 session and the 65th cof1 at noon.
 Just before adjournment PreSlu .lg Wilson in his capitol office authorized final notice to the republicans that their efforts to force an immediate session had failed; that he was un- shaken in his determination not to call congress until his work at the peace conference was done.
 Democratic Control Passes.
 Adjournment marks the passing of demoratic control at the capitol. The congress that passed at noon began in April, 1917, passed the German war declaration, and it's almost continuous sessions have been marked by un- precedented legislation and Contro- TerSy.
 Big bills that failed included both the army and navy appropriation measures. The only two important measures that ran the gauntlet of the last IS hours of filibustering were the Victory liberty loan bill and the bll- lion dollar wheat guarantee bill.
 FiIibuster Ends Session.
 Congress went into the final hours of it's long war session with the repub lican flibuster against general legisla- ton completely out of control, and with leaders of both sides conceding that the general deficiency bill with S700,00O,000 for the railroad admins trAtiOn would fail in the face of unre- Ienting obstruction by a small repub- liCan group.
 See End of Government Control.
 Some spokesmen of the administraL- ton said failure of this measure necessarily would mean almost inme- diate return of the railroads to their owners because the government could not retain and finance them without the appropriation.
 By the middle of April, it was said, the railroad administrations present funds will be exhausted and only an extra session before then could make it possible to continue government operation of the roads pending reme- dial legislation which all interests have urged.
 nf publican leader, and others who largely direct the movements of the republican side, were represented as desiring to see the railroad appropri- tion made, but unable to check the filibuster which originally started against the big general appropria- ation bills which have failed,
 President Wilson arranged to go to the capitol at Il o'clock to sign measures that might get through be- fore the finish. He was prepared to go direct from his capitol office to the station to take the train for New York on his way back to France and the peace conference.
 Will Call No Extra Session.
 Just before the president left the White house the statement of his final determination not to let failure of
  against an early extra session, was of 1icially confirmed.
 There still was hope among the re- publicans that President Wilson could be forced to call the new congress soon, but after a conference early to- day between the president and Demo- cratic Leader Martin 1t was stated MT. Wilson had reiterated his deter mi1ation to have no extra session be- fore his return from France.
 While the White house conference was in progress, Senator Sherman of Illinois, republican, was on the floor of the senate announcing that the speech he began at 7:30 o'clock this morning would he continued untSAad- jOurnment, if necessary to kill the deficiency measure.
 Lodge Resolution Killed.
 Republican leaders decided to make no further attempt to get action on the Lodge resolution to record the senate against the constitution of the league of nations as now drawn.
 AS counter measure, Senator Lewis of Illinois, democratic whip, prepared a resolution proposing that the senate approve 'all proper efforts" of the president to effect league of peace.
 While Senator Sherman was speak ing, Senator Jones of New Mexico sought una nimous consent to present a favora ble report of the woman sui frage committee on the suffrage reso- lution, but the Illinois senator blocked his efforts by refusing to yield the floor.
 After Democratic Leader Martin had told him the railroad bill could not pass. the president authorized Mr Martin to announce that under no circumstances would he change his
 (C'ontinued on Ninth Paee)