The sun., 1919-06-14
LEAGUE'IN RACE
AGAINST BILLS
Democrats Hope to Jam Ap-
preparation Measures
Into Senate.
MUST PASS BY JULY |
Republicans Ready to Put
Blame on Absence of
President.
MUST PASS BY JULY

WASHINGTON. June 13.-with Just
thirteen possible legislative days be-
tween now and July 1.-the League of
Nations and the appropriation bills
are elbowing each other for right of
way on single track legislative road
1t is, OF course. merely a coincidence
but 1t is most interesting one that
the date most recently assigned at
Paris for getting the treaty signed Is
the same on which the new appropria-
ton acts must come into force IL the
Government shall continue to pass
bills. The necessity to get the appro-
priation bills passed is obvious. No
body disagrees on that point, while on
the other hand the anti-League SEN
ators want IL possible to obtain some
definitive declaration on the Knox
resolution before the Peace Treaty Is
signed.
While they say 1t Is not necessary
to their programme to get such ac-
ton there is little doubt that II the
appropriation measures were not in
the way they would right now be en-
gagged in a race to beat ratification
with the resolution.
The legislative situation Is that
there is a short calendar in the Sem
ate and that Appropriation bills Of the
greatest importance are being pushed
through the House and Senate COM
mitees as fast as possible. Senate
leaders said to-day they hoped to pass
the agricultural, the deficiency and the
District OF Columbia appropriation
bills next week. After that, the mill
tary, naval and sundry civil appropri-
alton measures must get consideration
before July /. The programme Is to
take up the Knox resolution not earl
ier than Tuesday and possibly not to
| take 1t up next week at all, depending
on progress with the appropriation
| measures.
Long Debate Is Certain.
mite conviction that Just as soon as the
Knox resolution gets before the Senate
| the big fight will be on. Senator Lodge
| (Mass.) has gone to Massachusetts, for
a few days, but his absence may not
, interfere with proceedings. In his alb
sence Senator Knox (Pa-) may call the
! resolution up any time after Monday
and ask immediate consideration,
/ II there is objection. which there GER
tainly will be, he will move to take II
up. which would make It unfinished
business. This motion opens the merits
OF the resolution to debate and the mo-
ment II is made the talkfest will DO on
Nobody IL willing to guess how long the
debate on this motion may last and Il
makes little difference, because the fun.
damental question will be Just as com
pioteiy before ths Senate In connection
with this motion as on the final vote
Precisely how the appropriation bills
will stand II they are passed SO late
as not to reach Paris for the Presden-
tiai signature before July /, Is a ques-
ton that Is not being discussed will
much animation. When the emergency
bill for the War Risk Insurance Bu
reau was passed the President cableC
an authorization to make drafts against
the appropriation pending his receip
and signature OF the measure. and this
wac accepted. Doubtless tho same
course will be pursued as TO the othe,
appropriation bills II necessary.
The Democratic Senators held a con
ference to-day to consider their plar
OF campaign So far as the appropria
ton bills are concerned their minds ar,
quite at ease because the responsible,
in that regard is with the Republicans
Each side is prepared to blame tn,
other II an uncomfortable situation
arises involving appropriations.
The Democrats will say that the Re
pptlicans ought to have been passin,
ths supply bills instead OF talking abou
the League Of Nations, while the Re
publicans can retort that the Demo
Continued on Second PaQe.