Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-04
CONGRESS WILL BE IN SESSION
 UNTIL THE END
Work Will Continue Until
 Sine Die Adjournment
CROWDS IN GALLERY
 ARE UNPRECEDENTED
Senators Renew ControyerS, Over the League Oi Nations
 Plans.

Washington, March 3.--Rencwed controversy over the league of na- tions and the long threatened republi- can filibuster on legislation came to- night when the clocks were ticking off the hours ending the life of the sixty fifth congress. Unprecedented crowds i watched the proceedings in both sen ate and house which were expected to remain in continuous session until sine die ad journment at noon tomorrow. In the senate, the majority filibus ter was in headway on the general deficiency bill carrying an appropria- ton of $750,O00,000 for the railroad administration while the house mark ed time considering minor matters ' and holding for the las tthe confer ence report on the billion dollar wheat guarantee bill. Republican senators said their obstructive tactics were directed not at the railroad fund which they predicted finally would be voted but as a means of holding off other legislation. While believing that the deficiency measure would be enacted. democratic leaders said they feared the bill was in great jeopardy.
 Situation Is Tense.
 , A movement by republican senators for a resolution formally disapprov- ing the league of nations constitution as now drafted and declaring for an early peace treaty added to the ten sion. republican leader Lodge, prepar. ed the resolution, planning it's intro- duction at favorable opportunity but 1 bo hol eli v>1o of many republican senators who will sit in the next senate, announcing their opposition to the proposed league con- stitution.
 | With the railroad appropriation and the wheat measure as the two major bills remaining, the formal death blow was given today to many other bills. Formal efforts were made late to- day to secure agreement for votes on the army navy and agricultural appro- priation bills but republicans objected and failure of these was regarded as certain. The $85OOO0,0OO sundry civil bill was another measure marked for [ failure, senate appropriations com mittee leaders declaring it would not even be taken up by the committee
 Bills shut out in the senate include those providing for enforcement of the war time prohibition law and Sec retary Lanes measure to reclaim waste lands for settlement by dis charged soldiers. Three more regular appropriation bills, however, the h. diana diplomatic and military acad- emv measures were completed and sent to President Wilson. Final legis- lative action also was taken on the measure appropriating funds for hospital construction.
 During the night republicans and democrats of the senate disputed re- sponsibility for prospective failure of the many bills. The democrats assert ed that without republican opposition, the measures could be passed before congress adjourned while the repub-
 licans declared that the legislation
 should not be passed so hastily, involv- ing such enormous sums of money and urged that an extra session be called at once. They declared Presi- dent Wilson and the democratic ad-
 ministration must be charged with delay in passage of vitally necessary
 measures which could be accomplish
 ed in an extra session.