Arizona republican., 1919-03-03
IMPORTANT BILLS
 WILL FAIL WIEN CONGRESS QUITS
Big Appropriations Cannot Be Squeezed Through Victory Loan Succeeds At ' O'Clock Sunday Morn ing Sherman Says Ma tion Headless With Presi- dent Abroad.

WASHINGTON. March 2.-The six tv-fifth congress enters tomorrow on its last full working day. facing am un- urccedented mass of legislation. hut with the contested ''Victory Loan bill out Of the way. Both senate and house after converting in the morning are eN- pected to work steadily until sine die adjournment at noon Tuesday. The senate remained in session aU lasi night Co pass the bill adjournins shortly before o'clock this morning while the house today held business session. disposing of the conference report on the hospital bill.
 Passage of the loan hill without a record vote and in the identical form In which it came from the house, def initely marked the course of future Iegislation and gave assurance that President Wilson would not find it necessary Co chan-, his plan Of call Ing the new congress until after his return from France. probably in June. Most republicans favored an early extra session. but after republican sen ators failed To reach any decision as to the advisablity of obstructing the loan hHl. no flihuster was undertaken.
 Many Bills Doomed
 Although many important bills, in cluding s75O 000 900 navy appropria- ton measure and the sl,215 100000 army bin. apparently are doomed, ad- ministration leaders believe that none is of sufficient importance tO require an earlier call Of congress.
 Final action by the house on tB si 900 000.000 wheat price guarantee bill is expected tomorrow. with the measure then ready for the presidents uf fs4r Ff1 regarded as certain of enactment is the general deficiency measure carry ing S750.000, 900 additional for the rail- road administration.
 or other important bills remaining. leaders tonight planned to pass the diplomatic, hospital construction and military academy appropriation mea- sure and that repeating the war tax on semi-luXuries.
 Important Ones Fail
 Besides the army and navy bills legislation which seemed certain to fail included the sS5O. O.O00 900 sundry civil bill. which contains s66O. 900. 00l for the shipping board and the oil and mineral land leasing and water power developments measure. Disposition ol the agricultural appropriation bill. con taiDing the senate committee rider pro. posing repeal of the daylight law still was regarded in doubt.
 Suffrage leaders admitted today thai there was no possibility of congrsss acting upon the compromise equa franchise constitutional amendment resolution.
 Passage this morning by the senat, of the Victory loan bill. autho.fzint sale by the treasury of s7.000 00O. .0Oi of new short term notes and s1,000. o00,000 for advances by the war fi nance corporation in extending Ameri can foreign commerce, came after bitter controversy. Senator La Fol lette of Wisconsin, republican. mad, the principal speech on the bill. hold ing the senate floor from one o'clocl his morning until after 1 o'clock. II, expected to speak only an hour ant disclaimed intending obstruction.
 Pass Loan st A. M.
 When the Wisconsin senator con cluded, Senator Penrose. Pennsylvanll republican, sought to force an adiontn ncht without action on the bill. / quorum was lacking, but the ldmipis ration leaders had the sergeanr-at f-ms round up absentees. and after luorum was secured at c o'clock. tn nill was promptly put through.
 Several senators were brought iron their homes at 4;30 o'clock.
 While Senator La Toilette wa speai1ing. Senator sherman Of Illinois republican, who was among the mes nctive Of the republicans urging a nli buster. canvassed tho situation. II said he found only four other ropubli cans willing Co cooperate in iii buster, so the attempt was abandoned
 Early Session Necessary
 Early this morning Senator Sherman
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