The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-03
This Is Last Legislative Day
of Sixty Fifth Congress,
Ending at Noon
Tomorrow.
BREAKING ALL RECORDS
More money Spent, More UnsuaI Bills
Passed, and Moro Work
Which 10 Left
Undone.
[By L. C. Martin. United Press Staff
y Correspoudent.l

IBy L. c. Martin. United Press Stan
N Correspondent
WASHINGTON March 3.-This Is
the last legislative day OF the sixty
fifth congress.
Both houses Will remain in prac-
ucally continuous session from today
until noon tomorrow.
The final hours promised to climax
f1ttingly the work Of the war con-
gress'' which has broken all records
for money spent, unusual laws pass
ed and work left undone.
Interest centered in the senate as
to how many appropriation bills the
Republicans would force over to the
extra session
The general impression among
both democrats and republicans
early today, was that the army and
navy, agriculture, and District OF Co
lum bia appropriations bills would fail
OF passage.
Republicans were reticent. They
refused to announce plans, pointing
out private republican ranks are not
completely united as to what should
be done. While the spirit Of fight
the president" is strong in some re-
publicans, others today wore
whats the use" expression, due.
they said, to what they termed their
party's surrender on the Victory loan
bill regarded rs the only measure,
failure Of which might mean an extra
session.
Failure Of republicans to unite in
determined filfbuster against the
president was regarded by some as
throwing away the fruits OF victory
gained at the polls last November.
The senate today had before it the
deficiency bill, providing $3.50, 100000
for the railroads and about $26,00o,-
900 for miscellaneous purposes.
Democratic leaders expected this bill
to pass, but admitted today 1t is the
only one Of the remaining supply
bills which they are at all hopeful
about.
The legislative situation IS fun Of
possibilities, observers pointed out,
and in as much as the deficiency bill
is not generally expected to occupy
nearly all the day and half which
remains. 1t was predicted In some
quarters that administration leaders
might decide to force an issue with
republicans on all the bills.
In that event, II republicans carry
out the threats they made Sunday
when they yielded on the Victory
loan bill, they win h.ibuster. Many
Of them have views on the league Of
nations which they have SO far re-
Trained from expressing. Senator
Sherman, Illinois, has already an
nounced he will devote several hours
to discussing it.
Senator Harding said he might talk
on the league in connection with the
naval bill If It is called up.
Senator LaFo1lette also intimated
IL at he has few observations to
submit II the occasion warrants.
Aside from the departmental ap-
propria ton bills which are appar-
emily certain to fail, Secretary Lanes
s1oo 900, 900 homestead for soldiers
bin; Smith, of Georgia, Americaniza-
tion bill; providing better instruction
for aliens in American language and
customs; the woman suffrage amend
ment; dry enforcement legislation
and hundreds OF minor bills, are
doomed in the senate, It appears GER
tain.
Senator Jones. New Mexico, chair
man OF the suffrage committee, ad-
United today suffrage Is blocked. He
cannot call it up beciuse OF the rule
requiring 1t to lay a day after 1t has
formally been put on the calendar.
Senator Wadsworth Saturday night
prevented 1t being placed there and
as the last two calendar days Of the
session, Monday and Tuesday, really
are but one legislative day, Jones
cannot get vote except by unani-
nous consent The antis would not
agree, they said.
Failure Of the legislation for en-
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