The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-06-19
PROMISES GREAT GOOD.
Republican Congress Gets Down Il
Business: Make Striking Record.

Washington, June 16,-Congress is
going at the business of the extra ses-
sion with a rush which has no pre-
cedent In recent years.
Although handicapped by the fact
the session did not open until May
10, there is reason to believe that
House and Senate will be able to
accomplish the huge task of getting
the appropriation. bills passed by
July l, the date when the new fiscal
year begins,
House leaders have decided to give
the right of way between now and
June Is to appropriation bills. 1t
Is expected that the remaining four
great money bills will he crowded
through by that date. They include
the request of the railroad admins
tration for 81 200,000,000 the army
appropriation bin which will run well
up to $1,000000,000 the naval ap-
preparation bill which will exceed a
half billion; and the sundry civil bill
which is expected to approximate $3.50,
600 900, though efforts will be made to
reduce 1t.
Working Together.
Working in conjunction with the
Senate leaders, the decision of the
House leaders was to dispose of these
vast appropriation measures with this
extraordinary speed in order to give
the Senate time to deal with them
send them to conference and pass them
finally before July 1.
Already, the House has passed the
Indian bill, the District of Columbia
appropriation bill, the third deficiency
bill, the agricultural bill and the ur-
gent deficiency bill, TO provide funds
urgently needed by the War Risk In
surance Bureau and the Pension Office
The committees on appropriations and
military and naval affairs have been
busy In the meantime getting other
measures in readiness for House con
sideration. Senate committees dealing
with appropriations have been at work
shaping up the bills sent to the Senate
from the House as fast as the com,
mittees can complete their part of the
program the bills are to be put through
the Senate.
Important Reductions.
In order to carry out the program
the House will for some days pass
supply bills at the rate of 100000 00(
IL day. The Senate will provide fol-
expenditures in the closing days OF
June even more rapidly. 1t is recog
nized by House members that more
time ought to he given to the Close
and critical examination of the great
money bills on the floor but in the
present condition Of things it is i'm
pervative the measures be passed will
the least practical delay. Hence there
Is less careful pruning of the bills
than will be possible@in the regular
| | ana cfA hot fIaxk q N.,e
finding it possible to make importan
reductions from the levels of the bills
as they stood last, session. BY tn,
time the appropriation bills are finally
disposed Of leaders sayNthey will show
a material reduction, in the aggregate
) from the total Of the bills framed by
the preceding Congress.
If the new Congress manages t,
dispose of all appropriation bills il
the short time allowed it for that pur
pose it will have demonstrated III
capacity for work in a way that can
not be disputed, However both house
, have found time already for man,
other important matters.
Woman Suffrage.
Most noteworthy of these is tn
! passage of the resolution for the pro
posed woman suffrage amendment t
the Constitution. This passed the Hous
. on the third day of the session, went +
the Senate, was reported and sent t
the calendar, and, in fact, determine,
opposition. was finally passed June
The suffrage measure passed the Senat
just forty-one years after its INTRO
, duction in that body. In that lon
: and trying time, the women who Tough
: for suffrage experienced so many dis
J, appointments that those who led tn
, cause on this occasion could hardl
!, realize the struggle, so far as the fec
: eral government is concerned, wa
over.