Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-02
SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
TO COME BEFORE SENATE.
Peace Treaty and Return OF Tcic.
graph and Telephone Lines Will
Come Up for Action.
DEFINITE ACTION EXPECTED
Clauses In League OF Nations
Covenant VIII BE Further Dis
cusscd, and Effort Will BE Made
to Obtain Copy.
fBy Ass, cIa,.d cre,,-I

w HSii lNiIoN. June Tine suffrage
amendment. the peace treaty and lecis-
iaton FOR the return Of telegraph and
telephone lines to private operation
are subjects expected 10 hold tho
center OF interest during the coming
week in Congress. Meantime work
will continue on tho routine appro-
priation bills and on many collateral
subjects mat are in the hands OF COM
mittecs.
The resolution for submission Of =
suffrage amendment to the states al.
ready. adopted by tho House. comes up
cla inning to hold pledges for more than
the necessary two-thirds vote Viii seek
eos I9rea al. as soon as nn SSfisihe On
VIII not interpose arliamcntarv OBJ
stacles. and advocates ot the amend
ment arc predicting that b. Tuesday
issue so far as Congress is concerned.
Debate, on IN" peace treaty. with its
league Of nations covenant. begun al
most as soon as IN" extra session as
sembied two weeks ago is TO con
fore tn" end Of tho week on some a.
nc many proposals dealing with the
sA' % Spen he
ion asking Inc State pepsr,meni or
tor Borah. Republican OF Idaho an
othcr league opponent, may also sneak
during tho DAY, and other, Senators on
20 take part in the debate.
Problem OF Returning Lines.
While the problem OF returnins tho
wire lines 10 their owners still is the
both Senate and House the leaders
are trying TO expedite legislation, and
committee reports MAJ he made during
or ths three outstsna,ne subjects
the leasue-ot- nations fEht is REGARDED
ional developments in the near future
While tho debate has been proceeding
without much show Of ORGANIZATION on
leaders have dcvcloped decided indica-
lions tn, this program would MOI
rHpected by the league opponents and
i may come during this week
Round Robin Threatened.
One n,an suggested Is the circulation
- notify the Paris conference OF ,hA
ssnae The re npSs Is s.en in ana n
sen, hnre for ratification Another
suggestion contemplates an attempt 70
adopt resolution in the senate itself
dena nding that the League covenant
he separated from ,he remainder ot
the treat So they, can ne considered
rathed or rejected separately.
So far. however. neither OF these
proposais has taken concrete form
.nan, has Been introduced hy senator at
sherman. Republican. OF Illinois bu,
league opponents have made no united
varied field Repeal Of Inc luxury
lax section Of me war revenue Pill
and probable action on tho resou :
( ton for investigation of War Depart
ment expenditures Will he considered
/ on the aoor along with the aErjcul.
/ tural approNrlation bill and i,s ride r
10 repeal the daylight; saving law.
/ Continue Work on Dill.
| House committees VIII continue
work on approximation, and other
Appropriations Committee viii con-
sider the request of the railroad ad-
ministration for s1.@0o.ooO.00o add
tion;al for use in operating the rail
The Naval and Military Committees
plan 10 complete their hearings Com
mittet attention. however. will no;
solely he devoted to the sunpiv bills
expects TO ask tho Rules COMMITTEES
Tuesday 10 make his war expenditures
probe resolution special order of
business The House Judiciary Com
mittne viii take IN hills DESIGNATED
ro- the enforcement Of the Wartime
and constitutional prohibition
i.cRis!a,io TO carry out Secretary
men returning from the military SER
vice VIII continue 10 be- tho work
before the Public Lands Committee
Among the senate committees which
have work before them during tho
week is the Judiciary Committee which
VIII meet tomorrow TO consider varj-
Gus red Gag and esDionace resolutions:
the Indian Committee. which is CON
siderinc the indian appropriation bill.
and the Foreign Relations Committee
which is expected TO hold it's first
meeting Wednesday 10 take up vari-
Gus proposals dcniinc with Irish free
dom and many subjects Of American
interest abroad