Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-01
VICTORY Loan MEASURE
TO BE CALLED UP TODAY
Partisan Difference, Will Be Forced
to Issue on Legislative
Action.
REPUBLICANS PLAN DEFEAT
Seek Calling Of Early Extra Session
OF Congress Against Wishes of
President Wilson - Will Present
Suffrage Bill.
'fBy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2s.--Dinerences
between Democratic and Republican
lenders Lender, over the legislative situation;
echoes from which have been heard
daily since President Wilson made
known his determination not to call
an extra session of the new Congress
until his return from France, may be
forced to an Issue tomorrow in the
Senate with the calling up Of the "vic-
tory loan" bill"
Democratic Senators have told the
PRESIDENT that in their efforts TO force
an extra session the Republicans would
undertake to defeat this measure;
which provides the means OF financing
the government during the remainder
of this fiscal year. This information
did not change the Presidents de-
termination. and tonight Democratic
leaders decided to call up the bill
tomorrow, so that they might de-
termine with reasonable certainty just
necessary legislation through before
adjournment next Tuesday.
REPUBLICANS TO HOLD
EARLY CONFERENCES
It was said tonight the Republican
leaders course would await further
conferences carly tomorrow and for
negotiations with the Democrats and
the sounding OF Republican Senator's
Democratic leaders said notice had
been given that the loan bill would
pc held exclusively and continuously
before the Senate until disposed -
If y L.
II necessary, until adjournment S
Importance to the nations finances.
tney said, should give IL precedence
over all appropriation or other meas
ures.
Although much time was spen. in
the Senate today in discussion OF the
league OF nations and other subjects
and n the Hoase on II the ''e eoeg taetd
TO the Senate the $50. 900. 900 general
deficiency bill, and Senate Appropria-
tion Committee members planned to-
night TO report the bill tomorrow ad-
ding as 4 rider the House bill appro-
priating S75o.000.0O0 for the railroad
administration. Other progress in
Formal presentation OF the Victory
loan bin TO the Senate: adoption by
she House OF the conference report on
the long delayed water power de-
veiopment bill: conference agreement
on hospital construction appropria-
tons. and negotiations expected to at
tain promp; enactment, OF the $1,000
100000 wheat guarantee measure
MANY MINOR BILLS
PASSED ny SENATE
Many minor bills were passed today
ny the Senate In what members cx-
pccted was final reading Of the calcn-
OAR Tor unohjectcd measures Objec-
ton to consideration OF many measures
was regarded as insurins their failure
ior the present session.
Chairman Jones. of the Senate Wo-
man Suffrage Committee announced
eoNoS cfudl ITdHCnlSe auSO-
Scates would make final effort for ac-
lion on a compromise constitutional
amendment. designed 10 meet objec-
i tons OF Southern Senator'S who opposed
the Susan u: Anthony draft. recently
defeated. The committee will meet
Stomorrow to report out the resolution.
piScussion of TIE legislative situa-
9ttopssEsnd the question of an extra ses-
2'Et w, 'opped out in tonight's Senate
Ell; Senator France. OF Maryland
8tI oIlican, urging his resolution for
Xtra session beginning March >
AND characterizing as vicious and un-
american the practice Of rushing bills
through at the sessions close