South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-01
VICTORY LOAN
MEASURE MAY
FORCE ISSUE
Democratic Senators Claim
the Republicans Demand an
Extra Session or Will
Xiii Bill.

W ASHtNGTON, March 1.-DitteT-
ences between democratic and re-
publican leaders over the legislative
situation. echoes from which have
been heard daily since Pres't Wilson
made known his determination not
10 call an extra session OF the new
congress until mis- return from
France. may be forced TO an issue
in the senate with the call
ing mp the the Victory loan" bill
Democratic senator's have told the
president that in their efforts 10
force an extra session. the republic
ans would undertake 20 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 determination and
tonight the democratic leaders de-
sided to call up the bill tomorrow so
that they might determine with rel-
sonable certainty just what were the
prospects for rushing necessary leg
islation through before adjournment
next Tuesday.
1t was said tonight that the re-
publican leaders course would await
further conferences early tomorrow
and for negotiations with the demo-
Gratis and the sounding of republic
an senators sentiment.
Loan Bill Gets Preference.
Democratic leaders said notice had
been given that the loan bill would
be held exclusively and continuously
before the senate until disposed Of
by unbroken sessions, day and night
If necessary. until adjournment. Its
Importance to the nations finances
they said. should give it precedence
over all appropriation or other meas
ures.
Whether the desire for an irnmedi-
ate early session should be sacrificed
TO the questionable expediency of
defeating the loan measure was Wig
orously debated among the republic
an senators. several OF whom were
said TO have disapproved opposition
TO the bill Democratic leaders to-
night expressed belief that the &c
publieans would not defeat the bill
by a flibuster. but they admitted
that several important appropriation
bills undoubtedly would fail.
Although much time was spent in
the senate today in discussion Of the
league of nations and other subjects.
considerable progress was made
there and in the house on the con-
gested legislation. The house pass
ed and sent to the senate the $780,
600. 600 general deficiency bill and
senate appropriation committee
members planned tonight to report
the bill tomorrow, adding as a rider
the house bill appropriatiug $780,
600, 900 for the railroad administra-
ton.
other progress included:
Formal presentation OF the "Vic-
tory loan" bill to the senate; adop-
tion by the house OF the conference
report on the lOng-delayed water
power development bill; conference
agreement on hospital construction
appropriations and negotiations eX-
pected to attain prompt enactment
of the billion dollar wheat guarantee
measure.
AT late night sessions tonight. the
house worked on it's last appropria-
ton bill, the sundry civil measure,
while the senate considered the con-
ference report on the bill authoriz-
ing the 1920 census, the OIL and coal
leasing bill and minor appropriation
measures.
Many minor bills were passed to-
day by the senate in what members
expected was a final reading Of the
calendar for unobjected measures
objection TO consideration of many
measures was regarded as insuring
their failure for the present session.
Chairman Jones of the senate
woman suffrage committee. an
nounced late today that equal fran
chise advocates would make a final
effort for action on a compromise
constitutional amendment, designed
10 meet objections OF southern sena-
tors who opposed the Susan b. An
thony draft. recently defeated. The
committee will meet tomorrow TO re-
port out the resolution.
Discussion OF the legislative sttua
ton and the question Of an extra
session cropped out in tonight's sen
ate debate, Sen. France OF Maryland
republican. urging his resolution for
an extra session beginning March 5.
and characterizing as vicious and
un-American" the practice OF rush
ing bills through at the sessions
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