Evening star., 1919-02-26
NOEXTRASESS|ON
UNTIL PEACE MADE
Announcement Arouses In
terest Second Only to Strug-
gle Over League.
SENATE FACES BIG TASK

Second only in interest today to the
struggle over the league of nations be-
tween the President and the Senate
was the development of the Presidents
determination to have Congress wind
up all necessary legislation by March
4, and avoid the necessity of an extra
session this spring If an extra ses-
sion shall be necessary, the President
will not call one until he has returned
from Europe, at the conclusion of the
peace treaty.
From the White House came the an
nouncemeEt taat the President intepied
to come to the Capitol today to occupy
the Presidents room just off the Senate
chamber, where he would interview
senators and impress upon them the
need Of putting through important
measures. AT the Capitol this was in
terp-cted as meaning that the President
intends to come in person to keen his
hand on the throttle, so that the legis;-
lation he desires may be put through
at top speed.
Staggered at Prospects.
With only FIVE legislative days left
before the close of the session and an
enormous amount of work before the
Senate, democratic and republican SEN
ators alike were staggered at the
prospects before them. Privately, DEM
prospect of getting through all the
legislation which the President de-
sires. Republican senators said there
was no chance of it. They also said
that they believed the President would
learn some things about the present
situation of which he is ignorant, in
their opinion. after he has been at the
Capitol for while.
The legislative program demanded
by the President includes the appro-
priation bills, and with them the bills
appropriating 150,000,0e for the rail-
roads and s1,00o,000 900 for the wheat
guarantee bill, the oil lands leasing
bill, the waterpower bill and the bill
appropriating 100000 900 to help put
soldiers onto the land, urged by Sec
retary Lane.
Navy Bill Reported.
The Navy bill was reported to the
Senate today by a strict party vote
from the naval affairs committee
Senators Lodge, Penrose and Poin-
dexter gave notice they would not
be bound by the action of the COM
mittee and would oppose the measure
on the floor of the Senate.
The bill as reported contains the
building program desired by the ad-
and the provision author
iZing the President to discontinue the
building program if he deems it fit
fn In hi sr
which the President has laid special
stress upon.
The atmosphere about the Senate
wing OF the Capitol was tense today,
and on every lip was the question,
What is the Senate going to do?"
Speeding Process Hits Snags.
In order to expedite the business of
the Senate, the President, it was re-
ported, had requested that democratic
senators should refrain from discCss-
ing the league of nations in the SEN
ate. Scarcely had the Senate met to-
day when it-became apparent that the
Speedlng-up process would meet snagS
In its course. Senators Jones of WASH
ington and Weeks of Massachusetts, in
sisted that, various documents pre-
sented to the Senate be read by the
clerk, instead of merely inserted in
the record. and an hour was consumed
in this way
Extra Session Awaits Return.
No extra session of Congress will
be called by President Wilson until
after his return to this country from
his second visit to Europe. This an
nouncement was made by Senator
Martin of Virginia, after confer
ence with the President at the White
House last night. Senator Martin
gave 1t as his personal opinion that
the President would not return to this
country earlier than June l.
President Wilson was said to feel
1t his duty to remain in Europe until |
the treaty OF peace was concluded.
The President said he would re-
turn to Paris Immediately after |
March and was positive that he |
would not call an extraordinary ses-
sion OF Congress until he. returns"
Senator Martin said. He did not
he Guthorixc me to quote him In re-
spect To tkat point. hut my personal |
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