The Washington times., 1919-02-03
SOLONS PREPARE
FOREETRAS SESSION

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Facing a congestion OF business
almost without parallel even for the
closing weeks OF short session. both
houses OF Congress this week will
take up among other things the war
taxation and revenue bib conference
report.
The present plan Is to present the
report to the House wednesday and
have 1t considered by that body FRI
day. An EFFORT will be made to have
II adopted in both houses by the end
OF the week, but there Is sufficient
dissatisfaction with various features
OF It to make this unlikely. In fact,
long, debate may develop over il,
though the leaders are trying to
avoid that 49,:
The bill Is bringing forth an un-
ending stream OF protests; and Sena-
tor Thomas In: the. Senate saturday
| Indicated that there was a flood OF
objections. However, the protests
will go for nothing. p,
This week may tell the story
\ whether an extra session will be un-
/ avoidable. = With long list OF ap-
! propriatioh bills hanging Gre as well
| Is many other Important matters
/ pending. unless much progress is
made this week In passing the appro-
pfistion measures all hope Of avoid
| Ing an extra session win be abandon
ed In fact, most leaders fully ex-
pect an extra session anyhow and
do not see how. one can be eobviated.,
. =: A Political Never
L.atterly. a good deal OF talk is going
the rounds that President Wilson and
the Democratic .leaders really want an
extra session. on the theory that as a
political proposition II viii be better
TO let the Republicans take large
share of responsibility for running the
Government, since. they, viii be in con-
troll Of Congress-. So naf as the public
interest 10 concerned. no one denies that
there "a vast amount Of needed re-
construction iaTnakIng which ought TO
be given prompt attention, fnsvan extra
session Land settlement. q law to con-
troll the packers, and action as to the
railroads are a few samples.
TheTwoman suffragists are making
last EFFORT to- force vote on their meas
ufe In the Senate and taui of getting
one late this week, but whether they
viii Is uncertain. They cannot yet
count the needed tWo-t1iTds and II looks
4 O.
end in failure Of their amendment On
the other hand. a number Of the Demo
cratic leaders dislike TO see the matter
20 over TO next session because they
| fear the Republicans win get credit for
submitting the amendment and will ben
eft in 1920. -
- May Issue More Bonds.
: As the session draws to close. with
but four weeks OF 1t remaining. there
is a rising note Of apprehension over
the enormous expenditures which are
! Being sptled up for the next fiscal year.
/ Predictions that these will mount to
| SI2, 600 oO0, 900 and necessitate more
vast bond issues are freely heard.
| With this feeling OF apprehension
strong, there IS more than passing in
terest in the huge sums carried in
various appropriation bills, such as
| the postoffice, the army and the navy
measures.
Much Of the time from now on will
be taken up in consideration. OF ap-
! preparations. However, international
politics, domestic politics, unemploy-
ment, the wheat price guarantee, the
British import embargo, the Ford
| Eewberry election contest in the SEN
ate, the bill to validate informal war
/ contracts, the oil-land leasing bill, and
many other subjects OF the first order
/ will also be to the front.
The District appropriation bill, in
volvIIg the half-and-haR question, Is
4 one OF the appropriation bills which is
4 hung UP. It is uncertain when II will
be disposed OF by the Senate, and as
/ things stand now Ii seems at least not
| unlikely to go over until next session