The Washington herald., 1919-03-03
CONGRESS- FACES
BUSINESS CRUSH
AS CLOSE NEARS
Passage Of Victory Loan
Early Sunday Scarcely
Relieves crush. i
BIG BILLS WILL OVER
Army, Navy and Sundry
Appropriation Measures
May Fail of Passage.

Congress draws 20 a close with rh~-
business Of both Houses in the worst
legislative jam In many year. How
much of the mass OF legislation ca,
be cleared up by Tuesday noon and
how many Of the important bills will
fall OF passage on account OF the
blockade are the pre-eminent ques-
tons before the leaders.
PRESIDENT Wilson early Sunday won
MS hGht for the Victory Loan bill
ato All chance OF an extra session or
discard
It was just s:Is O'Clock in the morn.
ing when a weary Senate decidod IA.
enc debate on the measure and raSSr,,
II without roll call or amendment. Ir.
now goes TO the President for his slr-
nature and roo 10000 in short tern.
notes soon will be issued TO carry on
financing the government.
supply Bill, in Danger.
1t Is regarded as possible that
three OF the big appropriation biIl,
WIN iAll. These are the army bill.
the navy bill and the sUndry civil
OIL all carrying enormous appro-
priatiOns for support OF vsrious,
branches OF the government
In addition 20 these SUNNY biIIs
a large number OF measures OF ,rn-s
portance may 20 by the board in.
the final hours OF the session
Ihere Is the railroad bill. repeal OF
the espionage act, Woman's suffrsre-
prohibition enforcement wire con-
troll repeal bill immigration restric-
uon Dill, and the omnibus pubI{o,
building bill, ell OF which have a.
slim chance Of consideration.
The entire problem Of reconstrue-
uon legislation 20 meet the changed
conditions in the labor and land
situation due to the war also will
go over to the next session.
The situation in the Senate with
regard 10 these important measures
is much worse than in the Bousc
The Senate has devoted many bon,-
10 debate on the leagug Of nations
and other problems not concerned
with business on the calendar. While
this free and unrestricted debate
mas gone on, the business OF the
senate has Jagged and now in the
last hours of the session heroic bur
~ Ahr a --7pat7a arr being HaJe I..-
Jam important legislation through.
Extra Session Seem. Certain.
Both Houses and the President
dlSO are convinced that there will
have to be an extra session Of IN.
SiNty-siNth Congress early in the
summer. The only point in dis
agreement in this matter is as 10
how soon the extra session should
be called. Republicans by reason %
the fact that they will assume cor
troll Of both Houses arc anxious 20
have the session called early so that
they can get down to work and take
up the problems OF reconstruction
The President is unwilling to have
the Congress in session while he fs
abroad. and for that reason has an
bounced that he will not issue A
call for an extra session until after
his return.
The league Of nations debate in
the Senate is not at an end. despit~
pressure which is being brought
upon Senators by the leaders to
rush important legislation through
Senator Sherman. OF Illinois, has
announced that he will speak on th-
subject tomorrow and has prepared
speech for the occasion which
will TAX" two or three hours in de-
livery. Tho Illinois Senator never
makes a brief speech. and as this
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