Republican farmer., 1919-10-03
MAJORITY PARTY OF THE HOUSE
 GETTING TIRED
Talk of Adjournment Until November While the Sen ate Disagrees on
 Peace Treaty.

Washington, Sept. 27-The Repub-
 lican majority of the House of Rep
 resentatives is getting tired again.
 Having been in session for nearly six
 weeks longer than they intended be-
 cause of the insistence of President
 Wilson, they have concluded that it
 is time to take another" adjourn
 ment, say, through October, and per
 haps a little of November while the
 Senate is discussing the League of
 Nations.
 It is undeniable that the House
 has largely failed to do what the
 President asked in early August when
 a five weeks adjournment had been
 decided upon. True, the bill grant
 ing powers and funds to Attorney
 General Palmer for prosecution of
 prof1teers was passed by both houses
 and has gone to conference, but the
 passage of important and remedial legislation stops just about there. A
 few so-called single shot tariff
 bills have been passed affecting a few
 comparatively minor industries, but
 none could affect the high cost of liv- ing.
 Before the special session of Con-
 gress, which began the middle of May, the Republican leaders announc- ed in a series of statemen or
 more statements per leader that they knew much more about what legislation was needed than did Pres ident Wilson. Undaunted, the Presi- dent sent the customary message to Congress at the opening of the spec iaI session and recommended a very fo FT-[,o I- that virtually nothing of a recon structive nature has been done. The President not only had to take all the preliminary steps regarding a set tIement of the big problems of cap | ital and labor, but he had to carry through what others now assert they thought of but let die-the probable far-reaching conference of the two important business factors in Wash ingtCn next month.
 Republican Floor Leader Frank W. MondeIl has announced that the ma jorjty hopes to pass a railroad bill of some sort before the regular session in December. At the present time there is little likelihood of this bein g done, there being several groups in ea h house of Congress, each of which possesses apparently definitely | fixed ideas as to the f1@ure of the ! railroads, and which intends fighting for incorporation it. the final meas ure.
 The merchant marine is in much the same situation, although the possibilities of anything of a definite nature being done with it before the regular session seem improbable. The Graham select committee to investigate war expenditures is sing ing very low these days, and but few of the sub-' -''smelling'' commit tees are at work. but these are run ming up fair sized expense accounts. presumably, since one trio is in France and has been for nearly two months, and another is on the Pacific coast aGsailiEg all witnesses who tes- tify7 that any part of the spruce in dustry was conducted honestly in connection with the wartime aviation program.
 The select committee to investigate the shipping board has just returned. l in it's private car. from it's sojourn ! on the Pacific coast where ship yards i were inspected, but no report has i been made
 l The Republicans expect to caucus shortly when the principal topic will 1 be the proposed October recess. At i the same time the question of depos- 1 ing Floor Leader Monden may come up, but it is not expected to succeed.