Evening star., 1920-05-21
.SENAT0RSU |NA|R
ON ADJOURNMENT
Leaders Uncertain Whether
They Will Have to Re-
turn in July.

Senators today professed to be en-
tirely up in the air as to whether Con-
| gress would be able to complete it's
work and get away finally for the ma
tional conventions as hitherto plan
| ned. Under the tentative plan it was
proposed to take a recess from June
| to take another recess until late in the
| fall.
With important legislation still
banging fire. the leaders were unwill-
| ing to predict today that it would not
be necessary to return here in July
| and settle down to further work.
They can get through if they want
| to-" was the only comment Senator
Lodge the republican leader, would
make on the Senate situation.
| Many Anxious to Leave.
! great many of the senators as
| we'll as the vast majority of the
| House are anxious to get away from
Washington early in June and to
| stay away until the regular sessi on
| opens in December. They wish to
| leave an anchor to leeward. however.
| in the shape of recess agreement
under which thy will be able to re-
| assemble during the summer II Tor
Nor are the republicans anxious to
| so away from Washington and leave
! the President in entire charge of the
situation for the next six months
Only fifteen days, including
| couple of Sundays, intervene between
! be done if Congress is to get away by
that date. The only appropriation
bills that have gone through ever!
stage and been approved by the
| President so far are the Indian. the
| post office. the second deficiency for
1920, the Military Academy and the
| railroad deficiency. The big appro-
priation bills still in conference in
| clude the diplomatic and consular.
| the agriculture, the naval and the
! District of Columbia The legislative
| bill. which was vetoed by the Presi-
dent, has been repassed and awaits
his signature.
Appropriations Hang Fire.
The rivers and harbors appropria-
| tion bill, which was passed by the
| Senate on April 26, has not yet been
sent to conference. The pensions ap-
preparation bill has been reported to
! the Senate, but SO far has not been
acted upon. The Army appropriation
| bill has been reported to the Senate
| and also awaits action there. The
| sundry civil appropriation bill has
passed the House and is now being
/ considered by the Senate appropria-
tions subcommittee.
1He ATIly dppTOpTldllOH Uiil 10
| awaiting action on the Army reor
| ganization bill, over which the two
! houses have been deadlocked. The
| District appropriation bill is the sub
| ject of another deadlock. the House
conferees refusing to accede to the
Senate amendment restoring the half
and-half plan of approprating for
| the District, which was stricken out
| in the House. and the Senate con-
| ferees standing firm for that amend
ment.
Soldiers Bonus Up Again.
Other important matters still await
! ing action by Congress are the con-
ference report on the waterpower
bill. the merchant marine bill, which
is the unfinished business of the SEN
ate and which will have to go to con-
ference after it passes that body, and
bill amending the transportation
act so as to make the 100000. 900 re-
volving fund more readily available
for the use OF the railroads.
1t appeared for a while that the
soldiers bonus legislation had been
shelved, at least until after election,
but agita ton for this legisla ton has
been revived in the House. The ad-
ministration through the Secretary of
the Treasury has come out against it,
1t may become a party issue. If it
is taken up it will require weeks of
consideration.