, 1922-03-08
HOPE FOR EARLY
CONGRESS GIVEN
BY LEADERS
Slow Progress Predicted
When Senate Takes up
Bonus and Other Impor-
tant Measures
WASHINGTON, March 9.

w YIN, A1dTCn -
Especial to The Tribune.)
ALI hope of congress ad-
journing by June 1 has gone
~glimmering. There are still
some optimists who hope to
&c. home to make Fourth Of July
speeches. but Judging by past per
fomances. and with some knowledge
of what a majority OF gre really
wants, veterans IN h congressional
game here predict an adjournment
date nearer August Is. and some as
inte as October 1.
As n matter Of fact. tbs house could
finish its work carly Ia June, as
Floor Leader +. W. Mondeil has In
sisted for some time; tho troutis is
with the senate The house IN now
well along On the program. and has
made an uneqsiaIled record In dispos-
ing Of regular appropriation meas
ureS. due to the driving policy Of tho
noor leader. az well a s to tho budget
plan now used in the house for tho
handling Of appropriations
The senate. however. still lRgs IN its
~eonsideration Of the annual appropria-
ton bills. because It's rules admit OF
the introduction of irrelevant matters
and practically unlimited discussion.
Jnterspersing these bills has been the
treaty discussion and consideration.
which has developed n world of ar
n-nent and ~contnntion. With treaty
and money bills out of the way the
serate will have for disposition two
mcasurcs-general tariff revision and
soldier bonus-on which it IL fair to
presume that body will take several
months Tho average time required
for a general revision OF he tariff
has been eight month"; but admitting
fhat this record may be u In half.
md that an other important matters
WI havs been disposed Of meanwhile
this would bring adjournment on the
shady side OF JuJ 4 at best
The soldier bonus bin will be pro
TIC OF discussion. particularly IN the
senate and should add at least q
month to the length OF tho s~ess-o1;
.one predict two month"; Then there
are several other matters OF import
ance sure to take time. particularly
in the senate There iB of course the
possibility that general tariff legts
lation may be postponed until next
December, friIsmucb as the emer'
Sency tariff WIN remain in effect un'
I'll the enactment of the general re
vision. This prospect If realized
would undoubtedly bring adjourn
ment date much earlier. Insistence for
a genera tariff bin IS strons, how
ever, and there IL not much hopt of
its being put over untii h next ccr'
gress-
The real facts are that a majority
OF would prefer to remair
m session campaign years until about
October /. More than half of the
members can reach homo within q
nights ride. and can therefore SILT
away when ev.tr their personal pres
ence In the stare Is necessary OF poht'
ically advisable. Members who prefer
TO remain away rom their districts in
the earlier eta OF a campaign say
they can hanois their mail n public
fly matter better from Warrington
who're they maintain regular office
ORGANIZATIONS in connection with their
congressional duties Many Of them
can also escape personal contact VIII
embarrassing situations at home, on
the plea that duty keeps them here
Incidentally. their return nome means
an expensive campaign tou-.
A minority, mostly members from
the Gar west who cannot ship home
occasionally without negiecttns tneir
duties, would hike to adjourn early'
Their hope of being able to do SO TINS
year, strong w months ago. is stead
ily fading in the ace Of Developments