Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-02

Washington, June 1-Although the
leaders have, plans made for adjourn
ment of congress next Saturday they
concede there is a possibility that
advocates of farm relief. railroad
and reclamation legislation, may
block their program.
Representative Longworth, Of Ohio,
the Republican leader. intends to Of
fer an adjournment resolution in the
house, probably Tuesday. While
there will be opposition it is agreed
that the resolution will be adopted,
leaving the question with the senate.
Except for vote on the McNary-
Haugen farm relief bill and deci-
sion as to what shall be done with
the Howell Barley measure to abol-
ish the railroad labor board. the
house calendar is practically cleared.
There is a demand in senate for
action on Muscle Shoals, farm relief
and reclamation measures, but under
an unanimous consent agreement,
none of these can be brought forward
until after the senate has voted on
the child labor constitutional amend
ment resolution probably late to-
morrow.
Leaders are doubtful that these
three matters cal be disposed of
within the week. They are hopeful,
see the situation so clarified that the
way will be paved for action on the
adjournment resolution.
A small group in the senate. II is
conceded, could prevent the adjourn
ment measure from becoming a vote.
Republican insurgents of both the
senate and house have been in con-
ference for several days for discus
sion of the legislative program, par
ticularly farm relief and railroad
matters, but whether they will I'M
dertake to block adjournment has not
yet been determined.
While recognizing that there is
formidable opposition to adjourn
ment, organization leaders have not
given up hope that 1t will be confined
to a protest vote without assuming
proportions sufficient to defeat their
program.
All of the major supply bills for
the government departments for the
next fiscal year have been acted upon
by both houses. A deficiency meas
bonus and coastal prohibition en-
forcement Is yet to be considered.
but the expectation is that this meas
ure can be disposed of within a few
days.
The Howell-Barkley bill, which
was favorable reported yesterday by
the senate interstate commerce COM
mittee, will be in order again tomor-
row in the house. but there are indi-
cations that its supporters there,
realizing the impossibility of forcing
final action at this session, will per-
NIT the side-tracking of this meas
ure for other legislation. Should
this situation develop it is regarded
as probable that senate action also
will be deferred.
A vote in the house on the Nc
Nary Haugen bill probably will come
Tuesday with the friends of the
measure apparently convinced that
It will be defeated. Realizing the
probable fate Of this particular bill.
advocates of farm relief legislation
have been seeking to agree upon
some sort of compromise, but no
decision has yet been reached.
Other measures upon which house
leaders plan action are the postal
salary increase bill, the Hoch reso-
luton directing the interstate COM
merce commission to survey the
railroad freight structure with
view to revising downward transport
tation charges on farm products, and
possibly the McFadden bill to amend
the banking law to place national
banks on n more equal basis with
state institutions.