Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-28
EXPECT CONGRESS
TO END THIS WEEK
Leaders Believe Adjournment
Will Be Voted-No Serious
Bars Are Seen.

President Coolidge has received ad-
wees over the week end which have
tended to raise his hopes for an adj
.iournment of Congress by the end Of
this week.
When the Senate. in the midst of its
farm relief battle last Saturday ad-
journed until today, the speculation
was to the effect that the present ses-
sion would very likely be prolonged
Among some of the gloomiest reports
received at the White House were pre-
dictions that adjournment would not
be reached until at least the middle of
July and probably not until the first
of August.
But in the meantime inquiries have
produced the fact that the senate and
the House memberships are Just as
eager for adjournment as is the Presi-
dent and that the feeling is general at
the Capitol that everything can he
wound up and the Capitol closed with
in the next five or six days.
Willis Is Hopeful.
Among those with whom the Presi-
dent has discussed the situation today
was icSllttGOl w ms pi ClAAc "AAOSC
stand last Saturday prevented the
shelving Of the Fess amendment for
agricultural relief, which has the sup
port of the President.
Senator Willis stated that he firmly
believes the Senate can remove the
obstacles to adjournment i'll time to
bring about closing of the current
session next Friday or Saturday, He
stated that any number of other Sena-
tors. who last week would not have
believed it was possible. are today of
the same opinion regarding the pros
peCt of getting away this week.
To accomplish an adjournment this
week it will be necessary to dis
pose not only of the Fess amend
ment and the entire agricultural re-
lief subject itself. but the rivers and
harbors bill which was rushed
through the House: The information
the White House has received today
is that the Fess amendment is gain
ing support.
In the event the administration
succeeds in passing this through the
Senate little difficulty is anticipated
in the House. Probably not more
than a day will be necessary for the
we'll organized machinery in the lat
ter chamber to dispose of it. If the
Fess amendment fails in the Senate,
the President has been advised that
the agricultural relief legislation will
be dropped for the time being.
May Delay Rivers Bill.
harbors bill is not going to be the
adjournment stumbling block, as was
at first feared. Proponents of this
legislation in the House and Senate
have agreed to remove their insist
ency for immediate consideration of
this legislation in the Senate at this
time if the Senate leadership will
agree to the naming of a date for
its Considerati ton almost Immediately
after the next session of Congress
convenes in December. The White
House is understood to have been
advised that the terms of this agree
ment have been virtually accepted
by all concerned, thereby removing
the watersways bill as block and
making it possible to adjourn before
the week end.
What would have developed into
a bitter struggle and a long-drawn-
out debate has been removed by the
maneuvering on the part of the Sen
ate and House leaderships which has
brought about an agreement among
those on both sides of the waterways
fight to lay aside their cudgels until
next December.
With the farm legislation and the
rivers and harbors bills out of the
way all other pending matters in the
House can be jammed through quick
ly or else brushed aside, thereby Civ
ing a clear track for adjournment.
President Coolidge has withheld
deciding upon date for his de-
parture from Washington for his
Summer vacation in the Adirondack
Mountains, but if Congress does get
away next Friday or Saturday. it is
thought likely that the President will
start on his vacation the following
Wednesday.