Evening star., 1930-06-23
SESSION MAY RUN
WEEK AFTER THIS.
Efforts Continued, However,
for Adjournment of Congress
B by Saturday Night.

Adjournment Of Congress some time
during the first week in July is now
the best guess of leaders in both House
and Senate, although efforts are still
being bent toward adjourning next Sat-
urday night If a way can be found.
World War veterans pension legis-
lation is the principal stumbling block
in the House, with friends of the for
mer service men cooperating with
American Legion leaders In announced
determination To block any efforts to
adjourn until satisfactory bill is pass
ed-over the Presidents veto, If neces-
sary. They declafe their intention to
delay the adjournment sufficiently long
to compel the President to send his
threatened veto back. so that a vote
can be taken to override his anticipated
veto.
In the meantime. the President has
been calling Senate and House leaders
into conferences at the White House
principally regarding the World War
veterans bill.
Two Important Measures.
The House plans to act on the $142.-
900 900 rivers and harbors omnibus bill
today and to consider the bill to increase
veterans relief Tuesday provided the
Senate completes action today.
Chairman Dempsey of the House
rivers and harbors committee expects
to ask concurrence in the Senate
amendments to the omnibus bill, in
proximately S24,500,000. The measure
carries authority for improvement of
waterways and harbors in practically
every section Of the country and is the
FIRST to approach enactment in three
years.
Despite the possibility of a deficit in
the National Treasury, President Hoover
Is believed by the measures proponents
TO be favorable to 1t in view OF the
benefits to be derived from economical
waterway transportation and the ad-
vance 1t would make toward alleviating
unemployment.
Efforts are to be made to obtain
favorable action on two bills designed
to aid In the prevention of unemploy-
ment, previously passed by the Senate.
The Vestal bill to revise the copy
rnert to join the International Copy
right Union, which has been pending
in Congress for many years, is Sched-
uled for disposition.
Chairman Graham of the House
judiciary committee hopes to have an
opportunity to bring up for action bills
70 authorize the appointment of dozen
additional judges for congested Federal
courts.
Appointments 10 Be Made.
Speaker Longworth plans to name
the four members of the House to the
commission created for the study of
proposal to amend the Constitution to
provide for universal draft of the Ma
tons resources during a national emer-
gency II President Hoover afixes his
signature to q resolution finally adopted
last week.
A conference of the Republican mem
berS has been called for tomorrow night
to consider World War veterans legisla-
ton, in view Of President Hoover's at
titude toward the Senate and House
measures.
An effort Is to be made to bring up
the Hudson bill to create unified bor-
der patrol Of the customs and immigra-
ton service patrols, but opposition from
certain Great Lakes interests may pre-
vent action at this session.
Chairman Parker Of the House inter-
state committee Is to make report
to the House on the progress of his
group' In the investigation of railroad
holding companies and at the same time
70 ask for an additional appropriation
Of S25,000 with which to continue the
inquiry to determine what effect the
companies are having on the Govern
ment's plan for the consolidation of the
railroads.
The House naval committee will con-
tinue hearings In support of measure to
authorize an expenditure of 930, 900 900
for the moderniZation of the battleships
idaho. New Mexico and Mississippi.