Show MANY Y BILLS J I n nJ FACE Of DEATH A IH IHAl AT Al PRESENT 5 Leaders Dubious Over Plan to Rush Appropriations Through Within Few Fe FeDay Days Day Left Before Adjournment WASHINGTON WASHiNGToN ASHI Feb 20 26 Although marked progress in n Iw J of le legislation was made mad todo today l In- In Congress after announcement announce announce- I ment that President Wilson would I not call an extra citra session until until aft after t his return from Europe tra tion leaders today still were extremely extreme extreme- ly doubtful that all the ap appropriation i tion bills could be enacted before bei before be be- fore adjournment next nest Tuesday There was considerable tension over 01 the 1 leg legislative e ii- ii 1 ln situation at JL tL th the i n u J A- A LUSh the P Pes ent wa-s wa 3 insistent that all i necessary legi legislation on be he disposed of or It at nt thi se session sion Ou On the tLe Senate floor and hi In pr private prate ate conversations Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- and Republicans s charged each ot othur her with responsibility for delay in action on important measures President Wilson planned had to too go goto to tl tl the capitol tui this afternoon to r. r confer conr con con- nC n- n C fer r with p no hr n tn an anet an Q et cJ- cJ for lo rl h-rl n of j l Cor Co sr t. t but a t prolonged i t fd war cabinet prevented pre He probably will wiil carr carry out this program tomorrow before marching marching- at thc the head of the parade In honor of Dj District of oC Columbia t troops Greater hr Speed Urged Democrat Leader Martin today ur urged ed greater reat r speed upon committee chairmen lie He asked Democrat senators senators' to defer prolonged speeches and requested re requested rl re- quested Senator Owen of ur Oklahoma and Senator S Hitchcock of oC Nebraska Nebraska- to abandon bandon proposed speeches on the thc constitution conStitution con con- of or thc the league ea ue of nations ons S n ator atar Owen spoke late l l In Inthe in the day In III the speeding up today oda the tho Senate Senate Senn Sen Sen- n ate te naval na committee reported out the naval appropriation bill with It Its It's authorization for a 1 new ne' thre three three- year building program but ut because of ot opposition to some features of oC the tho measure leaders doubt lint It can be bo enacted at this session They also doubt that the tho pending arm army appropriation allon bill carrying OO and the sundry civil appropriation l tio measure 1 can bo be na s ud d. d TO ryo Completed Measures fn finally U completed today lody were the legislative executive executive tive and judicial bill and the 3 rivers and harbors 1 bill In ln the Senate the diplo dipo matle and consular measure and the thc fortifications fort bill biD were passed and aud sent to conference whilo the House approved cd thc the Jetor Victory Libert Liberty Liberty Lib Lib- ert erty loan Joan measure and sent It t to the Senate It is expected that tha tho the loan bill will be votes on tomorrow by tho the Senate finance committee an J h probably reported to the Senate The House took up the thc sundry civil civilI measure and worked on It Jl until 1 late jn n I the thc night lIt but thc the Senate adjourned at 7 o o'clock because members ot of thin the thoI I for foreign I In n relations committee were to confer with the President at the White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse Whitehouse House and because the thc republicans In Insisted In- In lill slated that a i quorum should be bo pres pres- C ent n t. t St Senators Senator In NUll flIts During Senate tc debate to today a sharp tilts occurred between Democrats and ri R Republicans publicans ans over tho the Pr Presidents President's In Insistence Insistence In In- that legislation bo be cleaned II up Senators Hitchcock and Overman O of or North orth Carolina Democrats urged urge speedy action on the tho calendar while Senator Kellogg of or Minnesota lInn sob Republican Republican lican sharply disclaimed the thc made from administration sources that Republicans ans could be charged with 1111 u c. c n ur iena ur- ur Thomas of or Colorado Democrat de declared de- de d both parties wore were to blame nail anil said an au extra sell session lon must bo be held Den II If n Republican Later ter In the da day 8 Senator Kellogg i- i after reading from a press preS report that the President was disposed to place responsibility on l Republican op opposition tion It If bills were not passed denied vehemently that the Ht Republicans could be char charged etI with blame I 1 suppose we ou ought ht fo JO o simply shove shoe these bills through said Mr- Mr l Kellogg J J I want the country countr to understand tho the tilt situation Ull t 1 i deny absolutely that th the Republicans are arc for tor or tho those e bills being reported at the last minute min mm- ute a few days ds before Congress Is going go 10 o lag InS to adjourn Senator enat r Kellogg pointed out that the tho arm army and navy nary and other bl big big- appropriation appropriation measures had h not been re received re- re re- re ol cd from thel until only a f few for or 18 ago and added I 1 suppose w we e are to be o expected to pass them In a few hours and never look at al them Senator Smoot moot of or Utah Republican observed that th tho general deficiency Continued on Oil Page pasc 2 2 I I MANY BILLS fACE ACE f DEATH AT PRESENT SESSION Continued from pago paJO 1 bill carrying about one billion dollars has not yet et been reported to the House After ACter referring to the thc many other important measures Senator Smoot said And these are arc to bo be put through the Senate in five da days or somebody Is going to say Its It's on account of oC the Republicans Senator Thomas of oC Colorado Democrat Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat said both Democrats and Republicans Republicans were responsible for Cor tho the situation situation situation situa situa- tion and said there must bo be an e extra tra session i is nothing unusual about the situation said the Colorado senator It Il t is n nAtural for Cor each party part to blame tho time other It sounds to me tho pot calling tho the kettle black We e are aro both to blame although perhaps not In intentionally ten Asking Askins- unanimous consent to pm present pre pre- o- o sent sont the thc navy appropriation bill Senator Senator Sen Sen- en- en ator Swanson S chairman of C the naval na committee referred to recent objection of oC Senator Jones of or Washington Republican Republican Re Re- publican to formal presentation of oC tho the bill bin Senator Swanson said salt he desired desired desired de de- sired to test who Is responsible for tor dela delay Objecting again to submission to-submission of or the thc report Senator Jones said laid it should be he done In the thc regular period provided under the Senates Senate's rules I |