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Show EXTRA SESSION IS BUGBEAR OF SENATE Legislators Win Abandon HcKday Be-cesa Be-cesa and Bosh 'Work: to Early Completion, WASHINGTON Dee 12 Democratic senators in caucus today determined to speed up tha legislative programme to avoid the necessity of an extra session at tha end of the Eixty third congress, March 4. It was decided to abandon a long holiday recess the senators agreeing to confer with house leaders on a plan to recess over Christmas from December 22 to December 28, and to remain in session New Year's week except for New lear s day It also was decided to hold night sessions of the senate at least once a week and oftener if in tha opinion of the steering committee it should be necessary Appropriation bills wul have the right of way in the senate as rapidly as they come from the house Senator Kern chairman of the caucus said. Senator Kern said The legislative programme will not be extensive otherwise The conservation measures the Philippine bill and the ship purchase pur-chase bill will be taken np as soon as they come from committees but appropriations will be taken up whenever they are ready The immigration bill was not discusspd in the caucus as it is ex peetod that t will be voted xn be fore manv days We ertainiy will eompleto the programme by March 4 |