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Show Senate Polled To Olermins SiansE i On Adjournment WASHINGTON, July 18 (t'.Pt Senate Democratic leadei's polled their membership today to determine deter-mine the1 support President Roosevelt Roose-velt could muster if he attempts lo keep congress in session until j it acts o nhis neutrality program. Although the adjournment bee was buzzing- in both senate and : house, friends of the administra-tion administra-tion maintained a "no surrender" attitude on neutrality. "We are not through by any means,' 'said majority leader Al-ben Al-ben W. Barkley, D., Ky., who conferred with Mr. Roosevelt and secretary of state Cordell Hull, at the White House yesterday. Barkley admitted that democratic demo-cratic sentiment was being tested on three methods of reviving the administration's program, but cautioned that "it is not known which, if anl, of the plans will be offered." The three involved: 1. An attempt to reverse the 12 to 11 vote by which the Senate foreign relations committee shelved shelv-ed all neutrality legislation a week ago. None of those who voted to postpone the issue until next session has indicated a change in sentiment. 2 A mtion in the senate to discharge dis-charge the commitete from further furth-er consideration of the question, thus forcing a bill to the floor. Republicans as well as many administration ad-ministration supporters predicted that such a motion, if made, would be defeated. 3 An atetmpt to attach a neutrality neu-trality bill satisfactory to the president as a "rider" to any suitable house-approved bill on the senate calendar. Such a move, while frowned upon by parliamentarians, parlia-mentarians, would give the administration admin-istration it.') best chance of victory, vic-tory, outside of a committee reversal. |