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Show DEMOCRATIC LEADER "j - HOPES CONGRESS 1 '" WILL EHD BY OCL 1 1 , -, 'z .Washington, Sept. 2. Wtu ih . adjournment of Congress In sight th ' senate today Continued debate on th! CfcyCon .antitrust bill, i the hop. J passing .It before-night. When tb is disposed of,, the administration-, tnist legislation rrogram practical will, have been completed inasmuch : as. If has beea" determined not t m press the railway securities bill al I this session. Hope for bringing the session t0 a closo by October I, was express! 1 Democratic Leader Underwood. lie. sldea tho Clayton bill, Congress still must dispose of war emergency t.gis. latlon and a decision nnm be reach-ed reach-ed as to whether the rivers and har-bora har-bora bill will be pressed. The emergency program contem-plates contem-plates legislation for a special Inter-nal Inter-nal revenue tax to meet the decrease In customs receipts. A bill toy the establishment ot a fleet of government" govern-ment" merchant ships already has beenlntroduced in the housg nnd the merchant marine comm!tte3 poon will submit a report on It. Secretary McAdoo Jias assured tho committee that the right of the American hov eminent to buy ships of any nationality nation-ality for neutral uses cannot be disputed. dis-puted. Congressional leaders todav were ready to discuss with the president plana Jor .the .war tax bill. The president is expected' to submit n messago on the subject tomorrow. |
