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Show oo Want Vacation Beginning Early in June and Also in November Elections WASHINGTON. May 22 A new plan for a recess of congress from June 4 or 5 to about August 3 with a further recess over tho November elections in the background developed today from senate negotiations on tho summer program. pro-gram. The new proposal was said by leaders lead-ers on both sides to have gained head way, subject to future legislative development de-velopment and also possible action by President Wilson but agitation' for a sine die adjuornment remained. Settlement today of the Republican factional row over the meat packer control bill was. said to have paved the way for a recess. Its advocates agreed to assist in expediting appropriation appropri-ation bills and conference reports on legislation " already passed by both houses but with notice that any remaining re-maining Lime would be demanded for the packer measure. A conference of Republican senators today voted unanimously, to press the appropriation bills and conference reports. re-ports. Tho senate Democrats wore said to be ready to co-operato in pushing push-ing through the urgent measures. oo |