Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-25
PEACE PACT NOW HOLDS
F. CENTER OF SPOT LIGHT
Report OF Foreign Relations Com
( mittce May Bring Rati.
!, fication.
predict ACTION THIS wEEE
Franco-Amcrican Treaty Will Come
Before Committee Today, AMI
There Will Re Further Hearings In
: Packer Probe.
lnv Assnciatcd prcssl


W 4 II NO TON. August 24.-The
peace treaty promises TO hold the spot
light in Congress again this week
with possibility that before the week
lis over the report of the Foreign Re
lat!ons Committee may bring the ques-
ton of ratification into the open SEN
ate.
Although Chairman Lodge declines
TO make any prediction ~ TO when the
committee will report, Democratic
'ncmbcrs said today they had an un
action would ne taken This week II
possible. Some Of the members
Thought unlooked-for delay nigh, re-
ssuit. however. from the committees
decision yesterday 10 request addi-
aional information from President Will
son. Tomorrow the committee Will re-
mos, Of the week is expected TO hc de-
voted TO discussion of amendments to
the treaty. Debate OH the treaty also
is 10 continue in the Senate, Senators
sNugenL Democrat, Idaho; Kirby,
democrat. Arkansas. and owen. Dem
:ocrat, Oklahoma. having given notice
they would speak
= The Franco American treaty Will
-romc before the Senate Judiciary Com
-n!ttee tomorrow in connection with
consideration Of subcommittee report
holding the treaty to be no violation
OF the United states Constitution.
Consider High Living Cost
HiGh-cost -ofliving questions will
continue TO the fore in both branches
Of Congress The Senate Agricultural
IN the week an amendment 10 put
Teeth" in the Lever food-control act.
Are committee has before il the amend
1nent passed Friday by the House, but
tas not decided whether TO pass the
House measure on TO the Senate or to
report out new and distinct measure.
The House, having carried out one
tl..,a 10 nj . - =
Tor reducing living costs, viii consider
tnother this week in the Hutchinson
dill 10 regulate cold storage OF iood-
StuTs Inc measure is modelled on the
New Jersey law which the President
recommended TO Congress in his re-
rent address
so come before the senate this week
In tie Smoot bill for development OF
public oil, gas. coal and phosphate
sands, and IN the prohtoitLon EN- rec,
Rome 10 final vote early in the week,
Gut consid erable debate is expected TO
preIedc action on the latter
Hearings on Packer Bills.
Hearings on the Kenyon kendrick
3,ils for regulation OF the packing in
riustry will be resumed tomorrow. with
J.. d. II. Weld. manager OF the COM
perrial research department of Swift
Is Co. as a witness.
outside of the cold storage bill the
1iouse faces very little legislation this
week, although considerable deoaie
and d hoo night IS expected on the
measure to confer the permanent rank
eli general on Chief of STAFF March
Republican Leader Monde!i hopes 10
bring UP mis- bill To carry out SecTc-
larry Lanes plan to provide farms Tor
men discharged from the military SER
rice.
- Hearings By congressional commit :.
tees during the week include; railroad
Legislation by the Senate and House
Interstate Commerce Committees; the
Ermy REORGANIZATION bill: court mar
:ial reform and water-po"er ieSls!a-
ton.
Republicans Of the House VIII hold
a caucus Tuesday night To discuss
itgisla tive program