Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-21
APPROVAL
OF PEACE TREATY
i NOW IS PROBABLE
The Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
623 Riggs Building.
BY THEODORE TILLER

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-After
weeks of peace treaty talk in the
senate and political oratory in the
house, there is a prospect after all
that congress may adjourn early in
November and the extra session will
not merge into the regular one. If
it happens so, there will be conserva-
ton of both public impotence and
fatigue of wind-jamming politicians
and so-called statesmen Events are
leading at least to a ratification of
the peace treaty with Germany.
There is indication now that the
treaty will receive final approval
early in November. A wearied house,
whose members are tired Of talking
at and about one another, has sent
it's leaders over to see If congress
may adjourn about November 10. OF
course, the senate with it's peace
treaty debates holds the key TO the
situation, but there is hope of
gradual wearing down of the upper
chambers vocal cords. A daWdling
congress cannot last forever. Train
ed and cynical observers in Wash
ington know that not even peace
treaty ending the greatest war In
history is likely to bring a merger
of two sessions of congress. Wheth-
er or not one is prone to "cuss con-
greE 50 he may not overlook the fact
that members of that great national
assembly are entitled to, or at least
draw certain allowances for mileage
twenty cents per mile each way
for members going to and returning
from their homes. There ought to
be a respectable lapse of time be-
tween two sessions, else this emolu-
ment of stage coach days shall be
lost to our legislators. Therefore,
both from the standpoint of weari
ness, increasing public disappoint-
ment and mileage allowances, con-
eress is apt to adjourn before De
cember.
The house military committee IA
vorably reported a bill transferring
to the department of agriculture, mo-
tor vehicles owned by the war de-
partment and. suitable for dlstrlou-
ton among the states for road con-
struction work.
After a holly contested election,
Captain L. B. Rainey, Democrat, was
sworn in as a house member to sue
coed the late Representative John
Burnett of Alabama. Senator Pom
dexter introduced a resolution asking
for a report from the department OF
Justice as to it's alleged failure to
report foreign agitators. Because
of the presidents illness, the senate
foreign relations committee postponed
action on various resolutions ask
ing for information regarding treaty
negotiations at Paris.
Farmers Conference Proposed
Representative Dickinson, of Iowa,
introduced a resolution requesting the
president to call a conference be-
tween agriculture and capital. He
claimed that the farmers are not
adequately represented in the pres
ent industrial conference. Both SEN
ate and house passed a bill direct
ing an additional survey of cotton
production not later than November
2. This was in response to the con-
tention of southern members that
estimates were too high and had
depressed the price of cotton.
Chairman Wadsworth, of the SEN
ate military committee, introduced a
bill to give permanent rank of lieu
tenant general to General March,
Chief of Staff and Major Generals
Liggett and Billiard.
The senate interstate commerce
committee voted to include in the
railroad bill a clause penalizing
strikes by railroad employees. This
provision was opposed by Samuel
Gompers and other labor leaders. In
vestigation of the sugar shortage
continued before the senate agri-
culture committee while country
wide complaints reached Washing
ton.
Representative Ballinger, Massa-
chusetts, introduced a bill to place
an embargo on sugar exports.
Rear Admiral MCGOWAN, paymastel
general of the navy, advocated be.
fore the house naval committee in
creases in pay for naval officers ant
men to correspond with the increased
cost of living.
The house public lands committee
favorably reported the senate bill
for the leasing of public lands with
oil, gas phosphates and coal re
| sources.
The prohibition enforcement bill
was signed by Vice President Mar
shall and Speaker Gil1ett, and sen
at once to the White House for tn,
approval of the president.