Arizona republican., 1919-05-21
Return of Railroads, Wires and Phones Anticipated Woman Suffrage also on Calendar of House for Early Consideration - First Executive Message Ever Cabled
President Wilson's message is printed in fGll, beginning on page four of this issue.)

WASHINGTON. May 20.-President Wilson's cabled message. outlining leg islatiOn for the extra session of the new congress. was read separately in the senate and house today by clerks. and i arrangements were made by congres- sional leaders for immediate considera- tion of the vast legislative program, with the equal suffrage resolution to come up tomorrow in the house Major recommendations of the presi- dent were for early return to private 1 ownership of railroads, telegraph and ! telephone: for repeal of war time pro
 hibition insofar as applying to beer
 and wines: for woman suffrage; re-
 taliatory tariffs; protection of the dye
 stuff industry, and labor and employ ment measures. The president an- nounced his intention to turn back the
 railroads at the end of the calendar 1 year.
 Republican leaders met the presi- dents proposals for early return Of public utilities by statements that such
 legislation already was planned. As
 to the prohibition recommendation,
 both republican and democratic dry
 leaders joined in vigorous statements
 that no beer and wine repeal would he
 passed. Opinion in both senate and
 house. as ascertained by leaders, was general that the ban on beer and winC
 would not be lifted.
 First CabIed Message
 Presentation of the presidents mes
 sage-the first ever transmitted to thi:
 country by cable-was the principa business of today's session. Neither the senate or house were in session ; 7a-
 adjourning until next Friday and tn,
 house until tomorrow. Before thu
 presidents message was read, tn house arranged to take up tomorrow
 the woman suffrage resolution. 1t
 adoption before adjournment is plan ned. Senate leaders have promises prompt action in the upper body, prob ably early next month.
 The flood of bills and resolution opened in the senate today. whil
 scores more were thrown into th : house hopper, which yesterday receive | about 1900.
 The pricipal measures in the senat ' asked for copies of the peace treat! for definition of the American policy i Russia, adoption of woman suffrag' . establishment of a federal budget sys ,, tenn and repeal of the luxury taxes an
 the daylight saving law. All wer
 referred to committees, democrat -, senators objeeting to all requests fC
 immediate consideration.
 Republican plans for many invest cations were launched in a resolutio | by Chairman Greene of the house mel chant marine committee. proposing 1T quiry into operations of the shippin
 board and emergency fleet corporation 1 Representative Welty of Ohio. asked ft ! an investigation by a non-partisa .s committee on Irregular and unlawf <, expenditures.
 Id Organization Furthered n Organization of senate and hou " was pushed forward today at a con ct mittee conference of house republ
 cans, a meeting of the repubhcs le steering committee with Speaker Gi IS lett. and an initial meeting of the r
 publican senators committee on con r. mittees.
 ie The democratic senators steeril q committee will meet tomorrow to CO ,f slider minority changes.
 ,o Of the recommendations in the pre- +s idents message, those for return - i private ownership of railroads al wires and repeal of war time prof iU bition against beer and wines drt most comment from compression ne leaders 1t was agreed that legislati
 dealing with the public utilities vi or tually is assured at the present sessit on Officials were also interested in { as presidents statement that if he W nd familiar with administrative questlo he affecting telegraph and telephone sJ en tens. he could name the exact di e for their return
 .ce In proposing the beer and wine lg. peal measure, the president said u Ike Rehabilitation of the military for' has proceeded to such for point that it seems to me entirely S n- now to remove the ban upon mar on facture and sale of wines and beer ,r- Oppose Wet Legislation
 Legislation is necessary to remt fin the prohibition provisions. the pre- to dent said he had been informed by
 legsa advisers.
 +o Senator Sheppard of Texas den .a crat. and Representative Randall hIo California, prohibitionist, champions Di - the war time dry law, and other p .a hibition advocates issued stateme -I7 announcing determined opposition 'n repeal legislation They declared Ter large majority of congress favors p
 hibition and predicted the repeal me
 ure would not be enacted Some rep
 lican leaders charged the presid
 with shifting responsibility to the on publican congress and said that all a would gain would pe criticism of ? ted hibitionists
 lh- Republicans of the house ways um means committee plan to meet bef elr the end. of the week to consider ta de and other revenue legislation. Sc alt republican members said that heari lily of business men should decide whet can there should be tariff revision. W ,is some said a. general revision was for possible because of the unsettled c and dition of world affairs
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