The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-25
TREATY PROMISES ID BE SPOTLIGHT
 DURING THIS WEEK
Possibility That Committee May Bring Ratification Into the Open Senate to
 Continue Fight
By Associated Press

washin gton, August 2t.--The
 peace treaty promises to hold the
 spotlight in Congress again tkss
 week with n possibility that before
 the week is over the report of the
 foreign relations committee may
 bring the question of ratification
 into open Senate.
 Although Chairman Lodge declines to make any prediction as to when the committee will report, democratic mem- bers said today they had an under standing with the republicans that ac- tion would be taken this week if pos sible. Some of the members thought unlocked for delay might result. how ever. from the committees decision yes- terday to request additional confirma- tion from President Wilson. Tomorrow the committee will resume for day it's open hearings, but most of the week is expected to be de-s voted to discussion of amendments to the treaty. Debate on the treaty also is to continue in the Senate. Senatosi Nugent. democrat. Idaho; kirby demo- crat. Arkansas. and owen, democrat. Oklahoma having gi,en notice they | would speak
 The Franco American treaty will come before the Senate judiciary com- mittee tomorrow in connection with consideration of subcommittee re- port holding the treaty to be no violas ton of the United States constitution High cost of living questions will l continue to the fore in both brancnes i of Congress. The Senate agriculture l committee is expected to report easly l in the week an amendment to put {, teeth" in the Lever food control act. 1 The committee has before it the amend ment passed Friday by the House, but | has not decided whether to pass tho House measure onto the Senate or to | report out d new and distinct measure.
 IN THE HOUSE 1 The House. having carried out one l of President Wilson's recommendation l for reducing living costs, will consider 1 another this week in the Hutchinson 1 bill regulating cold storage of food stuffs The measure is modelled on the l New Jersey law which the President recommended to Congress in his recent [ address.
 Two important measures are expected to come before the Senate this week in the Smoot bill for development of public oil, gas. coal and phosphaye 1 lands and in the prohibition enforce 1 ment bill. The former probably will come to final vote early in the week, but considerable debate Is expected to precede action on the latter
 Hearings on the Kenyon kendrick bills for regulation of the packing in. l dustry will be resumed tomorrow with X l.. D. Weld, manager of the commercial reserach department of swift & Co. as a witness.
 I Outside of the cold storage bill the House faces very little legislation this 1 week, although considerable debate and l a hot fight Is expected on the measure to confer the permanent rank of general 1 on Chief of Staff March. Republican Leader Mondell hopes to bring up hts bill to carry out Secretary Lanes plaO to provide farms for men discharged from the military service.
 Hearings by congressional commit tees during the week includes
 Railroad Legislation by, the senate | and House interstate commerce com !. mittee; the army reorganization bilf court-martial reform and water power legisla ton.
 Republicans of the House will hold 1 caucus Tuesday night to discuss 8 leg | islative programme