Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-21
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE READ
 TO CONGRESS Make Plans for Big Legis- lative Program. EQUAL SUFFRAGE
 COMES FIRST Repeal of Wartime Prohibition Law Applies 10 Beer and Wine
 Only.

Washington, May 2O.-President
 Wilson's cabled message outlining
 legislation for the extra session of
 the new congress was read separate ly in the senate and house today by
 clerks, and arrangements were made by congressional leaders for imme-
 diate consideration of the vast legis- lative program, with the equal suf-
 frage resolution to come up tomor- row in the house. t,
 Major recommendations of the l president were for early return to private ownership of railroads. tele-
 graphs and telephones, for repeal of Wartime prohibition, insofar as ap-
 ply to beer and wines, for woman
 suffrage, retaliatory tariffs, protection
 Of the dyestuff industry and labor and
 employment measures The presi-
 dent announced his intention to turn
 back the railroads at the end of the
 calendar 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 recommenda-
 tion, both republican and democratic
 dry leaders joined in vigorous state-
 ments dissenting from the presidents
 suggestions and predicting that no
 beer and wine repeal would be passed Opinion in both senate and house
 as ascertained by leaders was general that the ban of beer and wine would
 not be lifted. eF
 l Held Short Sessions.
 l Presentation of the presidents mes
 sage was the principal business at 1 today's session. Neither the senate nor house, were in session much more than an hour, the formerad-
 journing until next Friday and the house until tomorrow. Before the presidents message was read the
 house arranged to take up tomorrow,
 the woman suffrage resolution It's 1 adoption before adjournment is plan
 ned Senate leaders have promised
 action in the upper body, probably
 early next month.
 The flood of bills and resolutions , opened in the senate today while
 scores more were thrown into the
 house hopper, which yesterday re-
 ceived about 1,2O0 The principal
 measures in the senate asked for
 copies of the peace treaty, for def milton of the American policy in Rus sia, adoption of woman suffrage, es- tablishment of federal budget .sys-
 tenn, and repeal of the luxury taxes
 and the daylight saving law. All were referred to committees. demOcratio
 senators objecting to all requests for immediate consideration. Republican plans for many inves- ltigations were launched in resolu- tion by Chairman Greene, of the house
 merchant marine committee, propos- ing inquiry into, operations of the shipping board and emergency fleet corporation.
 Recommendation Are Apt.
 Of the recommendations in the
 presidents message, those for re- turn to private ownership of railroads and wires, and repeal of wartime pro- hibition against beer and wines drew most comment from congressional i. leaders. It was agreed that legisla- J ton dealing with the public utilities ], virtually is assured. Leaders also . were interested in the presidents statement that if he was familiar with
 administrative questions, affedting I telegraph and telephone systems. he could name the exact. date for their li ireturn alsO" q i1 In proposing the beer and wine fe- i. peal measure, the president said that "dem0bilization of the military forces >. has proceeded to such point ! that it seems to me entirely safe now , to remove the ban upon manufacture and sale of wines and beers" Fl Oppose Pro. Repeal.
 Senator Sheppard of Texas, demo- s crat, and Representative Randall of California. prohibitionist champions ) of the wartime "dry'' law. and other prohibition advocates, issued state ments announcing determined oppo- sition to prohibition repeal legislation f and predicted the repeal measure ! W uld not be enacted. Some r republican leaders charged the prest. r dent with shifting responsibility to the 5 republican congress and said that all he would gain would be criticism ol ;, prohibitionists: ,o,,.,>,-~u,> l Ihibiiton.
 tI The committee deplored the use o . cigarettes, especially by women, ant : Iurged upon Presbyterians not only thu
 rersOnal non-use of them, but the pro ' motion of all possible legislatiol . elagainst them.
 fl Resolutions against lynching wer' e Iadopted in the report of the commit ' Itee on missions for freed men.