The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
UNDER PRESSURE OF
NEEDED LEGISLATION
CONGRESS MAY NOT
ADJOURN BY NOV. 10
Railways, Strike, Sugar
Shortage and Other I'm
pectant Matters Re-
main to Be Con-
sidered
BY Associated Pres.

Washington, October 19.-Pressure
from administration sources for enact
ment of permanent railroad legislation
! may block the tentative plans of con-
gressional leaders for adjournment OF
the extraordinary session about No
vember TO-
Leaders were of the opinion tonight
that unless consideration of the German
peace treaty is expedited. action by the
Senate on the railroad bill prior to No
vember 10 would be impossible. House
leaders, however, were hopeful that the
bill might be enacted at leas by that
time prior to adjournment.
The railroad bill as completed yester
day by the Senate interstate commerce
commission is expected to be presented
Tuesday or Wednesday so as to be in
position"efor consideration Immediately
after ratification of the peace treaty
sion hopes to report it's bill about No
vember 1.
While the Senate treaty fight con-
tinues this week, the House expects tc
pass the budget bill, decide the cleo
ton of Representative Fitzgerald and
Peter F. Tague. both democrats from
the Tenth Massachusetts district, and
| take up the public land leasing bill
The House election committee plans
ceedings against Representative Victor
Berger. socialist. of Wisconsin.
ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Many important committe activities
are planned this week in both Senate
and House. Thesteel strike investiga-
ton of the Senate labor committee will
be reopened tomorrow, Jacob Margols
Pittsburg lawyer, having been sum
moned for examination regarding
charges of syndicaIist activities on the
part of Secretary Foster and other
strike leaders. The committee plans
to close its inquiry on Tuesday.
The threatened coal strike also Is
promised attention in the Senate. Sena-
tor Frelinghuysen, republican, of New
Jersey chairman of the subcommittee
inquiring into the coal situat ton, plans
to address the Senate tomorrow on the
threatened strike.
/ Transmission to the White House
early this week of the bill to extend
the food control law to punish profit
teering is planned and it is hoped also
to send to the President the bill in
creasing pay of postal employees
SUGAR SHORTAGE HEARING
hearings on the sugar shortage VIII
be resumed tomorrow by the Senate
agricultural committee with submission
of legislation in prospect soon. The
same committee also is expected to be-
gin at an early date the inquiry or
dered by the Senate into the grain sit
uation, including the wheat embar-
goes of the grain corporations.
Both Senate and House military com
mittees continue hearings this week on
general military legislation. The com :
mittee chairman hopes to hear General
Pershing late this week or next week
but expect permanent legislation will
go over to the next session of Congress,
except for temporary measures.
Early action is expected in the Sen
ate on the House bill to extend pass
port restrictions. to prevent immigra-
ton of radicals and other undesira-
bles from Europe.
Report to the Senate tomorrow Of the
14.000.0tO deficiency appropriation bill
is planned by the Senate appropriations
committee. The Senate banking com
mittee hopes to dispose finally this
week of the long contested nomination
of John Shelton Williams to be comp
troller of currency.