New Britain herald., 1919-12-01
WHAT CONGRESS EA(1ES

@ WHAT CONGRESS FA(.E'S N Congress convened in regular ses- Mbn today at noon, confronted by Mass of legislative business and new m ulating and little diminished in N Ne seven months since last May, when zSr resident Wilson called the two houSeS @gether in extraordinary session pri- Marily for consideration and ratit1ct- H#Hon of the peace treaty and the Neasue of Nations.
 @ The session which started today Will 8 tinged throughout by partisan poll Els which will show in every debate N every issue. Members of both par sSss are striving to make good rec Ed, for upon the action of Dem ocfats @ d Republicans in supporting or de @uncing m eas sures considered m the Months between now and the national K Inventions in the fall, will be based @e platforms upon which the candl- @ tes named at those conventions Will #Rnd. It is certain the strongest ap- @al which can be made to V"'efs'
 hatever their politics, will be the M Mpeditious settlement of the h'er- N tional problem N 'hich have arisen Mhce the armisticr year ago, and the |sS.nn ediate disposition .ot. domestic
 sislative business neglected in the Social session just ended.
 M Whether the peace treaty and the
 ag-ue of Nations will be revised tc Xiii Senator Lodges reiterated ulti-
 a atum of leave it to the people or sas end it." or whether the President s |s pporters will again introduce the
 S cument in the form which caused M8 first defeat, remains question. S Since the adjournment of tlna special
 a new and very graVN prob @ m-the oft repeated question of M 1ming itself into form which must Ns sult in discussion and ultimate set = N ment by congress-
 @ The future Of the railroads is chief s hong the domestic problems the new @#b ngress will be called upon to solve. M bill providing for the return of the s ssed the House and now is in the a nds of the Senate Interstate Com I cree Committees This bin. which iS N own as the Esch Railroad Bill, pro- H 1es for a modified system of govern E ent control. Senator Cummins Of 8 wa. has dra fted another railroad |M bt found in the proposed Esch m meaS-
 e. Some of them are: Compulsory l bitration of strikes: six per cent. I laranteed return of railroad securi- as ss. and regional consolida tiOn Of the aH ilwaNs This latter bill prOba blN will x substituted for the E,sch bill, in the @ bnate. and when it is sent to the 8 House there will be many debates tc B tile the differences in the lea sures @ The strike situation which has SC
 k FeatlN affected the general economit it 8 tve the attention of Congress @ rough the consideration of the food & &7d fuel control acts. Attorney Gen a al Palmer has empha sized repea ted x the need for continuation of these E I'iOus acts after the signing of peace a nt it is prOba ble Congress will not M gard the question in the light oi
 is continuation of effectiveness being N ecessarY after peace. Republican IT, N -obably will seize the opportunit>
 take away from the Adminis istra tior direct control of the countrv's N Bod and fuel
 E Tn addition to the routine supply # Ile for the branches of the Govern Ma eut Departments which will bt E ssed at this session. there are tn, K flowing measures which will demane
 rW action:
 |N The Army reOrga iza tiun bill: in K leased pay for officers and enliste, K en of the Navy; Greene merchan g arine bill, providing for the fut,r,
 8 the mercia fleet built by tn, B &overnm ent: repeal of certai in taxes or s it drinks; the Hutchinson bill tc K &eulate food boarding, and forty-odc her measures which already have re 8ived faVora ble comment by commit x es in both houses.
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