The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
CONGRESS HAS BUSY
 WEEK BET ORE II. WITH |MP0 P0RTANT BILLS COMING UP
War Revenue Bill, Oil Land Leasing Measure and Annual Appropriation
 Bills on Calendar
By Associated Press

w c1oIA1AS uOA, WI u0A 6' Congress faces it's busiest week thus far of the short session, with final enactment of the war revenue bill, legislation to vali- date informal war contracts and the oil land leasing meas ure regarded by leaders as the most urgent matters at hand. A number of the regular annual appropriation bills also are pending and may be completed before Saturday night.
 Congestion of legislation caused Sun and although few leaders of either party now feel tha- an extra sessior Ca. be avoided, regular night sessions in both Senate ;nd HoHse may besin socn. Strenuous efforts already are being made to prevent failure of many important bills, while members opposed 10 certain legislation are threatening fiji busters. confident of Shei' success in preventing action before :he session ends March A.
 Equal suffrage may be brought up again this week in the Senate. Advo- cates of the Susan B. Anthony resolu- tion are holding conferences regarding tf-;t next Friday. They admit. however, that the required two-thirds majority has not yet been secured
 WAR REVENUE BILL
 The war revenue bill will be given right of way this week in both houses. The conference agreement will be pre- sented Wednesday to the House and called up Friday with leaders expect ing quick agreement Senate approval is expected Saturday or early next week and present plans are to hold the bill in Washington if it cannot reach President Wilson in France be- fore he sails for home.
 Many regular appropriation bills gre before both bodies for action Flight of them have been passed by the House and five are ready for Senate action. Tomorrow tn Senate will resume work on the S400,0000, ,000 postoffice meas ure, and after it's disposition the defi- ciency bill to rescind S15,000,00 of war appropriations will be taken up. The rivers and harbors, legislative and other supply measures will follow
 The House military committee ex- poets to report out the army appro- priation bill this week. and Representa- tive Kitchin. the democratic leader hopes that by February 15 the House will have passed all regular money bills. The navy bill, with it's three year building programme. is expected to be debated in the House this week DEBATE ON PEACE ti
 General debate on peace and other questions will be continued this week in the Senate with a partisan fight imminent over the proposal for an inn mediate investigation of the Ford Newberry election contest The British import embargo also may be a subject of Senate discussion. Senator Weeks of Ma sachusetts. republican. plans to present a resolution of inquiry on the subject tomorrow,
 Another effort to prevent failure off the water power development bill will be made tomorrow by Senate and House conferees. while the question off appropriating s1.250. 100000 for main taining the fixed wheat prices also will be brought out this wek in nv bill being prepared by Senator Gore, chair man of the agricultur ecommittee.
 Senate and House conferees expect to reach a full agreement tomorrow on the oil Hand leasing bill, affecting de- velopment of California naval oil re- serves and other western districts. while conferees on the legislation to validate informal war contracts will resume work after failing to reach an agreement today
 Committee herings and inyestiga- tions also will continue this week.