The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-06
.rak 8 Nm .1ND souTH RON, DEuEMyER s, 1sls.

saongg tase q SURE res eSpeeted &c. be
com nleIed this sHoRfh arsst1ae eis; coal
ges and phosuhats land leasing bill
aud the edge measure anthorizins;;
ifosmatfpu .eorpurati ons TO fIiance
; america. port trade. Both bills
; resnow in conference. -. e<..!!....
Besides the treaty OF VERSA lSs, -seF-
eral treaties are pending and promise
to evoke long. Senate debate. Three
treaties, one guaranteeing assistance
TO- France in event OF German aggres-
1saon, that ablishing. Poland and de-
dning the Rhine frontier. and the
long pending $4,000, ,a0a >colealbsxfa
pact, are pend ing. before the Foreign
Relations Committee. s.
The Peace Treaty with Austria also
is expected to be ready for transmits
sion by the President soonss The com:
mittee also has before it, the resolu-
ton OF Republican Leader Lodge
proposing that Congress, -hy. concur
+ rent resolution, declare the war,. with
Germany ended. nhss will be: 9ougif..
vigorously :. by the adm iBistnaeaop:
Early action on the French Treaty IS
not, planned by the committee ma
joraty, but the Polish Ereasy. the lead
ers, say, Eill be pressed. :@-
Among other imnontant. iaterna-
tional matters spenaiHgr or in prospect
are the House bin 10 repeal the Ca
madam reciprocity treaty and COM
mercial conventions ;and trade extenv
Sion arrangements with the ALLIES, the
enemy countries and other nations.
On. the Legislative ,eaaeHaar are
many measures already passed either
by ssnate. -ers House. they ;Jnclade
bills establishing "a federal budget
system, providing a pertinent ship
ping policy. regulating cold storage
Of food. products, and providing: Tor
development OF WaterpOwer: =
: Fiscal legislation promises 70 have
=. prominent. place :il the work of
ConxpAsss .Genegaa tariff revision and
modtfeatieu of;2the international rey-
enne laws are planned before the 2o=
t5t1cxa Sa1nrtan:. epaaa .ot, many
Har,MSes ~fl pe :srotUsea ssaaa saastist-
d1tu1DtSS :biIN 90 prHteets AtasxicSsa
manufaozprspe are perdins. fernaa.
asnt arrar reeExaahation policies, In
eorpuafing tie nso6ss Question of =1iaf-
persaa tzashing; seen ars.so BE. broashs
out By the Senate.and House military
COMMITTEES ~ mnilsss the ce1aIalffees
m,,m pass on a new bui1dshg program
ana on blfls increasing. the. nasy..s
personnel ana ITS pay. s.:t: - =: - {
Pronlirtsne among tase other neaa,
uresF1sl lase yaken up sre-those deahRe
1ith faabal aasSns and anarchtsrs and
the high cost OF HvsnE: !: Leaders sise
.asxn, to- xies atssutlon. 80 zusafss o.
aysrffnsr fnausrta1 strikes b9 fedexas
mediation or: ;eshar utethoas.s = TnA
Iaanet t1fcndeIl Bill enheeyinE. Seere'
tary lanes plan of tafns> fot: soldiers
ena sailess also ss mp sefs l,a ssse,s ara q
coaEaass Ell, atssMpt -sattsesM or sey-
etsa gandsfg ,laH$ a1A repeak:of 1the
eA5fon3ee sxnd ether zwar, teasare&s
Nhuiefous. th'estaga auaas zalso yzrt
uIasuaay 1s,enatg .inx0 Ask-.
i1s ie&snta AnA 2ttae. c6Ss; faeassrA ma
:YSuEat ssituations .gtffl s,cozittnue;5, while
The House, viii carry on tt inysstig
fIohs, ,jsof .Wsats r,epay et,Sitse5. ss
We" f9fS$&tlsSAs1SiNxt ~ SEySyET.<5fs'' ~.
senate ;,isaelSde ( thst Z. shto the Is 1'sSas
basper, situasieti. atfaas liitoS .ehafges by
sesiatSr:. Wa atson 20 Il Ina:ana = chat "s6e :
c,s1issts Sand: radie4s s7asse .an. .sifsse esn:
.ptsxs, ur Ytke sRedsngly 9faas. Gonltk
! sfda1NTn ssSen6fe,s fEeggss .1rfd
faec{i {iSasss s ot:a5irlatsa taEeaa}f
tue contest slsas fby y Henry: Ford
against the election Of Senator New
berry. Republican. Of Michigan.
senate democrats SIRE: to aaoad:e con.
ference taeis week TO eject a:leaaes 90
succeed the late Senator Martin. Of
Virginia. viii, the contest apparents
narrowed to 4sanator I5itehceck, Dem
ocrat., of Nebraska! administration
leader in the Pesce Dreaty fight, and
Senator Underwood. of Alabama. TO,
Deraoeratic Iaader in tie House;
c6nferences OF the Repub1icans and
! ffsestesgsng committees Of both |partse'
aase are ,plannea soea To- faH commit
tee racaneies. =. -.