The Nevada County picayune., 1919-06-26
TREMENDOUS TASK
 BEFORE CONGRESS
NUMBER OF BIG PIECES OF LEG. ISLATIoN ON PROGRAM IS
 UNPRECEDENTED.
LONG DEBATES ARE CERTAIN
Appropriation Bills Must Be Put Through in Hurry, but Some Other Measures Will Require a Great Deal of Time.
By EDWARD B. CLARK.

Washington Congress k consider Ing, or already has considered in part. q program of legislation on which near ly every measure appears as T top liner T. is doubtful if eyer before In the history of the country there were so many big pieces of legislation be- fore congress at one time aS Is the case today, and in saying this one is mindful of those congressional periods In which the country was engaged in war
 It is only necessary to take q list of the comparatively few things which were given either full or partial con sideration in one or the other If the two houses within the space of four days in order to prove the point of the legislative importance of this ses- sion
 In less than handful of extremely hot weather days congress discussed the woman suffrage amendment; the peace treaty; legislation for the return of telegraph and telephone lines to pri- vate operation; the repeal of the lux urX tax section of the war revenue bill a resolution for the investigation of war department expenditures the agricultural appropriation bill, with it's rider to repeal the daylight saving law; the request of the railroad admin istration for $1 ,20O,00O,00O for use in operating the rail lines during the cal endar year; army and navy appropria- tlon bills; enforcement of wartime and constitutional prohibition, and leg islation concerning the display of the red flag in public demonstrations.
 Will Require Months of Work.
 Ii k some list, Is it not? One or two of these things already have been acted upon. but weeks and perhaps months of discussion must follow be fore even this comparatively small sec ton ot the congressional calendar can b. cleared up. It is perfectly futile to attempt at this early stage of the session to prophecy what congress will do in many of these matters. The Republican majority, of course, must consider the possibility of preSiden- tial vetoes. and must make up it's mind whether it will profit more by d veto | Is certain to meet the "I forbid
 For two or three weeks prior to the converting of the extra session the be- 4liei of. bystanders and onlookerS in \ Washington was that September would E see the close of debates and that at !. that time the congressman might re turn to their homes tO get three }, nls.at hs' rest before coming back again 5 fo,tthe regular session in December. Now all such thoughts have gone down E thetwihd. CongreSSmen are all plan ming eos stay here at least until con : vciftion time next year II k believed that unless something comes to change the ' computation of things the senate wiIE' debate the pact of peace and the covenant of the league of nations for ' moTthsH s1-a
 2 Haste With Appropriation Bills.
 There is speed being made on the appropriation bAls. It is absolutely necessAfy lfn .arrier to run certain branches Of rho government that these bins shalltbes pat through and signed by the president before the advent of July Not very many times in the his. tory of the government have depart ments been compelled to run money. less. Once on time the army got along while without any pay. Con gress passed an army appropriation hill. but tackled n rider on 10 it which the president of the United States did not like Hayes was president at the time.
 The president cannot sign part of bill while yetoing part of it. He mfst either sign or veto the whole thing. It Is likely some day thnt the occa- sional mounting of riders in the sad- dle~ of appropriation bills will be dis continued As rule the riders never reach their destination.
 Uncle Sam Reused by Reds"
 The lesons that the officials who believe in , punitive measuyes draw frop the attempted QsSassination oT Attorney oGeperal A Mifc1elf Palmer in Nas4pst2n+.aRd, froW other entire 1 lH 1awlesS. AroGee9ipSS Elsewhere. is that the. mpllycod4llpE of aharchists is neFe edeaseI4ps. to, t4e uRqRIie QaH hahsiRS >tl1nta4.a a,~ s. .gt ..i f. Y lt >ess pf4lAiSsa4anoW., hX,ytqe Nash ingson odieials that the .a4Jaeks by bomb throwers Twill only .lAcyeaSe and extend the activities of cur erme ; detecting forces, We are determined now as heretofore that organized cripae NdiFsetsf aRainst o5;ssg,giYsd 5;sg,,g. goyernueas in this sonatr3S, ,shalItbf TtQRBed.
 There 4s A4 4ApessnssS, a9f 8pinion in WwhassopS.al .als lsstsAs sstAs .MstheltGsr, ,9r not the. geseEplnsAi0s ohiftals AlsaNe4seQsen aa ar, T tive against iaGsslsEafsk ksHaasQf all, kinds sihfe sthe waE. llasag. ass uIey 4shoul1 have been The-fIjends of the .departa. peHt of justice aa ofaAs5her depart ments. say that everything that could be donG-A4s been done and vtbat .ln Is IF ss sssss.Isx ls4, eSs <slat tel ts,lssn ID Slsf4 4lh.s .rl.