The Washington times., 1919-12-03
Lawmakers Prepare to Pass
Measures Incorporating Rec
concentrations of President.
MANY BILLS NOW PENDING
G. o. P. Steering Committee to
Plan Emergency Legislative
Program This Week.
By L. c. MARTIN,


United Press Staff Correspondent.
Steps are being taken today to
make effective At once some of the
recommendations President Wilson
included in his reconstruction mes
sage" to Congress.
Much of the necessary legislation
is already pending, having been in
troduced last session and caught in
the jam created by the treaty fight.
Here is the reconstruction pro-
gram the President recommended, as
it stands today:
Plans for Budget.
The House has passed the GoLd
bill, creating q budget bureau under
Presidential direction. and an inde-
pendent auditing system. A resoIu-
tion eliminating the seven appropria-
tion committees OF the House ana
substituting one committee will be
considered as soon as the Senate
pAsses the budget bill, Congressman
Good OF Iowa, chairman OF the budget
committee, said today.
Senator Mccormick OF Illinois mas
prepared q much different budget
measure for introduction In the SEN
ate. 1t puts budget making In the
Treasury Department. Mccormick
holding that the President already
has too much to do, and would no.
% able to give enough attention to
the details. -
Senator sterling Of South Dakota
fRspublican) said today he will soon
rsintroduce his bill for compul,o, y
Investigation and mediation of In
dustriai disputes. It provides for a
FEDERAL Investigation board. which
10 empowered to step in after the
beard OF mediation and eonciliation.
created by the Newlands act, has
failed.
The bill prohibits strikes or lock
outs pending the result Of the Fed
sral investigation. and In Senator
Steriings opinion. would apply tue
principles OF the League of Nations
to Industrial disputes by affordins .
cooling Off period" and would give
the public the facts about both sid Cd
n an Industrial dispute.
Cnrest.
= Immediate action will be sought on
the Sterling bill empowering crimi-
qAl courts to deal with anarchists.
tshevtsts and reds" generally.
Senator Sterling announced. Tn.
measure inflicts a heavy penalty on
persons who by word or writing or
in any way advocate overthrow of
the United States Government. Poin-
dexter has a similar bill, aimee at
dfsioyal organisations. Severai
~Americanization" bills are before the
senate Labor Committee
2oms members of Congress do not
agree with the President that action
against the reds should not be sim
patient nor drastic" Discussing this,
Congressman Johnson Of Washing
eon, chairman Of the House Immigra-
ton Committee, said:
Te have been too patient. We
asve not been drastic enough. We
have known for years that an alien
conspiracy has been fostering in the
United States against this Govern
rasnt- Such plotters must not be per-
mttted to remain here"
High Csst sf Living.
Bills 10 regulate cold storage. pack
ers. Interstate distribution OF food,
and extending the Lever food control
act are pending before the Asricul-
tursl Committees OF both House and
senate. There is much opposition to
all these measures.
A special Senate committee, headed
oy Senator Townsend OF Michigan, ap-
pointed last session TO map out suit
able legislation has never reported.
House members declared today exten-
sion OF the Lever act would force
prices up rather than down.
simplification Of income and profits
taxes as Wilson urged Is necessary.
Congressman Aondell. majority lead