The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-01
MANY MONTHS WORK
AHEAD OF CONGRESS
Politics Is Expected to Play an Impor-
tant Part in the Delib-
erations.

Washington, d. G., Dec. ]. n Many
months work on a great variety Of inn
portant subjects. international and do
lnestic, were before the 66th Congress
to day when it met for its second and
regular session, which was expected
to close only with the presidential cam
paign next fall.
Members OF both Senate and House
returned to work with only 10 days
rest since the adjournment Of the ex.
traordinary session which ended Nov.
10, when the peace treaty failed of
ratification in the Senate.
With the Congress already in har
ness" and with much legislation ready
for immediate consideration, little de-
lay in the beginning of work was ex-
pected. Calling of Senate and House
rolls for quorums, appointment of com
mittees to notify the president and
each other that Congress again was on
the job" we're among the customary
opening formalities.
Besides legislative recommendations
President Wilson's message was eN
pected to deal with international rela-
tions and particularly with the treaty
of Versailles. While early ratification
of the treaty with compromised reser-
rations was expected by many sena
tors, with hopes of action before the
new year, leaders believed the issues
involved would be carried into the
presidential campaign.
Politics is due TO play large part in
the events of the new session, the last
before the nominating conventions next
summer and the final campaign in the
fall. Leaders propose to have Congress
recess for the conventions and work
through afterward into October.
Enactment of legislation is expected
to begin Immediately The Senate to-
day had pending, with privileged sta
tus, the Cummins railroad bill with its
provisions against strikes and for re-
turn of the railroads to private owner
ship. In the House, the bill TO restrict
immigration and provide for deporta-
tion of alien radicals wasi first on the
calendar. The House probably will be
occupied largely with the appropria
tion bills for many weeks and leaders
hope to enact several measures before
the holiday adjournment, to begin
about Dec. 20 and continue to Jan, s.
Long debate on the railroad bill in
the Senate was anticipated, and leaders
had little hopes of its enactment be-
fore Jan |, the date on which the
president has said the roads would be
returned to private operation. A tenn
porary resolution continuing guaran.
teed compensation for the carriers until
permanent legislation is completed will
be passed if necessary.
Among the measures expected to be
completed this month are the oil, coal.
gas and phosphate land leasing bill and
the Edge measure authorizing forma
tion of corporations to finance Ameri-
can export trade. Both bills are now
in conference.
Besides the treaty of Versailles, sew
eral other treaties are pending and
promise to evoke hong Senate debate.
Three treaties, one guaranteeing assist
ance 10 France in event of German ag-
gression, that establishing Poland and
defining the Rhine frontier, and the
long pending S25,000,000 Colombian
pact, are pending before the foreign
relations committee.
The peace treaty with Austria also is
expected to be ready for transmission
by the president soon. The committee
also has before it the resolution of Re
publican Leader Lodge proposing that
Congress, by concurrent resolution, de-
clare the war with Germany ended.
This win be fought vigorously by the
administration. Early action on the