The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-19
BALES OF BILLS
AWAIT CONGRESS
Copyright, 1919.
BY r. L. Goldberg.

Bales of bills were ready for intro
duction today in both House and Sem
ate as Congress got under way.
One of the first and foremost for the
hopper would repeal the luxury taxes.
Congressman Moore of Pennsylvania
prepared the measure in the House,
| and Senator Penrose in the Senate.
They promise to get speedy actica
J on it, If passed, 1t will take OF those
new taxes on clothes over a certain
price, ice cream sodas, and many ey-
| eryday "Iuxuries."
Other important measures ready in
| clude:
Return Of the Wires.
Congressman Stevenson of Mime
sofa and Senator Kellogg have ideG-
tical resolutions for immediate resto-
ration OF the telephone and telegraph
| properties to their owners and DE-
| manding an accounting from Post
| master General Burleson OF the way
| the money appropriated for Govern
: ment operation was spent
Budget System.
Many bills dealing with establish
ment OF a budget system have been
drawn. Senator Mccormick of Illinois |
formulated a series of them Under |
their provisions the President would |,
assume direct responsibility for all |
financial recommendations made by
departments, and Congress would as
sumo responsibility for appropriations
and for auditing expenditures. One
of McCormick's bills would create a
Congressional audit bureau for this
purpose.
Senator Kenyon has q resolution
creating a commission to report a |
plan for the budget system, after
thorough study OF methods in use in
other countries.
ntI-BoIshevik Bills.
In both House and Senate numel.
Gus measures are aimed at curbinE
Bolsheviki. anarchists, and red"
propagandists Senator Overman,
chairman of the Senate committee
that investigated Bolshevik propa-
ganda, has a drastic bill covering
many phases of the subject.
Senator King OF Utah has one max
ing it an offense to belong to the l..
W, w. or any organization teaching
sabotage or interference with the
Government in any way. Another
measure of Kings provides the death
penalty for anyone sending a bomb
through the mails.
Limitation OF immigration, de-
portation OF anarchists and Boil
sheviki. and suppression of red" pub
locations is sought in other bills.
Woman Suffrage.
The woman suffrage resolution is
scheduled for early action in both
houses. 1t must pass the House again,
as this is a new Congress
Daylight Saving.
Demands for repeal of the daylight
saving Law, will be made on behalf OF
farmers and workers who have to get
nm early. Senator Capper OF Kansas
NAV introduce a bill for this in the
Senate.
Packers and Living Cost.
Senator Kenyon will introduce
a measure for rigid Government
regulation Of tho packing industry.
Resolutions dealing with various
nbases of the cost OF living also viii
be offered early.
Miscellaneous.
Senator King has q bill directing
the State Department to negotiate
treaty with Mexico for appointment
OF a Joint commission on claims or
American citizens who suffered loss
through 0epFeud 'lOilS " bfh''Ni'S-
IIc also has hill providing that all
nubIic lands shall he coded by tho
Federal Government to the states
within which the lands lie Another
measure King offers provides that the
Interior Department and the Indian
Bureau shall be moved from Wash
lnCton to various points in the West.
Congressman Macarthur OF Oregon
has prepared a bill for three sessions
Of each Congress instead OF the TWO
now provided for.
Senator Jones of Washington has
bill providing for a temporary ship
ping policy.
Senator Kenyon sponsors a DILL
Federal industrial rcla-
lions commission and another Great
ing a housing commission. 10 report
10 Congress on a way TO make II
Easier for everybody TO own a home.