South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-08
AID
MEASURES UP
TO CONGRESS
Relief From Depression Wiz
Be First Consideration
of Two Houses.
SAYS 100000 ARE IDLE
Measure to Check Immigra-
ton for Two Year Period
Comes Up Thursday.

WASHINGTON Dec. 7-(By the
a. Congressional consideration
Of methods 20 aid IN restoring nor
NAL business conditions appeared in
the offing Tuesday night with the
announcement that majority mem
bers of the ways and means com
mittee would meet In conference
Wednesday to discuss a legislative
program with respect 10 commerce
and industry.
The enormous number OF bills
dealing with farming and industry,
presented Monday and Tuesday to-
gether with an apparent desire Of
leaders 10 do something for business
generally, made il appear certain
that congressional attention would
be turned to business problems,
once the applications bills are out
OF the way. Leaders in the Senate
and House do not believe that actual
enactment of any such legislation
can be accomplished during the
present brief session but they are
evidently agreed that a foundation
should be laid for prompt action af-
ter March 4 next. The ways and
means committee Will have before it
a wide range Of proposals, bills al
ready dropped in the Senate and
House hOppers including measures
providing all the way from far
reaching tax and tariff reforms and
agricultural relief or protection 70
groups of industries. Some Of the
measures submitted would direct
congressional investiga ton of unem-
DlOyment. Among such measures
was a resolution presented today by
representative Mason, Republican,
H.. calling for q series Of house COM
mittee Investigate and a confer
ence Of governs and federal officials
TO ascertain facts and figures and
made recommendations Mr. Ma
sons resolution set forth that there
NOW were more than 1000, 600 per-
sons in the United States in enfOrc-
ed idleneSs
Would deduct taxes.
Permission TO deduct income tax
es paid this year from next years
assessa BILE income was proposed "a a
business relief measure by repre-
sentative Ackerman, republican New
Jersey. who declared that the burd-
en- of taxes should not further be in
creased by taking money already
paid or be paid into the Federal
treasury.
Bills were offered in the senate in
large numbers today with the gen
cral aim of stimulating business
whether agricultural. manufacturing.
mining or exporting. The program
Of Sen. Capper, republican, Kansas.
for farm relief organization found
expression i'm several measures TO
regulate grain exchanges while Sen.
McCumbcr. republican. North Da-
kOta, introduces bills TO prohibit the
importation for one year OF grain
and grain products and livestock
and other food commodities and the
appointment by the President of a
commission to prepare for congress
general system of cooperative
marketing.
Co-opera tive marketing also was
dealt with in house bills.
All Of the measur es dealings with
relief for farmers were designed
their propronants declared to aid
the consumer as well as the produc-
er. but the urban members were not
overlooking opportunities TO render
assistance 10y legislation where pos
sible 10 the business of finance and
manufacturing through changes in
The federal reserve act and banking
laws.
Considering immigration.
Determination Of House leaders to
stop during the period Of recOnstuc-
zion the great flood Of immigration
which has set in from Europe and
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