The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-08
CONGRESS TURNS TO
FARM AND INDUSTRY
Measures to Restore Normal
Conditions to Be Before
Committee To-day.
WILL NOT REACH FLOOR
Purpose Is to Lay Basis for
Prompt Action When Next
Session Meets.
BIZ the Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Congressional
storing normal business conditions ap-
pears In the offing tonight with the
announcement that majority members OF
the Ways and Means Committee would
meet In conference tomorrow to discuss
leg slative programme with respect
to commerce and industry.
The enormous number of bills dealing
with farming and industry presented
yesterday and to-day. together with an
apparent desire of dealers to do some
thing for business generally. made 1t ap-
pear certain that Congressional attention
would be turned to business problems,
once the appropriation bills are out OF
the way. Leaders in the Senate and
House do not believe that actual enact
ment of any such legislation can be ac-
complished during the present brief ses-
sion. but they are evidently agreed that
the foundations should be laid through
committee consideration for prompt
action after March next
Many Relief Bills offered.
The Ways and Means Committee will
have before 1t q wide range OF proposals
for bills already dropped in the Senate
providing all the way from far reaching
tax and tariff reforms and agricultural
relief to aid or protection to limited
groups OF industries.
Some Of the measures submitted would
direct Congressional investigation of I'M
employment. Among such measures was
resolution presented to-day by Repre-
sentative Mason. Republican (Ill.), call
ing for a series Of House committee in
vestigations and q conference Of Gov
ernors and Federal officials to ascertain
facts and figures and make recommen-
dat!ons. Mr.. Mason's resolution set forth
that there now were more than 2.0c0,o"O
persons in the United States In enforced
idleness.
Permission to deduct income taxes
paid this year from next years assessa-
BILE income was proposed as a business
relief measure by Representative Ack-
erman, Republican, New Jersey. who
declared that the burden Of taxes
should not further be increased by taxi
ing money already paid or TO be paid
into the Federal Treasury.
Aid for Farmers Sought.
Bills were offered in the Senate in
large numbers to-day with the general
aim of stimulating business, whether
agricultural, MANUFACTURING, INNING vi
exporting. The programme of Senator
Capper. Republican. Kansas. for farm
relief legislation found expression in
several measures to regulate grain ex-
changes, while Senator McGumber. Re-
publican, North Dakota, introduced bills
to prohibit the importation for one year
of grain and grain products and live
stock and other food commodities and
the appointment by the President of a
commission to prepare for Congress
general system of cooperative market
Ing.
Cooperative marketing also was dealt
with in House bills. Means of taking
care of the surplus of cereal crops and
at the same time assuring the farmer
of proper sale Of his products was the
stated object of bill by Representative
Christopherson. Republican. South Da-
kota, who proposed to revive the United
States Grain Corporation as the ma
chinery to handle the farm surplus.
All of the measures dealing with re-
lief for farmers were designed. their
proponents declared, to aid the con-
sumner as we'll as the producer. but the
urban members were not overlooking
opportunities to render assistance by
legislation where possible to the bust
nesses Of finance and manufacturing
through changes in the Federal Reserve
act and banking laws.