The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-05
Strenuous DAYS
FOR OUR SOLONS
Colossal Problems of Government Are
Up for the Careful Consideration
of this Session of Congress
CAssociared Press)

Washington, JAM. 5.-Returning to
work today after two weeks holiday,
/. Congress faced one of the busiest ses-
sions IN its history and a staggering
array of problems awaiting solution.
Adjou nment is not expected before
fall a ID the only break in the long
sessiol members can look forward to
is the brief recess to be taken COIN
ciGent with the holding of the national
party conventions durin gthe summer.
Polite al speeches in. record breaking
numbers are looked for.
SFARP PRACTICE STOPPED
The Federal Trade Commission TO.
day held that selling sugar in COM
bination with other goods to force
purch sers to buy other things in or
der t. obtain sugar. was an unfair
method of competition and ordered
Chicago concern to stop the practice.
WILSON WILL SEND SOME
WORDS
President Wilson will send "impor-
tant words of greeting" to the dinner
jackson Day. it was announced today
at the White House.
AND NOW CONGRESS WILL TAKE
1T UP
Cha rrnen of the Senate and House
naval committees are expected to con-
fer or the question of joint investi-
cation of the whole subject of naval
decors tions around which has center
ed sharp controversy in the navy
department.
STRENUOUS SESSION
Washington, Jan. 4.-Members of
Senate and House began to return to
Washington yesterday for the recon-
vening of Congress at noon Monday.
The Senate will resume debate OH
the Sterling sedition bill. penalizing
attempts to overthrow the govern
ment, while in the House the case of
Victor Berger. the Milwaukee social
ist reelected after the House unseat-
ed him. is expected to come up with
prospects of summary action again
denying Berger a seat.
The House also on Monday will
hear speeches on the Irish and other:
questions and begin work on. the long
string of appropriation bills which
promise to keep the lower body en-
gagged for months to come with rigid
econornizing promised by the srepub-
lican leadership.
Developments toward disposal OF
the German peace treaty are expected
this week, but with few leaders en-
tertaining hope for definite action
much before February. Compromise
conferences continued yesterday but
the Senate will reassemble next week
with no tangible basis for a settle
ment affected during the holiday re-
cess
The program of legislation await
ing Congress is virtually intermin-
able, including army and navy poll
cies aid measures to deal with indus
trial disputes, development of natural
? fesoul ces and innumerable recon-
struction problems.
The first legislation TO be complet-
ed is the railroad reorganization
measure and the oil, gas, coal and
phosphate land leasing bill, both of
which are in conference with the
prospect of enactment this month.
Committee chairmen of both bodies
Yesterday laid out extensive plans
for work beginning Immediately.
Many hearings are scheduled together
with umerous Investigations, includ-
ing in Iuiries into bolsheviki and other
radics propaganda, the navy war
decors Jon awards. the federal trade
comm ssion and its employees, the coal
situat On, war expenditures. the Mex
lean cituation and print paper con-
ditions.