The Washington herald., 1920-12-05
PACKING BILL
And WARS END
BID FOR ACTION
immigration and Farm Loan
! Measures Will Also Greet
Congress.
PUSH, REORGANIZATION
First Day S Session Of House
Will Be Brief-Doubt VIII
son Will Speak.
PUSH. REORGANIZATION

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When the short session opens to-
morrow no time will be lost in de-
Gliding whether these measures shall
take precedence over anti-immigra-
tion, farm loan relief or other
pressing bills.
The packers bill Ito create a
Federal Live Stock Commission. to
define its powers and duties and to
stimulate the production, sale and
distribution of livestock and live
stock products and for other pur-
poses" has precedence because of
it's place on the calendar of unfin-
ished business. But the argument
that national conditions can be
largely alleviated by a removal OF
the war status and subsequent re-
peal of wartime legislation may
result in displacing the packers
bill and making the peace treaty.
which was vetoed at the last ses-
sion by President Wilson. the un-
finished business.
MnrshaI and GilIett Here.
Vice President Marshall is now in
Washington and will be at the helm
when the Senate convenes at high
noon. simultaneous with the call to
order in the House, where Speaker
Gillett will preside. Following the
formalIties of prayer and roll call,
committee will be appointed to
wait upon President Wilson and no.
tify him that Congress is in session
and awaits his pleasure. The Presi-
ha II
Tuesday, but whether in person
may not be decided until the last
minute. It is doubted that Senator
the opening session.
For the Senate, the committee to
visit the White House probably will
include Majority Leader Lodge, of
Massachusetts. and Minority Leader
Underwood, of Alabama The House
members of the committee are ex-
pected to be House Leader Mondell
and Representative Clark. Of Mis-
souri,, former. Speaker. who Is leader
of the Democratic minority.
To Inspect Capitol.
An inspection of the Capitol will
be made by the Sergeant-at- Arms
today and everything will be made
shipshape for the closing session OF
the long and turbulent regime of the
Congress under President Wilson.
The Calder resolution, revivine
the wartime Finance Board as a
means of opening up trade with
Germany for export of $1,000, 900, ,00(
worth of this country's surplus
which has been pledged the support
of Senators from the cotton and cat
tie States, will be among the firsi
measures over which a real fight IL
/ looked for. The fact that Gov
Harding. of the Federal Reserve
Board, and Secretary of the Treas
ury Houston have stated that littl,
relief could be hoped for in thi,
! course has aroused no enthusiasm
for the bill.
. 1t will be as late as December 1,
before a report is made by Chair
man Davis of the District appropria
tion bill, and many other Distric
measures are likely to suffer della,
because of the pressure of othe
measures.
Jones to Push Reorganization.
Senator Jones. of Washington, ha
prepared a joint resolution provid
ing for a joint Committee of tn
House - and Senate to investigat
Iactivities of executive department
and governmental agencies an
make recommendations for reorgan
ization. and Congress- action aloni
this line will be one of the impor
tant considerations later on.
FormAlities in the lower branc
of Congress- will be brief. Repre-
sentative Mondell may present tn
new Committee on Appropriation
consisting of thirty-five member.
which was appointed by the Com
mittee on Committees yesterday. N
business will be attempted asid
from this, and the session will ad
journ out of respect to the lat
Representatives Garland, of Penn
. sylvania, and Morgan, of Oklahomf
The Agricultural Committee, whic
adjourned yesterday with nothin
accomplished except the airings @
interest rates and their bearing
upon farm credit, will meet at l
O'Clock tomorrow morning and at
tempt to whip into shape some forr
of resolution that will be acceptabl
as a short session emergency Law
To Confer ON Taxes.
Senator Watson will confer to
morrow morning with Chairma
Fordney of the House Ways an
Means Committee. looking to
prompt consideration of measure
relating to the administrative fea
lures of the excess profits Law
chairman Fordney will be urged t
take up the general question c
tariff revision and the holding G
hearings during the short session
Action on a budget law may hing
upon government Reorganization
Little hope is held out for reclassl
lfication of the Federal clerks at tn
short session. and various demand
for probes are lightly considered
the present rush. The proposed blu
law for the District has been sen
to the discard. The American LIE
gion is looking for legislation CON
bining a section of the War Ris
Bureau, part of the Public Healt
Service and the Vocational Train
ing Bureau in a disqualification bi
which Is not expected to be hear
from before March.
To Consider Soldier LesisIatisn.
Soldier bonus legislation whic
passed the House at the last sessio
will be among prior consideration
in the Senate when the Harding ad
ministration comes into power, IL
understood. There is prospect this
the concurrent resolution for restc
ration of the War Finance Coz
poration as a measure of farm re
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