Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-12-08
Ways and Means Commit.
/ tee Majority Will Dis
cuss Program
MANY SUGGESTIONS
leaders, Count on Prompt Action CT
Measures After March 4-Bills of-
fered to Stimulate Business

Washington, Dec S.-Con@resSlonal
consideration of methods to aid IN
restoring normal business conditions
vppeared in the offing last night
NTH the announcement that major
.y members Of the Ways and Means
Committee would meet in conference
(cAay g discuss a legislative pro-
.,z,n Nth respect to commerce and
:.anstry
The enormous number Of bills
teal;ng with farming and industry.
sesented yesterday, and today, to-
fether with an apparent desire OF
&aders to do something for business
Generally, made it appear certain
hat Congressional attention would
e turned to business problems, orce
he appropriation bills are out of
he way. Leaders in the Senate and
Mouse do not believe that actual
h,actment of any such legislation
Inn be accomplished during. the pres
hit brief session. but are evidently
greed that the foundations should be
bid through committee consdera-
lon for prompt acr:on after March
next
The Ways and Means Committee
Kill have before it wide range Of
Eoposals, for bills already dropped
the Senate and House hoppers
pclude measures providing al the
ay from far-reaching tax and tariff
forms and agricultural relief to
I'd or protection to limited groups
industries.
Some Of the measures submitted
tould direct Congressional investiga-
on Of unemployment. Among s2ch
yeasures was resolution presented
tsterday by Representative Mason,
epublican, of Illinois, calling for
3r;es Of House committee investiga
ons and conference of Governors
nd Federal officials to ascertain
lets and figures and make recon-
9endations Mr.. Mason's resolution
1t forth that there now were more
IAN 2,OOO,OOO persons in the United
tates in enforced idlcness.
Permission to deduct income taxes
hid this year from next years as
sssable income was proposed as q
as;ness relief measure BY Repre-
entative Ackermap (Repuhlican) :.
lew Jersey. who dcclarrd tha+ he
arden cf taxes should not frr:her
increased by taxing money al
gady paid or be paid ;rto M Fed
fal Treasury.
Bills were offered in the Senate in
Eree numbers yesterday. with the
eneral aim of stim"latin@ business,
neither aGricultnra,, manufacturing,
ming or exporting. The program
Scantor Capper (Rcpublican), /,
ansas, for farm relief legislation
pund expression in several meas
res to regulate grain exchanges,
lille Senator McCumbcr (Rcpubl'-
Pn), North Dakota, introduced bills
prohibit the importation for one
ear of grain and grain products
nd live stack and other food COM
oditics and the appointment by the
resident Of a, commission to prepare
pr Congress a general system cf
t-operative marketing.
Cooperative marketing also was
ealt with in house bills. Means OF
king care of TIE surplus of cereal
-ops and al the same time assuring
be farmer of proper sale for MS
reducts was the stated object OF a
III bv Representative Christopher
bn, Repghlican. South Dakota. who
roposcd to revive the United States
rain Corporation as the machinery
handle the farm supplies.
Az Of the measures dealing with
klief for farmers We're designed,
heir proponents declared, to aid the
rnsumer as well as the producer, but
re urban members were not over
oking opportunities to render as
stance by legislation where posi-
ie to the businesses of finarce and
Manufacturing through changes il
he Federal RcserTe act and tn,
anking laws.