The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-12
Busy Week For the
Congressman in Sight;
Martens 10 Testify

WASHINGTON. Jan. 11.-N"w lcGlS-
latiuu embracing n wide array Of sub
icCts will engage the attention OF CON
CrCsS this week. Nearly score OF
committcccs will hold meetings. whlIe
in the senate tho water power develop
mcnt bin has the right or way begin
ming tomorrow. and the hous" Will take
up In" poStufricc Appropriation Dill Inc
deficiency and navy increase measures
arc to follow the poStOf(icc bill IN the
house.
One OF the outstanding events OF inc
week in the senate will hc inc caucus
Thursday Of Democratic senators u"
elect a minority leader to succeed the
into senator Martin Of Virginia. \
close race between Senator lut'hc"ck
Of Nebraska. administration leader l"
rho treaty controversy. and Senator IN
dcrwood Of Alabama Is in prospect.
Consideration Of Secretary Glass re-
oucs, for $4,000. moo additional "rcdl'
loans for European food relief Will DC
started tomorrow by the hous" ways
and means committee. which Will near
Herbert Hoover on the food Sltuh''""
abroad.
IIons for it's investigation Of Russian
radical prupaEanda will u" made t"tn"F-
row Nv tn" senate foreign relations
suh-comnlttcc Ludwig {. y. ~ H"'-
tons. Soviet ambassador. and his seer"
tarv, Sant"ri Nuuortova, have been SUD-
pucnacd to TESTIFY.
Army legislation will b" consumer"
,,,,,,nrrow nv both senate and house
military committees. tho former ''N'.'H
-, .hc subcommittee bill proposing an
or,,,. or 5000 men and universal
,iIitary training. The house c"mn,t-
70 he
div,dcd on the question OF reporting 1"
Mn including the military training pro-
vision. .os,o-.
Tho orti.scdition hill passed y"stor,
day nv the senate will b" tranSri''''u
IA tho house tomorrow, and inc h"uSe
Judiciary committee plans prompt ae'
non on final legislation.
Tronosals Of Senators Kenyon. k"'
nuhlicon. Iowa, and kcndrick. Demo
crat. Wyoming, for federal reputation
Of the meat industry Will +" 'hAS" W.
nj an executive session t"morr"" 80
Tho senate agricultural committee WIN
rrnsrrctS Of carly report OF ""'u''r
hin dealing with the meat packers
,..,,r,y,rds and aligned industries.
Procedure IN tho Investigation ot
,,,.v war decorations will he outlined
tomorrow by tho scnat" MAYA SUD
committee headed by Senator Hale. k"'
nuhlican, Maine. with carly hearings
planned despite refusal Of tho hou"e
rnmmi,tcc to join in tho inquiry. An
other senate naval Subcommittee plans
hearings this week on proposals '"F
limiting development OF the Charleston
S. G, navy yards.
Hearings expected to last n week W"
rho proposed budget system WILL u"
started tomorrow by tn" senate hudE"'
committee. with Or. Nicholas Murray
Eu,Icr a champion Of tho budget plan
os The tlrst to be heard.
Further witnesses. arc 70 aD0"ar TO-
morrow before counsel Of IN" senate
rorcj~n rotations suh-Committ"" CON
Quoting tho investigation Of Mexican
Affairs. -,
start toward investigating IN"
Ford -Scwborry senatorial election CON
tost from Michigan will be mad" ncN'
Thursday by the senate elections com
mittoc. with a recount Of tho ballots rs
a rrohabl" first step.
Conferences VIII hc continued on 'hC
railroad reorganization legislation and
tho oil. coal. gas and phosphate land
Leasing hill. The railroad contcre"s
hone TO reach during III" week the prin-
riral controversies in the Cummins and
Esch bills. including the anti-strikc pro-
visions.