Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12
With Passage Supp Bills Chief Job eforeI
What Congress Is Doing
The Senate. ,
ny &. GOULD LINCOLN.

Relief measures for the farmers
! OF the country. vitality affected by
reduction in prices of their PROD
uce. and the packer. regulation
bill occupied the attention of the
Senate this week after that body
settled down to work. The first
day of the session saw history
made. Senator Harding, PRESIDENT
elect. appeared in the Senate and
addressed his colleagues. asking
their cooperation for his admin
istration. The second day was
given over to the reception of the
annual message Of President Will
son.
Senator Harding's appearance in
the Senate chamber was his last az
senator--uniesS. indeed, Ohio should
send him back to that body follow
ing his service as chief executive.
During his brief stay here he talk
ed over. the legislative program
with senators and House leaders
and urged that the decks be clear
ed or the appropriation bills. so
that the new Congress-, which he
! will call into extra session about
March Is. can begin Immediately
. upon tax revision legislation. His
address to the Senat-. particularly
that part which DISCOUNTED talk of
n -, a.'t .satEly, ut l.
;preted in some quarters as. definite
notice to the Senate and the coun-
try hat he was not .oir.. to b"
under the thumb Of any set of SEN
ators. and in others as promise
that the rights OF the Legislative
branch would be recognized under
his administration.
From the Senate committee on
agriculture Senator Gronna re-
ported resolution providing for
the rehabilitation OF the War
Finance Corporation and directing
1t and the Federal Reserve Board
through the extension of credits.
1t was debated at length in the
Senate. and it, is expected that it
will be passed tomorrow by votes
of senators from the west and
south. Many bills and resolutions
looking to relief for the farmers
and livestock men were submitted.
including bill by Senator Smoot
placing an embargo on the i'm
drick startled the Senate by read
ing telegram, shoA-ing that a
shipment of 1916 sheO had Melted
the producers just 80 cents a head
less than lamb chop brings in
the restaurant of first-class hotel.
Definite notice was given the
manufacturers and dealers by
Senator McCumber. ranking repub-
lican member of the finance COM
mittee. and other senators that the
income and excess profits tax in
staIlment, due December Is, would
not be~postponed nor lessened
through inventory revision, owing
to the tremendous deficit facing
the Treasury.
The first mention of the league
Of nations in the Senate came when
Senator Walsh Of Montana urged
that the United States cooperate
with the commission appointed by
the league council to frame a
worldwide reduction in armament
plan. He offered resolution,
which is now before the foreign
relations committee. with little
prospect of adoption. The peace
treaty so far has not been return
ed to the Senate by President
Wilson.
While the House is apparently
bent upon rushing through legisla-
ton to cut OFF immigration for at
least two years. the senator's are
dfsinclined to do more than enact
legislation curtailing Immigration.
Senator Sterling Of South Dakota
has introduced a bill for such a
purpose, and Senator DILLINGHAM; of
Vermont will offer one tomorrow,