The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-13

1ON T<A1NlNINS DI 1E1NGE -
CLOCK-REPEAL OF WAR
TIME LAWS UP In HOUSE
AFTER IMMIGRATION
Washington, Dec. 12.-The SEN
ate and house will convene tomor-
row with leaders hopeful of passage
before adjournment of the first ma
jor legislation to be voted ON at this
session.
The senate will resume it's con-
sideration of the agriculture COM
mittee resolution directing revival
of the war finance corporation and
the extension by the federal re-
serve system of liberal credits to
farmers. An informal understand
ing has been reached to bring the
resolution to a vote before 8 p.. M,
tomorrow. The roll call on the mea-
sure is expected to be pressed by an
attempt to strike out the provision
relating to credit extension by thee
federal reserve system on the :
ground that it is unnecessary and
useless.
The house under arrangements
h 1Eompleted today is expected to pre-
Coed rapidly tofa final vote on the
Johnson bill to prohibit immigration.
The measure by the house in the
committee of the whole would stop
immigration for one year instead of
for two years as originally drafted.
Advocates of the longer period or
ganized and conferences were held
today to eliminate the one year
amendment when the measure
comes before the house sitting in
regular session: Representative
Raker, Democart, California, assist
ing Chairman Johnson of the Immi-
grafton committee in urging enact
ment of the bill, said, tonight, that
he was confident the measures sup
porters would have sufficient
strength to vote down the amend
ment. Ultimate passage of the bill
is regarded as assured.
Packing Up Que 'tion
The senate, after disposing of the
farmer relief legislation will take
up the Gronna bill to regulate the
packing industry, one of the meas
ures left over from the last session.
A long period of debate is con-
sidered in prospect on this measure.
Several senator's were said today<to
be preparing formal speeches on
other subjects, including interna-
tiopal affairs, which may cause the
senate debate between now and the
Christmas recess to be turned into
channels other than that relating to
regulation of the packers.
The Volstead resolution to repeal
most of the war time laws has the
right of way in the house after dis
position of the immigration bill.
General debate on the Volstead res
olution by decision of the rules COM
/ mittee is to be limited to two hours
and house leaders expect the reso-
luton to be added to the list Of
adopted legislation before the end
of the week.
Disposition of the resolution de-
signed to grant financial relief to
farmers will not end consideration
by the senate Of means Of helping
farmers confronted by falling prices
The senate agriculture committee
will continue it's hearings with a
view to recommending further re-
lief measures.
Hearings For Bonus
Several other senate committees
will begin work this week, the fl
nance committee having announced
it would hear representatives Of the
American Legion Wednesday on bo-
nus legislation. A subcommittee Of
the interstate commerce committee,
headed by Senator Kellogg Of Min
nesota, will begin Wednesday an in
uuiry into cable landings, which is