Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-13
IMMIGRATION To
BE: STOPPED FOR
4 YEARS, CLAIM
Advocates Of the Longer
Prohibition Period Say
They Will Have Votes
Enough to Win in House.

Washington, Dec. 12.-The sem
ate and house will convene tomOr-
row with leaders hopeful OF pass
age before adjournment of the
first major legislation to be voted
on at this session Of congress.
The senate will resume its 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 p. m.
tomorrow. The roll call on the
measure is expected 10 be preced-
ed by an attempt to strike out the
provision relating to credit extern
sion by the federal reserve system
on the ground that it is unneccs-
sary and useless,
johnson Eli Up in House.
The house under arrangements
completed today is expected to pro-
coed rapidly to a final vote on the
johnson bill TO prohibit immigra-
tion. The measure as amended by
the house in the committee of the
whole would stop immigration for
ono year instead Of for four years
as originally drafted Advocates of
the longer prohibition period or
ganized at conferences today to
eliminate the ono year amendment
when the measure comes before
the house sitting in regular session.
Representative Raker, democrat,
California, assisting Chairman
Johnson of the immigration COM
mittee in urging enactment of the
bill said tonight that he was con-
fident the measures supporters
would have sufficient strength to
vote down the amendment Ulti-
mate passage of the bill is regard
ed as assured
The senate, after disposing of
the farmer relief legislation will
take up the Gronna bill to regu-
late the packing industry. a long
period of debate is considered in
prospect on this measure,
senator Prepare Speeches.
Several senators were said today
to be preparing formal speeches on
other subject including interna-
tional affairs. which may cause the
senate debate between now and the
Christmas recess to he turned into
other channels.
The Volstead resolution to re-
peal most OF the war time laws will
have the right of way in the house
after disposition of the immigra-
ton bill and house leaders expect
the resolution to be added to the
list of adopted legislation before
the end of the week.
Aid for Farmers.
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, Tho senate agriculture
committee will continue its hear
ings with a view 20 recommending
further relief measures.
Several other senate committees
will begin work this week, the
finance committee having an
nounced it would hear representa-
tives of the American Legion We'd
nesday on bonus legislation. A
commerce committee will begin
wednesday an inquiry into cable
landings. which is a subject of con-
troversy between several govern
ment departments and the Western
Union Telegraph company.
Chairman Fordney of the house
ways and means committee an
nounced today that his committee
was prepared to begin hearings to-
morrow on tax revision legislation.
These hearings will continue until
the Christmas recess and early in
January the hearings on tariff re-
vision will be started,