The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-02-13
VARIOUS MATTERS
OCCUPY CONGRESS
REDS, NAVY AND TREATY ARE
IN FOREFRONT OF WAIT.
ING BUSINESS
ARMY BILL IS ABOUT READY
Senate Measure Will Contain .Provi.
sions for Universal Military Train.
ino.-Still Hoping for compro.
mise on Peace Treaty

Washington, Jan. 26.--AlthouSh de-
~elOpments in connection with the
terest, congress today starts another
week of action on important legi>la-
ton and investigation.
With vote ON the Kenyon Ameri-
canization bill expected early this week.
the senate will begin considering legis-
latiOn favoring increased pay of the
army, navy and coast guard personnel.
In the house the regular appropriation
bills will be pushed during the week.
leaders still being firm in the hope of
ndjournng congress sine die about
June /.
One of the many invest CATIONS in
progress. the senate naval Subcommit-
tee inquiring into the SimS-Daniels
decorations. plans to conclude its hear
lngS and make report to the full
committee the last of this week. Sec
rotary Daniels is expected TO testify
tomorrow and may he on the stand two
or three days After ending the decor
atoms inquiry. the subcommittee plans
to begin investigation next week of
the general war activities of the navy
Efforts to have counsel authorized
for use of the subcommittee in the
new inquiry promises further spirited
debate on the senate floor. Another
naval subcommittee also will consider
further the question OF investigating
charges of immoral practices ut New
port, r. /.
Inquiry into RolSheviki propaganda
will be resumed today by the senate
foreign relations subcommittee head
ed by Senator Moses OF New Hamp.
shire. Ludwig {. A. X. Martens.
soviet "ambaSSadpr." and his assistants
are to resume their testimony. Sem
Sational Developments have been prom
Used by members of the subcommittee.
An army reorganization bill is to be
reported out early this week by the
senate military committee. 1t will in
clude Il universal training provision.
The house military committee. divided
on universal training. will continue
work on its bill this week. with further
developments expected from opposition
to the house steering committees NOM
nation of Representative Harreld of
Oklahoma. an opponent of universal
military training. TO Il military commit
tee vacancy.
Another important bill scheduled to
reach the senate calendar this week is
the same agriculture committees meas
ure for regulation of the packers,
StOckyardS. livestock commission mer-
chants and other agencies of the meat
industry. The committee measure is
TO be IA substitute for the kenyon-ken
drick bills, which met with strong op-
position from the packing and other
business interests.
Conferences on the railroad reorgan-
ization bill may bring the ant-strike
and other controverted sections before
the house and possibly again in the
senate for a vote. The confereeS are
nearing the stage of being able to re-
port partial agreement on some Of
the disputes between the CumminS
and ESch bills. hut with deadlocks
on the anti-strike and other ajor fea-
lures.
Sedirion legislation may bring fur.
Their controversy in the house COM
mittees this week.
Limits 10 which Republican senate
leaders are willing to so in modifying
the Lodge reservations tn the peace
treaty will be transmitted to Demo-
cratic members of the bipartisan COM
promise committee today.
1t was understood that the Demo
Gratis will be told that changes in the
two main reservations. those relating
TO Article Y. and to voting power in
the league of nations. must be in Ian
guage and not in principle.
Such an answer tn Democratic pro-
poSalS for compromise was said by
several melnherS of the Republican |
committee to reflect the ina iorty of |
Republican sentiment, and also to be |
agreeable for the most part 10 Sen
atorS johnson Of California Rorah of |
Idaho and the others of that group |
who last week called senator Lodge |
and Senator New into conference and |
demanded to know whether the neeo-
tiati6n> for compromise were going
and how far.
Should there be n break between
the two informal committees il was
considered possible that the mild res
ervation" Republicans might again
send OH, feeler> among the Demo
Gratis and new negotiations be started.