Evening star., 1920-12-05
SENATE CONFRONTED
BY VARIED PROBLEMS
Peace, Prosperity and Packer Legislation
Among Those Outstanding Industrial
Interests Demanding Attention.

expired terms of Senator Martin of
Virginia and Senator Bankhead of
Alabama will take the oath of Office
tomorrow. They are Carter Glass of
Virginia and Thomas Heflin of Ala
bama.
National Budget Measure.
In addition to the questions before
the Senate already mentioned is the
bill creating a national budget sys-
tenn. which was vetoed by the Presi-
dent last session and then passed by
the House amended to meet the op-
position of the President. President
elect Harding will be consulted re-
garding this measure, before it is
determined whether the Senate shall
put the bill through now or wait un-
til after the new Congress meets.
Senator Mccormick of Illinois. author
of the budget bill, has prepared for
introduction bill reorganizing the
government departments so as to
eliminate duplication of work and
put through resolution for the ap-
pointment of 9 joint committee Of
Senate and House to study reorgan-
ization and recommend legislation
which is now on the House calendar.
Senator Jones of Washington has pre-
ment Of such a committee also.
When Congress adjourned last June
a number of important measures were
"in conference" between the two
houses awaiting final action. Among
them were the bill to repeal the law
Corporation, the cold-storage bill,
many pension bills a bill to Increase
the force and salaries in the patent
Office and the Jones-Mapes bill to pro-
vide for the expenses of the govern
ment of the District of Columbia
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side the seven sisters bills amend
ing the tariff law passed by the House
last session and reported to the Sem
ate, is not expected.
While it is not expected that any
action will be taken by the Senate re-
garding the establishment Of peace
even though President Wilson should
return the Versailles treaty to the
Senate-Senator Borah of Idaho and
others are planning to speak at con-
siderable length on various features
of the peace treaty.
To Pass on Federal Appointments.
The Senate will have before it a
eral office, submitted by the President,
but the expectation ia that none, or
very few. Of these appointments will
be confirmed.
Senate committees on campaign ex-
penditures, on the Newberry case, on
al Oil SAPeClSU TO report
at the coming session, though the
Newberry committee probably will
await the decision of the Supreme
Court in the case Of Senator New
berry OF Michigan. convicted Of vio-
latins the corrupt practices act in the
senatorial election two years ago.
District of Columbia bills on the
Senate calendar awaiting action are
the House bill directing the Secretary
of War to appoint a commission on
available sources OF water supply for
the District: the House bill enlarg-
ing the Jurisdiction of the Municipal
Court: the House bill to establish
standard weights and measures for
the District. and the House bill estab-
fishing the liability of hotel proprie-
tors in the District for goods stolen
or lost in their hostelries.
The session of the Senate will be
unique in that a sitting member will
be the President-elect. The repub-
licans have a majority Of only two,
however. and Senator Harding must
retain his seat at least, until a re-
publican governor comes into office
in Ohio January 10 to appoint a sue
cessor to Senator Harding.