Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-06

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seats until after March 4. The ses-
sion beginning today, however, was
the last for many members, includ-
ing prominent veterans, who retire
with sine die adjournment next
March.
Both senate and house expect to
plunge Immediately into work tomor-
row, organization under republican
control having been affected last
spring at the first regular session of
the present congress. Committees
were organized, except for few va
cancies and enlargement of the house
appropriations committee from 81 to
35 members under the new house
rule centralizing all appropriation
bills in that committee.
Debate In Prospect
The senate's unfinished business.
pending ana awaiting debate, with
protracted discussion in prospect, in
cluded the Kenyon Kendrick bills to
regulate the meat packers and other
adluncts of the livestock industry.
Te bill was expected to be the We
hicle for numerous speeches and
other debate by senator's on political
events, domestic and foreign and
other subjects. The house also had
many bill waiting on its calendar.
Although all pending bills die when
congress adjourns in March, little
general legislation was planned for
the present session by leaders. The
appropriation bills, originating in the
house, were to be given right of way,
IN the hope of passing all by March
and having the decks clear for other
legislation in the proposed special
session of the new congress next
April. Many new bills and resolu-
tions were ready for introduction.
however.
With general expectation that
wishes of President-elect Harding
and other republican leaders would
prevail regarding legislative action
during the present session, no inn
mediate move regarding American
international relations was contemA
plated by the republican leaders.
There was much speculation today
anon returning members of con-
gress whether President Wilson
would return the Treaty of Versailles
TO the senate.
Treaties Up, Too
Treaties before the senate foreign
relations committee, without pros
pect of early action were the Polish
treaT, the proposed AngloAmerican
French pact for protection of France
end the. treatv with Columbia. The
Austrian treaty has not yet been SUBJ
mitted by President Wilson.
Revenue and taxation questions
are to have ea~'v consideration of
senate and house leaders and COM
mittees, but general sentiment APP
peared to be for deferring action
until after President Harding's i'm
auguration. Preliminary work on
bills to revise tariff and internal rev.
enue probably will be started during
the present session. however, to ex-
pedite action at the new session.
Bills to aid agriculturalists limit
immigration and make a cognress-
ional rortionment are among
those to be taken up early this ses-
sion. The House census committee
alreadv has begun work on a tenta-
tive esapportionment bill and the
house Immigration committee on a
measure to restrict immigration.
Investigations Likely
Continuance of several old and the
launching of several new congress
sional Investigations also are plan
ned. The senate committee investi-
eating housing conditions and the
house body inquiring into shipping
board affairs are to be continued, ac-
cording to present plans The senate
committee, headed by Senator Ken
Won. of Iowa which has been investi-
eating political campaign contribu-
tions and activities, is expected to
file its report soon. The senate priv
ileres and elections committees in
uuirv into the Newberry-Ford sena-
toriar election contest, in Michigan
also is pending, but is not expected
to have concluded until after dispo-
sition of Senator Newberry's appeal
toe the Supreme court from his con-
viction Of violating the election laws.
Hundreds of nominations, includ-
ing many recess anpointmerts, are to
be sent to the senate saon hv Presi-
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