The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11
CONGRESS- VOTES
TO CUT HOLIDAYS
Usual Two Weeks Recess Not
Taken by House.
Want No Delay on Annual APP
preparation Bills.
WILL RESCIND NO WAR DEBTS
Congress Can't See Why Ameri-
cans Should Stand Burden.
Want Funds Due to Relieve
Strain on Treasury.
WILL RESCIND NO WAR DEBTS

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE house
voted unanimously today to curtail its
Christmas recess in order to take up
the annual appropriation bills without
delay.
On motion of Representative Mon
dell. the Republican leader. the house
agreed to adjourn on Thursday. De-
cember %. and reassemble the fol-
lowing Monday instead of adjourning
for two weeks as heretofore.
The house rules committee today
recommended immediate action on the
resolution of Senator Smoot of Utah.
looking toward a reorganization of the
government departments.
The resolution provides for a joint
senate and house committee to frame
organization plans. 1t passed the SEN
ate at the last session.
Hurry Wartime RepeaIs.
Expedition of the Volstead resolu-
tion repeating the war laws was rec
commended to the house today by the
rules committee.
Consideration of the resolution may
be started in the house late tonight.
Supporters of the joint resolution
reYiving the war finance corporation
as a farmer-relief measure were con-
fident of victory when a vote on the
resolution was reached today in the
senate. General agreement for final
action on the measure was reached at
which brought forth little opposition
A resolution requesting President
Wilson to reconsider his refusal to
name an American representative to
the League Of Nations commission on
disarmament was introduced today by
Senator Walsh, Montana.
start Revenue Hearings.
Hearings on revenue revision will be
started next Monday before the house
ways and means committee, Chairman
FOrdney announced today.
DR.. Thomas S. Adams treasury tax
expert. will appear to explain the rec
concentrations of Secretary Houston
for increased taxes.
Hurry Peace Resolution.
Expedition of the resolution repeal
ing the war laws was asked of the
house rules committee today by Rep
resentative Volstead, Minnesota, its
author.
1t is planned to bring it up in the
house next week.
Final Action on Immigration.
Final action on the bill to suspend
immigration for one year was expected
in the house today
Altho the suspension period was re-
duced from two years to one year. op-
position to the measure is not consid-
cred strong enough to defeat it.
Take Up European Debt.
The question of how Europe's in
debtedness of nearly SIC. 1000, 900, 900 to
the United States can be utilized to
relieve the strain on the treasury will
be considered soon by the senate fl
nance committee, Senator McCumber.
acting chairman of the committee,
said today.
Senator Smoot, Republican member
of the finance committee, also said
the question would be taken up soon,
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anything can be done at this session
of congress. 1t is believed, however,
some plan may be decided on at this
session for execution when President
elect Harding takes office.
Conversion Chief idea.
One plan of realizing on the allied
debt is to arrange for conversion of
certificates of Indebtedness of the for
eiGn nations held by the treasury into
bonds Of these governments.
The debts are secured by demand
certificates of Indebtedness, subject to
payment on demand" said Senator
McCumber. "But the foreign nations
have no money and it is no use to de-
mand the payment. In negotiation
with the foreign nations I believe it
could be arranged to change this pa
per into government bonds"
None Will Be Rescinded.
Senator Simmons, Democrat, North
Carolina, suggested that the American
people could take up the foreign bonds
but Senator Smoot, while emphasizing
the foreign peoples are in mo shape
to underwrite such bonds, questioned
the advisability of putting the burden
on the people of the United States
While there is an evident desire on
the part of congress to reduce the al
lied Indebtedness, it was made plain
today by Senator Smoot that there is
no possibility Of congress resembling
the debt or any part of it without
proper liquidation.