Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-15
Prompt Action on Meas
urc Is Being
Asked.
MANY LARGE MEASURES
NOW IN PlGEONHOLES
Few Of Importance Have Been
Passed by Senate and
House at Session.
COMMITTEES WORKING HARD
Over 10000 VIII be Left for New
Congress. Which VIII BE Sum-
nnncd After Inauguration.

wASiuNGToS. Feb Telesrams
urging that efforts DC made to dis
pose OF all pending appropriation
b!lls AT this session and TO prevent
auS of h.m being held over until
tn" next Congress-. We're received to-
lay from President Flee, Harding by
senator Lodge. Of Massachusetts. re
publican Leader Of the Senate. and
Representative Mondell. the Hepub-
!ican lcaGer of the House.
Senator Lodg" promptly wired back
"a Mr HARDING that H. and other re-
uubyican leaders Of tho Senate agreed
Win him that everything possihl.
shou.d be- done 10 pass all approp,in IA =
'ion bills a. ;his session, and they
were struggling IN the face OF thr
Legislative jam TO get rid OF them all
befdr" March s.
I.odg- added he and his u"publf-
can colleagues were hopeful they
would b., able 10 comply with AIr.
furding's expressed wishes that tn"
bills be- gotten rid % before ne aS-
sumoh office. although thc practi-
cabllity OF such program was yet
to be determined by the ability of
IN" Republican majority TO prevent
the Democratic minority in the Sen
ate from delaying a faal vote on
pending Legislation.
President Elect lIardiug's te!.rrain
Z" Representative Mondcll follows
Il hope that you viii, not construe
auy becoming intrusion II say that
d, would please mo Immensely and
;.
lion al tn. cNtrc session Of the new
cpng:ess II all appropriation bills
could he cleared away AZ the pres
en-, session. know you Will not
yniscorstruc.
Il am exceedingly hcsitant about
expressing my views at the present
time, but | am sure you can under
stand how anxious am To have the
appropriation bills out Of the way. so
that the new Congress can give It's
entire attention to the work which
wc all know it will have 10 perform"
Representative Mondell replied that
the leaders in the House would do all
in their power TO meet the wishes
Of the Prcsidcnt-cle
Many Are pigrnholr,i.
The Sinty-siXth Congress will pass
out OF existence March 4 with some
10000 bills in pigeon holes OF the
various committees.
The number that has been intro
duccd during the three sessions or
the Congress. TO be exact is 2i.T73.
three -fcur;hs OF which have been In
the House.
Few OF these measures have become
laws. Most OF them have been un-
important In many instances their
authors did not expect them to get
beyond committee.
The little more than two weeks re
manning OF the present. or short. ses-
sion promises to be jammcd fun Of
work.
Appropriation niiis Wait.
large number OF appropriation
bills are awaiting their turn in the
Senate. The army, post office, diplo-
matte and consular. agriculture ana
rivers and harbors appropriations
viii be among the frs, TO be consid
cred.
The navy appropriation bill. which
il IS expected will go through the
l'ous" this week, will be the cause for
much debate in the Senate. The
li'H'N "f' p'cNiit LOT continuation
of the 1916 naval building program
while Senator Borlh and others argue
that sentiment for disarmament and
questions as To the value of the capi-
tai ship warrant delay. They will
make fight on the floor.
The House this week will con
tinnc its consideration OF the navy
bill. The Appropriations Committee
expects 10 report out the last big
appropriation bill. that for rortiflca-
tiuuS.
Many of the appropriation meas
mrcS may so over to next session.
They have passed the House with
difficulty. because of the new method
'of having one committee handle all
bills. This committee has no au-
thority VI Legislation. which has
meant that any member might make
:.n objection to any item in an APP
propriticn bill and knock 1t out. and
they have done ii with freedom and
frequency. When the Senate makes
amendments, as IL always does. ana
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