Evening star., 1921-04-13
STA BILLS OFFERED !.
SENATE IN ONE DAY
Senator La Toilette Proposes
U. S. Should Recognize In
dependence of Ireland.

A total of 574 bills were introduced
in the Senate yesterday, the first day
of the new session on which the in
PRODUCTION of bills was permitted
They cover a wide field. In addition
there were introduced fifteen Senate
joint resolutions. among the latter
being a resolution introduced by Sen
ator La Toilette of Wisconsin declar-
ing that the independence of Ireland
ought to be recognized by the gov
ernment of the United States. Senator
La Toilette gave notice that Monday.
April 25, he would address the Sen
ate on the subject of his resolution.
Senator Smoot, republican, Utah. put
in his bill establishing sales tax IN
lieu of excess profits taxing methods,
and also an embargo measure against
wool Importation.
Senator King of Utah offered a bill
to make price-f1xing conferences GRIM
hamper movement of freight and per-
sons illegal.
:. Bill to Prohibit Strikes.
Senator Poindexter. republican.
Washington. followed the same track
with bill designed to prohibit
strikes in interstate commerce.
Senator Reed. democrat, Missouri.
reintroduced resolution suggesting
that the President ask Great Britain
whether her West Indian possessions
could not be ceded to the United
States in part payment of present m
debtedness, adding a suggestion 1or
an inquiry of the same nature OF
France as to the French Antilles.
Creation of permanent commls-
sion to investigate lynchings over
the United States was contributed IN
a bill by Senator Mccormick. repuo-
lican, Illinois. while Senator Kellogg
republican. Minnesota. renewed ms
bill to give the State Department
control over cable landing rights.
Senator Frelinghuysen, republican.
New Jersey, proposed creating a coal
commission. while Senator owen
democrat. OklDhoma, offered meas
ures to limit federal reserve bank
interest charges to per cent. to
create a federal marketing depart
ment for farmers. and for puollca-
tion of a national bulletin on govern
ment and politics.
Other Measures Offered
rublic welfare department hill
vas snonsored by Senator Kenvon.
republican. iowa. who added str1n-
gent measure for registration ana
-sx.;ea of LOBBYISTS Senator
trance, WI u" h''
e.ste6 amnesty fo- all nersons inn
nrr.un.d rr- vioIatio-s If wartime
laws ana Chairman Mclean or the
hanting committee pnt in bin Tor
y,intirg fwo-ce,+ roin with Theo-
doe Roos~-.,t's likeness on it.
Senator Ashnrst. democrat. Arizona.
again decI"-ad for the nrrchase of
Tnwer California from Mexico. and
Chairman wadsworth of the military
committee put in the War Denart-
ment's request for authorizing to sell
surplus fnodstufTs abroad. and Sena-
tor Caravan. democrat. Arkarsas.
nronosed absolute nrphihition of 'fu-
tu-es' sales in grain and cotton:
Senator Sterling. republican. So"th
Dnkota. introduced hill reclass'-
f-in~ all government er,nloyes. hut
Senato- Smoot. republican. lfah
blocked its reference to the civil
service committee. savine he would
rronose a measure involving less ex-
pe,se.
Hill eu,ho1vine the ''6vefo'd''
nlan for veterans compensation was
irtrodpcad ny Senator McCumber.
Worth Dakota IT included no ta~a-
t;on features and was identical with
the bonus bill of the last session.