The Washington herald., 1921-09-21
Demands Action on Leg
islation to Redeem
COP. Promises.
TO SUBMIT PEACE
MEASURES TODAY
Desires Treaties to Be
Ratified Before Dis
armament Farley.

On the eve of the reassembling
of Congress today President Hard
ing yesterday gave the word to
crack the party whip. speed up
legislation and redeem. Republican
promises to the people.
The President summoned Senator
Watson, of Indiana, one of the ad-
ministration leaders, to the White
House and discussed with him the
in the Senate, where pend
ing legislation is jammed. The up
shot Of the discussion was a decl-
sion to invoke cloture. IL necessary.
to put through the legislation
promised by the party.
To submit Peace Treaties.
The President will inaugurate the
speeding-up program by sending TO
the Senate today the peace treaties
with Germany, Austria and Hun
gard for ratification. He will not
appear before the Senate or trans
nit a special message but merely
will submit the pacts for the action
vi
making power.
1t then will devolve upon the ad-
ministration leaders In the Senate
to carry out the Presidents desire
for the ratification of the peace
settlement before the assembling of
the international conference on the
Limitation of ornaments.
That the German treaty will be
ratified with a comfortable margin
beyond the requisite two-thirds Of
the Senate is a foregone conclusion,
and then the approval of the SINH
lar peace treaties with Austria and
Hungary will follow pro forma. A
few scattering votes in opposition
are all that are discernible now ard
Senator Borah Is the only Repuhl''
can who has signified his intention
Of fighting the treaties.
House VIII Mark Time.
The President will send to the
Senate a number OF diplomatic ap-
pointments, among them that Of DR.
John d. Prince, Of New Jersey, as
Minister to Denmark. He is a pro-
fessor of philology at Columbia
University.
While the House marks time for
a while, the Senate will tackle q
staggering load of legislation which
scarcely can be disposed of before
the next session begins in December
In addition to peace treaties here
are some of the measures clamoring
Cor the Senate's attention:
The $1,000, ,00O, 900 tax revision bill
designed to fulfill the Republican
campaign pledge of Federal tax re-
duction.
The tariff bill. passed by the
House, but sidetracked by the Sen
ate Finance Committee to make way
for the tax bill.
The Borah bill for the exemption
| from payment of Panama canal
| tolls.
The s5OO,OOO,ooO railroad fund
ing bill.
The bill granting the President
| and the Secretary of the Treasury
| authority to refund the 1000, 900,
! 900 owed by the allied govern
ments to the United States.
The Campbell Willis antibeer bill
Drys to Fight Delay.
The radical "drys" are determin-
| ed to make vigorous effort To
| prevent the Campbell-Willis bill be-
ing placed at the bottom of the
| calendar. They expect to move to
| resume consideration of the meas
ure just as. soon as the Senate
meets today in the hope that they
may be able to force 1t through
| before the tax bill is given the
right of way. The "wets" are de-
termined t. continue their filibus-
| ter against the anti-beer bill, and
! indications are that leaders will be
unwilling to permit this contro-
versy to hold up action on the
rest of the program.
1t was generally predicted tina,
| the anti-beer bill would not become
a law for some months at the ear
liest.
May Hasten Tax Bill.
Senator Penrose, Of Pennsylvania
chairman of the finance Committee
believes that two weeks debate
will suffice to put the tax bill
through the Senate, and he pre-
diets the measure will be ready for
the Presidents signature before the
end of October. Some of his col.
leagues are not so optimistic. Nc
definite plans have been made fol
action on the tarnr bill.
The Panama Canal tolls bill, un.
der a unanimous consent agree.
ment entered into before the re.
cess, will come to a vote in the
Senate on October 10.
The railroad funding bill has beer
favorably reported by the Senate
Interstate CONNER .e Committee, bu,
it will be bitterly fought by Sena.
tor LaFollette. of Wisconsin, Re.
publican. and a number of Demo
| Gratis.