The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-11
CONGRESSIONAL MILL
STARTS VAST PROGRAM
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portant domestic subject, plus rati-
fication of the Colombian treaty.
Enactment Of a temporary or "em-
Urgency" tariff, for the benefit of Am
erican agricultural interests.
Passage Of an anti-dumping bill to
protect American manufacturing in.
terests. 5..s 't$59et t'.s
Revision Of the tax laws, with par
ticular attention to the so-called war
taxes, including elimination, il pos
tsible, of the excess profits tax, and
substitution for it OF. one or more
forms Of taxation; revision OF the in
come tax schedules. .s% 3 si.s
Enactment of a new permanent ta-
riff in place of the Underwood Sim
mons law, with schedules as high or
higher than those Of the Payne Aid
rich and Ding1ey laws. d. ID
Enactment of soldier bonus law,
providing for a number OF kinds of
ad justed compensation to ex-service
men, Including cash payments, In
surance, land grants, home own err
ship, etc. This will require enact
+ment of revenue legislation to pro-
vide the money, although the plan is
to defer operation Of the law for
some time. .s5y =, ..s#a FL
Passage of laws recognizing GER
tain government activities, among
which may be the mbinatiOn Of va
rious departments and reduction OF
personnel. y 49, -. = -...~
Consideration Of the transportation
problem, with probable amendment
of the Transportation act of 1920.
These are the outstanding features
Of the program though Harding may
decide TO include a number of others,
among them enactment Of anti-profi-
teering laws to replace those sections
declared unconstitutional this spring
by the Supreme Court; measures de-
sired by farmers to enable them to OBJ
taiE credit more easily, etc.
While the house is putting in mo-
'tion the ma chinery necessary to pass
the emergency tariff and anti-dump-
ing bills, the senate is to consider the
Colombian treaty, under an agree-
ment to vote on the eighth day after
the session begins. There may be a
lively tilt over this pact. particularly
over efforts of Senator Lodge to have
1t considered in secret.
The senate also will have large,
number Of nominations to consider,
among them that Of former Rep. John
J. Esch Of Wisconsin, who failed Of
confirmation as a member of the In
terstate Commerce Commission at the
extra session Of the senate in March.
The shipping board and other import
ant posts are also to be filled.
go Indicating their intention of put
ting the Harrison, program through
as quickly as possible, senate leaders
have determined to impose the clio
ture rule, limiting debate, with res
pect to the emergency tariff bill.
This may cause q long wrangle. with
the democrats .stoutly opposing it.
Development Of Harding's foreign
policy may engage the senate's atten-
tfon before the session ends, though
the present desire is to dispose first
OF domestic questions. The question
of a separate peace with Germany,
through adoption of the Knox resolu-
ton or some substitute repeating the
declaration of war, will come to the
front soon after the session convenes,
no matter what Harding's position on
the question ia There is strong SEN
timent for adoption Of such res0lu-
ton, and its discussion will doubtless
revive in measure at least the
league Of nations debate. ... r.