The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-05
CONGRESS :
SECOND SESSION
AT NOON TODAY
President Harding to Read
Message Tuesday-Many
important Matters Face
Members of Houses

ny Ab8oCthEou ANCeb
Washington, December 4.-The
Sixty-Seventh Congress will con-
vene for its second session at noon
tomorrow.
After a Today rest from the la
bors of the extra session, House and
Senate return to the capitol to face
tasks which leaders predict will &C.
cupy probably seven months dove
failing into the next Congressional
campaign. Nearly dozen quest
lions of legislative policy confront
the members while scores of lesser
matters, long pent up in the crowded
calendar of business, will be pressed
for action by their sponsors.
President Harding plans to
give his message to the new ses-
sion Tuesday. New and added
prominence promises to be given
1t. from the fact that probably
for the first time I'm American
history, the message III Congress
will he delivered in the presence
of members of nm interna tfonal
conference. Many of the dele
gates to the conference on armn-
ments are expected TO attend.
Any action by the conference on
naval or army reduction is regarded
as certain to be reflected in appro-
priation bills for those services, and
leaders say there probably Will be
frequent outbreaks of discussion on
the floor concerning the arms con-
ference and its doings
1t appeared highly probable that
no consideration would be made of
the naval supply bill until the prob
able -lesults of the conference are
in evidence.
Panama Tolls
Panama canal tolls and funding OF
the allied debt are two other meas
ures which appear to be linked up
with the arms conference in so far
as debate is concerned. Some lead
ere insisted the tolls bill would re-
main in committee until an agree
nent is reported by the conference.
The impending Congress Ia the
first TO deal with the govern
ment's expenditures I'm budget
form. The House and Its apprO-
printions committee will take up
the combined supply bill with the
expectation, according to Chair
man Madden of the appropria-
lions committee, of having all of
It's items to the SENATE by April
q, the earliest date. he said, this
had ever been accomplished.
Mr.. Harding is expected to deal
in his message with the pre- eminent
questions before Congress-the tariff
and also may discuss the require
ments of the merchant marine and
the funding of the allied debt. With
respect to the allied debt bill, the
Presidents stand urging immediate
and favorable action is already well
known.
Railroads and Agriculture
Inquiries into the railroad and ag-
ricultural problems have been pro-
crossing for several months. but
neither can be expected, according to
leaders, to take concrete legislative
form for several months. The Joint
congressional commission of agricul-
tural inquiry does not expect to have
its data together before another
month. while the Senate committee
considering railroad questions prom
ises to continue equally as long be-
fore it attempts to suggest changes
in the transportation act.
Reorganization of governmental
bureaus and functions. including the
admins tration of Alaska, promises
to be a subject at the forefront of
confessional business. The House
plans to deal among its first tasks
with the measure reclassifying fed
era1 employees. Representative Mon
dell. republican leader has set tina:
bill tentatively for consideration next
Friday.
The Senate. barring changes in its
program. will turn first to the allied
debt funding bill. Its finance com
mittee, Chairman Penrose said, would
meet either tomorrow or Tuesday and
adopt the House proposal for a COM
mission of five which would be en-
powered to arrange terms with the
foreign nations concerning payment
of interest and principal of the war
loans. Opposition to the plan. repub-
lican leaders said, was expected from
several members of their own party
as well as from the democrats.
Newberry Affair
Another proposition before the
Senate is the resolution to declare
Truman H. Newberry, republican. az
the duly elected senator from Michi-
gan, and to deny the claims of Henry
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