The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-21
CONGRESS BEGINS
 WORK AT NOON ON
 4 FULL CALENDAR
Activity to Center In Senate, Which Is Faced By Tax Re- vision, Peace Treaties
 and Other Measures
By Associated Press


 Washington, September 3o.-Con Kress win reassembled tomorrow al noon, after a recess since August s4 with . full programme for the re- maindsr of the extra session which may lapse into the regular December session
 Activity at first Is to center in the Senate, which will consider the tax revision bill; the peace treaties with Germany, Austria and Hungary; the anti beer, railroad debt funding, the allied debt refunding, and other bills The treaties are to be transmitted by President Harding tomorrow and are to be pressed at oncs
 The House will reconvene under 2 gentlemen's agreement to transact virtually no business until October 4. Comparatively few representatives were in Washington tonight and the leaders were not expected until next month. The biu to reapportion the House membership Is slated to be taken up when the House begins work
 To Receive Treaties Today
 Presentation to the Senate of the peace treaties and the revenue bill were expected to be the principal events tomorrow, although leaders to- night indicated possibility that the sessions tomorrow might be perfume tory and business put over one day. Death of House members during the recess. 1t was said. might. out of re- spect, cause an immediate adjourn ment of both Senate and House.
 Vice President Collidge was here tonight ready to open the Senate. but the House will be presided over by Representative Walsh, republican. Massachusetts, In the absence of Speaker Gillett, who will not return before October. The House asree- ment provides for three-day recesses until October 4.
 A definite legislative programme for the rest of the session is to be arranged soon by republican steering committees whose members will con- fer soon with President Harding. The tax bill Is to have Senate precedence according to present plans. although debate on it is not expected to begin until next week.
 In view, however. of the adminis- tration desire to press the peace treaties, 1t was said by leaders to- night that tho tax bill and the treaties ight be considered virtually simultaneously by discussing the treaties during lapses in debate on the tax bill. Republican leaders. 1t IS understood, intend to have the treaty debate after action by the foreign relations committee. in ex- ecutive session but efforts to open the doors arc planned by democrats and by some republicans.
 To Press Beer Bill
 The anti-beer bill also Is to be pressed at once, according to Sena- tor Stirling, republican, South Dako- ta. who is in charge of 1t. As the conference report was adopted by the House just before the recess, the bill has parliamentary priority In the Senate. even over the tax bill on the treaties Opponents of the con- ference compromise on the Stanley search and seizure provision threaten to continue the opposition which caused Congress to take it's recess in a turmoil of filibustering conten- ton. Eventual adoption Of the con ference report by tho Senate was generally predicted. ,,
 After disposal of the tax oih' the Sen4t4 sume work on the suspended tarfff revision measure, but with little nrospect of final enactment before
 The railroad debt funding bill Is to be urged at the first opportunity in the Senate, according to repuoh- can leaders. It passed the House just before the recess.
 On October 10. under . iormx' agreement entered into last montn' the Senate will vote on the boran Xii to restore to American coastwise vessels free tolls privileges In tne
 passaxe of tho bill Is predicted by several but the House Is not expected to act probably until after the arma- ment conference
 Much Discussion Ahead
 Much Senate and some House dis- cussion of questions involved In the armament conference Is In prospect. Senators are to renew the movement sor nuhiicfty and Senator Harrison, d.rocrat Mississippi author of the .onen session" resolution which Sen atpr I.odre caused to be withdrawn. hss nrepared a modified resolution. ,rhs s,,hstitute would declare against carxorshin of the conference for pup .r record. of proceedings and de- cisicrs and for admission Of newspa- ner representatives to meetings or the full conference
 Good roads Legislation IS Tn conier- ence with final action on the Iown- send -Dowell federal aid bills expect ed next month.
 several investigations are to pc continued and some concluded. Among the latter are inquiries lnto the West Virginia coal mining sit- nation and the Michigan senatorial election contest between Senator Newberry, republican. and Henry Ford. democrat. Majority and mil nority reports of the Ford-Newberry inuuiry are to be filed within few days by me mbers of the Senate privi- leses and election committees but .senate debate and the vote on seat ine Newberry are not expected to devAlop for several weeks.
 rh Joint congressional committee invastiration agricultural relief 10 tc continue hearings in October. In quiry into American administration of Haiti and Santo Domingo also will be continued by Senate special committee. which expects to visit the islands.
 Among bills scheduled for early consideration by the House is the maternity measure for federal aid to mothers and infants. It has passed the Senate and Is before the house interstate commerce committee,
 When the Senate interstate com merce committees general inquiry Into railroad conditions Is to be re- sumed has not been determined.
 House committees are to continue work on a general revision of immi- grafton laws and on Hawaiian labor immigration particularly.
 During the congressional vacation the capitol and office rooms and buildings have. been returnished, ex- tensive alterations having been made In some cases. Even the marble