The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-03
CUN6RES5 STARTS
ON BIG PROGRAM
NEXT z MONTHS
Only Fifty Days From New
Years to March Fourth
MUCH YET TO BE DONE
Tariff, Disarmament, Soldier Bonus,
Anti Strike Laws and Many
other Things TO Consider

Washington Jan. 3.-Congress TO-
day starts its new years work with
a formidable program for the fifty-two
working days remaining before sine
die adjournment March 3. Conges.
tion, as usual, is on the Senate side,
House activities ben concentrated
On completion of the annual ap-
preparation bills with the sundry civil
budget under debate and the postcfiice
bin on the waiting list,
Tariff revision to be an important
matter this week before both Senate
and House. Senator Penrose of Penn.
sylvania chairman of the Senate
Finance Committee plans to return to
the Senate after years absence, and
with members of h 8 committee, begin
consideration of the emergency tariff
bill passed recently by the House.
The Senate foreign relations com
mittee viii hold a special session to-
morrC W to consider international dis.
armament 1t will take up the resolu.
ton OF Senator Borah, Republ. can
Idaho, proposing request upon the
President to initiate negotiations with
Great Britain and Japan toward an
agreement for fifty per cent cut in
naval building for a term of years.
The committee also will consider a
resolut on by Senator Walsh, Demo
orat, Montana, proposing that the
President be asked, to appoint an
American representative to meet with
the disarmament committee of the
League of Nations. Senator Hitch
cock cf Nebraska, ranking Democrat
on the committee, viii ask to have
Senator Walsh appear before the com
mittee. Democrats are disposed to ia
vor Senator Walshs plan. but have
not indicated hostility to that Of Sen
ator Bcrah,
Emergency immigration legislation
is to be taken up today by the Senate
Immigration committee, which will
begin hearings on the bill to prohib
virtually al immigration for ten
months. Representative johnson. Re-
publican Washington. chairman Of the
House immigration committee, Is ex.
pected to be the first tness. and Rep
resentative Siegel, Republican. New
York, and other opponents of the bill
also VIII be heard at an early date
Early disposition is Planned By the
Senate Of the Presidential veto last
week Of the bill to suspend operation
of that portiCn of the Clayton anti
trust law restricting n a measure
railroad purchases of materials from
concerns In which their officers are in
terested. The bill is lying on the Vice
Presidents desk, and Senator La Foil
ette, Republican, Wisconsin, and other
opponents, are prepared for a vigorous
fcray when the veto message is taken
ur
Another spirited Senate struggle.
set tentatively for Monday, Jan. 10, Is
brewing over the Poindexter, anti
strike bill which passed the Senate
without debate and with only a few
Senators present Senator La Foil
cite expects to cal up his motion for
reconsideration a week from tenor
row. Sentiment for adequate cons d.
Grafton is widespread, but Senator
Poindexter, Republican, Washington,
. author Of the bill, is confident OF re-
. passage Of the measure.
Inquiry into coal prices is to be re.
sumed this week by the reconstruc.
f. tion committee headed by Senator
Calder, Republican, New York. Al
legged profits Of government ofIic ais in
coal sales to the army. shipping board
, and other agencies are to be under
special Investigation
Development of the government
nitrate plant at Mussel Shoals. Ala
hama, promises live'y debate this
week in both branches of Congress, in
connection with comm tee elimination
from the sundry civil bill of an appro
4 priation OF $1O,OOOO00 for the project
2 and with the pending Senate bill pro
. posing a government corporation tc
4 operate the plant.
b Soldiers bonus legislation is to be
given further consideration th weet
by the Senate finance committee
More hearings are to be held and op
ponents gwen an opportunity to testi
f.;
The recount Ct votes in the Michi
y gan senatorial contest between Sen
ator Newberry and Henry Ford vii
f be begun Tuesday by the Senate priv
n ileges and election committee, with
: prospect Of several weeks work.
: Inquiry into marine cable questions
= will be resumed Jan 10 by the inter
: state commerce subcommittee, head
Il ed by Senator Kellogg. Republican
! N nnesota.
Whether an attempt tc secure ratif
/ cation of the S25,OO0,OO0 treaty wit
y Colombia, growing ont of American
7. acquisition of the Panama canal, is t
: be made during the present session
1t has not been determined by Senat
) leaders, but an address on the subjec
7. is planned tomorrow In the Senate b
Senator Tho mas Democrat Colorado