Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-28
MASS Of MEASURES
BEFORE CONGRESS
Expect Old Appropriation
Bills Except Naval Bud
get To Pass
DEADLOCK ON BILL
Final Jam Threatens Many of Most
Important Acts With Failure-ln-
vcstigations on Casualty List.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Congress en-
I, .taIS tomorrow or the home-s.retch
drive toward adjournment Friday,
with whip and spur en- appropriation
bills ard a scramble for the tape on
the part CT scores Of other measures.
Night sessions are in order with an
all night finale, as usual. preceding in
| augural Uay.
All Of the appropriation measures
except the nava! budget are expected
to go through, although only seven
of the fourteen regular money bills
have bscn completed and just owo
have been signed SO far by President
Wilson. The chief executive plans to
he at the Capitol the forenoon Of
March for action on elaventh-houc
measures.
Five Of the appropriation measures
the army, agriculture. sundry civil,
legislative and for,ifications-are in
conference. bat agreements expected
A big fight IS expected over the army
bill! cue 20 the Senatc's increase of
the regular army to 175,0D0 men as
agaias.. 10000 fixed by the House.
The questions CT free seeds and Of .
$5,000,000 loan TO farmers in drouth-
stricken regions Of the West arr ty-
ing up Inc agriculture bill.
TIE Senate and House are dead
lockca or the Sundly civil measure
over the $1O,0O0.00O Nuscle Shoals
power amendment Of the Senate and
over the SlS.600.000 appropriation for
soldier hospitals. The House prcb-
ally will vote tomorrow in an at
tempt to clear this deadlock. Tn.
controversy as to the Legislative bill
now reysfveS largely about the pro
VISIONS for purchase by the Treasury
If s2NO,0oO,000 ;of .farm-lcau bonds
proposed by the Senate. TIE House
viii vote Tuesday on the provision.
Little legislation except the appro-
pEiation bills Z expected to get
through the final jam. TIE F'ordncy
emergency tariff bill comes up to-
morrow in the Senate for final action,
with transmission to President vii
son in prospect. Il is Gne measure
n four-corn~red fight for preced-
encc IN the Senate The other three
oils behind which pressure is plan
ned are the wartime law repeal res
0lution; the soldiers bonus measure.
and the navy appropriation budget.
The last is expected 20 bring re-
newal Of disarmament. debate. which
promises 10 50 delay action as 20
thwart passage OF the measure.
Other important bills which seem
threatened with failure include the
packers control bill. the maternity
ami infaat-aid measure, the budget
5ill. the congressional reapp5intment
measure, the Calder coal regulation
plan, and the Sl00,000,O00 good roads
appropriation. Predictions were gen
.ral last night that The soldiers bonus
also would be added to the LIST Of
failures,
Bills to regulate cold storage. to
reMganize the Patent Office ard 30
| authorize cooperative marketing by
farmers also arc in conference, WIN
the outcome dubious. Other urfin
ished business includes proposals for
Impeachment CT Federal Judge Lands
and for investigation Of the Bergaoll
case, beth Of which seemingly are
headed for the casualty LIST.
Nun,erous committee reports also
are due in this week. Among these
| are conclusions Of the House commit
tees war Investigations, the Ship
ping Boar.! inquiry and the Calder
| reconstruction study. The Kenyon
| committee vi! meet tomorrow to
frame report on its investigation
last summer ard fall into political
campaign expenditures. Further IN
quiry Will be made today oy the Sen
! are committee investigating allie:
| loans, but legislation is regarded as
doubtful.
| Senate Democrats viii make an
ICnntinr1ed from nase onel