Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03
DISARMAMENT
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preparation bills with the Sundry CIVIL
budget under debate and the Postofiice bill
on the waiting list
Tariff reyieion il 10 he an importand
matter this week before both Senate ant
House. Senator penrose, of PepnsyiVania'
chairman u the Sennte Finance commit
tee. plans To return ~ the Senate t,nay
after o years absence, and with members
Of bIs committee begin conslderhtion "
the Emergency Tariff bill passed recently
by the House. Hoarings on geIrrai tarD
revision planned during the extrh sesslon
after March will begin Thursday before
the House wsys and means committee
and continue indefinitely.
The Senate foreign relations coTnrnittee
will hold q special session today 70 cf,nsidsr
international disannanont. ~ WIN take
up the resolution Of Senator Borah' re
| publican, Idaho, proposing request
| upon tho President 10 initiate negpua,
| tions with Great Britain and Japan toWard
/ an agreement for 80 per cent cut IN
| naval building for n term of years. ne
| committee aiso will consider rfsoution
by Senator Walsh, Democrat. Montana
| protesting that the President be asked 70
| appoint an American representative -
| meet with the disarmament committee N
| the League of Nations. Senator Hitch
| cock. Of Nebraska, ranking Democrat on
/ ,he committee, will AK 20 have Senator
/ WaIsh appear before the committee.
/ Democrats are disposed 10 favor Senator
| Walsh's plan, but have not lndicated
hostility 10 that of Senator Bcrah. open
hearings by the committee are not cpn-
t.,nplated and early action ls expected
| Emergency immigration legislation ls 70
be- taken by the Senate imrnigation con-
rnittee which will begin hearngs. on ihe
House bill 70 prohibit virtually an ltniin-
grafton for 10 months. Repeseh '.''iFf
Johnson, Republican, Washington, char
man Of the House immigration coinihit''e,
is expected 10 be the first witness ana
Repreeentative Siegel, Rcpubhcan;,, &c"
York, and other opponents of the Diil his'
will be heard at an early date he o''i'-
ni,tee has long list II witnesses, pni
mans ~ conclude its hearings within week
or ~ DAYS n has pending several biils 70
ee+ablsh peroeutaee reduction ~ lnmi-
gration az a substitute for complete prom
bition. -
Final action on the bill N revive M
War Finance corporation designed - 70
agricultural interests, is eTpectea ,fn'
week The bin now IL before Prcsiden'
Wilson and II vetoed an effort is piannef
n, r,asa tho measure despite executive dis
anr,roval Advocates 0f the hill claim z
have the necessary twn-thlrds naIort'
in both senate and House
Farlv disposition y planned by N.
Senate of the Presidential veto last weei
Of the bill 70 suspend operation q fha
norton Of the Clayton-Anti-tr1lst lsv
restricting IN a measure railroad purchss 20
n materials from concerns ~ wnich thei
officers are Interested, The bill = On n
Vioe-Prepident's desk and senator "a
follette Republican. Wisconsin, ana othe
opponents are prepared Tor 7goFo1
f6rsv when the veto message ls taken uI
Another spirited Senate struggle, se
: tentatively for Monday, January I'D,
, brewing over the Poindexter Anti-Strlk
bin which passed the Senate without y
bate and with only q few Senators presen
I Senator Iafollette expects 70 call Up .
: motion for reconsideration 2 week irol
Z TODAY. Sentiment for adequate consider
( ton is widespread but Senator Poll
= dexter Republican, Washington, author
2 the bill, i Confident If repassage q =
measure.
? Washington. Jan. 3 Senator Pe
rose Of Pennsylvania returned 70
seat n the senate today after az absen
s 81 more than q year. he first senat
? to arrive ne took MS usual place 2 q
! ront row of the Republican slde ar
a was cordially greeted by his colleague
: 20 thew entered the chamber.
The effects If me senators long line
o sbovred Although he was able 10 walk Il
he chamber attendants used whe
:. chair ir7 conveying him to the senate doC
n He renamed seated ~ senator's greet'
p ~, hut MS familiar how are YOU cou
e - - l;s+ivc+l,y AZ 10 exchanged haL