The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS SPEED
 THEIR ACTIVITIES
immigration Bill Sent to Presi- dent and Other Measures Will Soon Be Ready
 for Submission
By Associated Press


 Washington, February 26.-Con- gerss worked under forced draft to- day and tonight with leaders deter mined to clean the slate of most inn portant legislation before adjourn ment next Friday.
 One rneasure--the immigration re- strictioh bill--was sent to the Pres- dent and several others, including the emergency tariff. were put on the road to final passage,
 After a brief but sharp fight the House accepted the Senate substitute bill limiting immigration for 15 months after next April 1 to 3 per cent of the nationals of foreign country who were in the United States at the time of the 1910 census. The measure would not affect Japan, China Canada and the Latin American countries.
 Immediately after the House acted, the bill was sent to the Senate, which approved the conference report in less than one minute, and it then was pre- pared for transmission to the White House
 While the House was spending two hours in debating the emergency tariff
 
 Notifications measure, carrying ap- proximately sS,00o,000, and sent it to conference for the composing of diff ferences between the House and Senate.
 TARIFF REPORT ADOPTED
 The House then adopted the con- ference report on the tariff measure, 205 to 127, and sent it to the Senate. Chairman Penrose of the finance com mittee attempted to start the bill | IL %L C failed. 4 gentlemans agreement was reached. however. whereby the bill will be taken up Monday.
 Proceeding with consideration of the annual army appropriation bill, the Senate accepted its committee amendment providing for an average of 175,00o men in the regular army during the next fiscal year.
 When the army bill came up, there was sharp clash over the question of precedence to be given legislation in the five working days remaining before adjournment. Senators Borah of Idaho and Sterling of South Dakota, republicans, sought opportunity to pass a House resolution repeating most wartime laws.
 Chairman Wadsworth of the mili- tary committee, and later Senator Poindexter, republican, Washington, WHO lS III Charge Ol the naval apprO- priation bill, objected to considering the resolution. They were supported by Senators Thomas. Colorado, and Robinson, Arkansas, on the democratic side. Senator Borah promptly de- manded a quorum roll call and Senate progress was stopped for 20 minutes.
 There is one way to get this resolu- ton we want passed said Senator borah. that is to discuss it while the army appropriations are up.''
 LODGE WILL JOIN
 Senator Lodge of Massachusetts the republican leader, gave notice that he would join in asking precedence for the naval bill, further postponing the war law repeal. The Senate then went on with the army appropriations meas ure.
 In the course of the day one of the big appropriation measures. the sun dry civil bill. met snag. the Senate insisting upon a $10.o0o.0oo appropria- lon Tor the Wilson Dam at Muscle Shoals. The measure was sent back to conference where House and Senate managers will make another effort to iron out the differences between the two Houses. !
 The House late in the day took mn rne conference report on the leeisla tive appropriation bill and by vote or 20S to 92 concurred in Senate amenoment increasing from $7,100. 900 to $7,So0o00 the allowance for en- 1orcement of prohibition during the next fiscal year.
 A vote on the Senate amendment. autnorizing the treasury to purchase s1Vv,vVO,VO0 Of bonds of the farm land banks, was postponed until Tuesday. 4 decision in the case to test the validity or the farm land bank act may be handed down Monday by the supreme court and should it be favorable to the government, an appropriation for purcnasing additional bonds of the banks might not be necessary.
 The House agreed to keep the sala- rles ol the Vice President and speaker out appropriations for pasnort h,, reaus at New York, San Francisco Seattle LoxE ------ --S--e,