The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-06
HEAVY PROGRAM h
FOR LAW " MAKERS
CONGRESS is LlkELYTo BEKEPT
BUSY UNTIL SOME TIME u
.. ,~s.-- IN AUTUMN. ..s. >, h.
COLOMBIAN TREATY Is-FIRsT
Reorganization Of Government Depart
ments Seems az certainty-Dif1lng-
ham immigration Bill, Which Wilson
Killed, Probably Will Pass Again.
ny U.rarzs 5ug.roe
CWessern Nssspapse uniea
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BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.

Observation-Disclosures once more is
in session, and it is hard to find q
man here who is optimistic enough
to set the day. of adjournment prior
to some happy hour we'll within the
keeping Of the autumn months.
The legislative program still is in
state of mix" Barring the fact
that the army and navy supply bills
which failed at the last session must
be given consideration, and that an
attempt must be made to secure the
sanction by the senate Of the ColOm-
bian treaty. no; fone yet knows def
nitely what matters of legislation will
take precedence in the active consid-
GRAFTON Of the law makers. ~, , =
Some of the things to, be done are
known, but just when. they will be
done is unknown. There will be a re-
organization. Of the government de-
partments, but when this matter will
be taken UP it is impossible today to
say. A bill has been introduced by
Senator Medill Mccormick. Of Illinois
to accomplish the, department reorgan-
ization, and it is possible that the Nc
Cormick measure may prevail, but It
seems more likely today that It simly
will be the basis, Of the legislation. :.
The Mccormick measure abolishes
the Interior department.. and creates
in its place two, new departments Of
government, to be known as the
Department of. Public Works and the
other as the Department Of Public
Welfare. If this measure Shall 60
through, the Department of Public
Works will include all the engineering
and building services which are now
parts of various departments of gov
eminent. The Department Of Public
Welfare will include all welfare agen-
cies, like the public health service, war
risk insurance, pensions, vocational
training, and the chilrden's bureau. .
= Good Roads and immigration. !:
1t is probable that before congress,
adjourns good roads legislation will be
enacted. Il There are two groups of
opinion in the matter of good roads.
The members ofrone group insist that
federal aid for good roads shall be;
continued by matching federal dollars,
against state dollars in equal numbers!
in the general plans for improvement.
The other group desires a national sys-
TEN Of highways to be constructed and
maintained wholly by federal money
and authority. ......-...+..-.. .
The immigration. bill, which was pre-
vented from becoming a law by q,
pocket Veto" will be called up by;
its advocates as early as possible in,
the new session. It is probable that
the measure introduced by Senator,
Dillingham; of Vermont will be re-.
passed without much change, unless
the great number of new members who
have just entered congress shall alter
the aspect Of things and insist upon
what men call more libertal bill. :
The Dillingham; measure, as, it
passed the senate and was agreed to
by the house, limits immigration from
any one. country in any, one year to
three per cent Of that country's nation.
ais now residing in, America. 1t is
snid that an attempt will be made to
increase the limit to five per cent.
There Is going to be struggle over
the navy bill, for the reason that the
question of disarmament is certain to
come. up. Senator Borah, 1T is known,
will seek to minimize the appropria-
tons for battleships. Both President
Harding and the secretary of she navy
believe that there should be no change
in the navy building program.
I Taxation and Tariff. p .
Revision of the taxation laws will
occupy much time in congress-. One
writer has called tariff and tax re-
vision legislative twins. because Of
their quality in Importance and in
magnitude" 1t is not known definite
~, even today, just which will have
the right of way over the other.
1t is virtually certain that the Ford
Iney tariff measure, which 1t IS claimed
will give the farmers of the country
relief, will be passed without much de-