New-York tribune., 1921-12-05
Discussion Of
Arms Council
Due in Congress
Action of Farley on Naval
or Army Reductions Is
Regarded as Certain To
BE Reflected i'm Debate
Harding Message Tuesday
Senate Is Expected to Turn
First to Allied Debt Fund
ing Bill and the Tariff

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4...Thc Sixty
seventh Congress will convene for its
second session at noon tomorrow.
After ten-day rest from the labors
Of the extra session House and Senate
return to the Capitol to face tasks
which leaders predict will occupy prob
ably several months, dovetailing into
the next Congressional campaign.
Nearly dozen questions of legislative
policy confront the members, while
scores of lesser matters, long pent up
in the crowded calendar OF business,
will be pressed for action by their
sponsors.
President Harding plans to give his
message to the new session Tuesday.
New and added prominence is attached
to the event from the fact that, prob
ably for the first time in American his
delivered in the presence of many
members of the conference on arma-
ment who expect to attend.
Discussion of Farley Likely
Any action by the conference on
naval or army reduction is regarded
as certain to be REFLECTED in appropri-
ers say there probably will be fire.
quent outbreaks of discussion on the
floor concerning the arms conference
and its doings.
1t appeared highly probable that no
consideration would be given the naval
supply bill until some indication is had
of probable results of the conference,
while that dealing with army funds is
slated for late study, because it may
also be affected.
Panama Canal tolls and funding Of
the Allied debt are two other measures
which appear to be lined up with the
arms conference in so far as debate is
concerned. Some leaders insisted the
tolls bills would remain in committee
until an agreement is reached by the
conference.
To Act on Budget Report
The impending Congress is the first
to deal with the governments expendi
lures in budget form. The House and
its Appropriations Committee will take
up the combined supply bill with the
expectation, according to Chairman
Madden of the Appropriations Com
mittee, of having all of it's items acted
upon by the Senate by April 5, the
earliest date, he said, this had ever
been accomplished.
Mr.. Harding is expected to deal in
his message with the pre-eminent
question before Congress-the tariff
and also may discuss the requirements
Of the merchant marine and the fund
ing of the Allied debt. With respect
to the Allied debt bill, the Presidents
stand, urging immediate and favorable
action, is already we'll known.
Inquiries into the railroad and agri-
cultural problems have been progress
ing for several months, but neither
can be expected, according to leaders,
to take concrete legislative form for
some time. The joint Congress-
sional Commission of Agricultural In
quiry does not expect to have it's data
together before another month, while
the Senate committee considering rail-
road questions promises to continue
equally as long before it attempts to
suggest changes in the transportation
act.
Reorganization Of Bureaus
Reorganization of governmental bu-
reaus and functions, including the ad-
ministration of Alaska, promises to be
subject at the forefront of Congress
sional business. The House plans to
deal among its first tasks with the
measure reclassifying Federal en-
ployees. Representative Mondell, Re-
publican leader has set that bill tenta-
lively for consideration next Friday.
The Senate, barring changes in it's
program, will turn first to the Allied
debt funding bill. It's Finance Com
mittee, Chairman Penrose said, would
meet either tomorrow or Tuesday and
adopt the House proposal for a COM
mission Of five which would be en-
powered to arrange terms with the
foreign nations concerning payment of
interest and principal of the war loans.
Another proposition before the Sem
ate is the resolution to declare Truman
Il. Newberry, Republican, the duly
elected Senator from Michigan and to
deny claims of Henry Ford, Democrat,