Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-28
Big Fight Expected
 Over the Army Bill
Night Sessions Will Be Held During tn. Closing Week
 of Congress.

Washington, Feb 27.-Congress enters tomorrow on the ne stretch drive to- ward adjournment -riday, with whip and spur on appropriation bills and a scram- ble for the tape on the part of scores of -other measures. Night sessions are in order with an all-night finale, as usual, preceding Inauguration day.
 All of the appropriation measures ex- cept the naval budget are expected to- go through, although only seven of the four teen regular money bills have been com pleted and just two have been signed SO far by President Wilson. The chief executive plans to be at the capitol the forenoon of March for action on elev- enth-hour measures.
 Five of the appropriation measures, the army, agriculture, sundry civil, legislative and Notifications are in conference, but agreements expected. big fight is ex- pected over the army bill due to the sen- ate's increase of the regular army to ITS, 900 men as against 150.000 fixed by the house. The question Of free seeds and of a s5,0O0. 900 loan to farmers in drouth-stricken regions of the west are tying up the agriculture bill. The senate and house are deadlocked on the sundry civil measure over the s10,0oo.oo0 mus cle shoals power amendment Of the sen- ate and ov.r the siS,6o0,0OO' appropria- tion for soldier hospitals. The house probably will vote tomorrow in an att tempt to clear this deadlock. The contro- yersy as to the legislative bill now re- ! wolves lars 1v about the provision for purchase y the treasury of $2Oo.o0O.oeo Of farm loan bonds proposed by the sen- ate. The house will vote Tuesday on the provision.
 Little legislation except the appropria- ton bills is expected to get through the final jam. The Fordney emergency tarlIt | comes up tomorrow in the senate TOT h. l nal action with transmission to President | Wilson in prospect. It is one measure in a four-cornered fight for precedence in tbe senate The other three bills be- hind which pressure is planned are; the wartime laws repeal resolution the sol diers bonus measure. and the navy ap- propriation budget. The last is expect ed to bring a renewal of disa ar1na mem debate which promises to so oeiay ac- tion as to thwart passage of the meas I ure.
 | Other important bills which seen threatened with failure include the pack ers' control bill. the maternity and infan' laid measure, the budget bill, the congr's' sional rcapportionment measure, the Cal der coal regulation plan, and the tlVV' O0e. 900 goyod-roads appropriation. Ere dictions were general tonight that the | soldiers bonus also would be added tS the list of fayilures.
 . Kills to regulate cold storage, to reor vanfze patent office and to autnorlz' co-operative marketing by farmers ar' also in conference with the outcom' T dubious. Other unfinished business m finished business includes proposals 10 si irnneac achnieht of Federal Judge Ianai T and for investigation of the Bergdoi
 case. both of which seemingly ar' | headed for the casualty list. | Numerous committee reports-are al | concIusicns of the bonus committed
 so due in this week. Among these arr
 war investigations, the shipping boart
 inquiry. and Calder reconstructiol | study. The Kenyon committee VII
 meet tomorrow to frame report on it
 investigation last summer and tal Tn I to political campaign expenditures
 Further inquiry will be made tomorrow
 by the senate committee investlgatlni allied loans, but legislation is regarde' as doubtful.
 1 Senate democrats will make anothe
 effort to secure confirmation of tn many army promotions recommends by President Wilson. Republican lead CTS predict that neither any of the ar my promotions nor any Of the thous
 ands of postmasters and other civi
 nominations submitted will be confirm
 ed. A move is expected to be mad
 in the house, however, to obtain tn
 rank of lieutenant general for Ma1o Genenal Enoch H. Crowder.
 Inaugural preparations and reorgan
 ization activities looking to the extr session also will come in for atten
 ton this week. Republicans elected t
 the next house will caucus tomorrow | Di0ht for n orrnniZa ton.