Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10
WORK PLANNED BY CONGRESS
 BEFORE MONTHS RECESS

Washington, Aug. 9.-Congress, in the light of today's developments, hopes to begin a months recess about the end of next week.
 After conference with President Harding, republican leaders of the senate and house indicated that both would re- main, continuously in session until the house has passed the tax revision bill. which Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee told the president would be reported Monday. In that event, Representative Mondell of Wyoming, the republican leader, announced that it could be put through the house by Aug 70, or possibly a day or two later. The president at conference today with Senators Lodge and Curtis is understood to have opposed a senate recess before passage of the tax measure by the house, and the plan urged by many senators for three day recesses beginning Monday is said tc have been abandoned
 Very soon after the passage of the tax bill by the house. said Mr. Mondeil. T believe We can stand in recess for at least thirty days while the senate finance committee is working on teh tax and tariff bills. This will be expediting the public business, far in that way the finance committee can work uninterrupt- edly and make greater headway."
 Complete enactment of the farmers relief program prior to the proposed ad- journment, passage by the house of the tax revision bill and of a measure to ex- tend the emergency tariff bill until the permanent measure is enacted, were said to have been insisted on by the president in his conferences. He also was said to have expressed the desire for passage of the administration bill to fund the rail- roads debts to the government but was represented as reluctan,.s willing to let the railroad legislation 20 over until after the recess, if assurances were given of it's enactment by early fall.
 The railroad bHl was said to be an obstacle in the adjournment program, but senate republican leaders gave the presi- dent little hope for it's early enactment, saying that protracted opposition was assured. The president, however, ex- pressed hope that the bill at least might | be reported to the senate and it's consid- eration begun before congress takes a | vacation.
 Work on the bill was begun today by l the senate interstate commerce commit l tee, which heard Director Meyer of the war finance corporation, who advocated the measure as a means of general eco- homie restoration. He is to conclude hi, statement tomorrow and be followed by Director General Davis of the railroad administration.
 Agricultural relief measures which tn, president desires enacted before the pro. ] posed adjournment are the agriculture credits bill, the Capper-Tincher bill tS stop grain gambling, the packer contro bill, and the new measure to extend tn, emergency tariff law, which would expir, Nov. 10. The agricultural credits meas ure has yet to pass the house and exten sion of the emergency tariff law woult have to pass both bodies. Representativ, l Fordney was said to have a resolution prepared for the latter purpose, and dem ocratic leaders were said to have giveI assurances of cooperation in it's quicl adoption. The Capper-Tincher and pack CT bill are in conference with enactmen before the week end regarded as assured
 Other bills whose enactment before>sh recess is planned include the Willis .Campbell anti-beer bill and the defcienc. measure for the shipping board. Tn latter. reduced from SIPS, ,000. 900 t S4S, ,500.O .O0O, is scheduled for passage b, the house in a few days and by the sen ate early next week.
 Settlements with the railroads, it va said today, were continuing at the rat of S25.OOO,OOO or s3O,OOO,Ooo a month but they could not be continued indefi nItely without congressional action to en able the payments to be met
 For this reason, it was explained President Harding was desirous that tn war finance corporations powers shout be broadened in order that the organiza tion might proceed with the liquidation o railroad paper held by the railroad ad ministration and provide the funds fo final settlement with the carriers.
 In connection with the controverte claims for 'inefficiency of lahor' it wa made plain today at the White Hous that the government would demand abso lute waiver of this item in making settle ments with the roads. President Hard ing, it was explained. in his negotiation with the railway executives, had reache an agreement that the roads in present ing their claims would waive ''inefficien cy of labor" in order to make a final sci clement.