Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-28
MASS OF MEASURES
BEFORE CONGRESS
ON HOME STRETCH
All Appropriation Bills.
Except Naval Budget,
Expected to Pass.
LITTLE LEGISLATION ASIDE
FROM THESE LOOKED FOR
Final Jam Threatens Many of
Most Important Acts
With Failure.
tBy Associated prcss.l

WASHINGTON. Feb. aT.--congrcss
enters tomorrow OF tho home stretch
drive toward adjournment Friday.
with whip and spur on approximation
bills and scramble for the tape on the
part of scores OF other measures
Night sessions arc In order with an
all finale. as usuai preceding inaug-
.nrai day
All OF the appropriation measures
except tho naval budget are expected
to 20 through. although only seven
OF the fourteen regular money bills
have been completed and just two
have been signed so far By President
wilson. The chief executive plans 10
be a, the Capitol the forenoon of
March s for action on eleventh hour
measures.
Five OF the appropriation measures
the army. agriculture. sundry civil,
legislative and foriiiica,ions-arc in
conference. but agreements expected
y big tiGh; is expected over the army
bill due To the Scnatc's increase OF
the regular army TO $4,000 men as
against 10000 liked by the House.
The questions of free seeds and OF a
S''00O000 loan TO farmers in drouth-
stricken rca.ons of the West are ty-
ing up the agriculture bill.
Dendioris on Civil BIi.
The Senate and House are dead
locked on the sundry civil measure
over the slO.o00.ooO Muscle Shoals
power amendment OF the Senate and
h..S
soldier hospitals. rhc House prob
ably will vote tomorrow in an at
tempt to clear this deadlock The
controversy as TO the Legislative bill
now rerolves largely about the pro-
visions ior purchase by the Treasury
of sa00.6oo.0oo Of farm-ioan bonds
proposed BY the Senate, The House
Will vote Tuesday on the provision
Little Legislation except tho appro-
prlation bills Is expected 10 get
through the final jam. The Fordney
emergency tariff bin comes up to-
morrow in the Senate for final action.
with transmission 10 President wiz
son In prospect. II ie one measure
In four-corncrcd fight for preced-
cnce in the Senate. The other three
bills behind which pressure is plan
ned are the wartime law repeal res
olution: the soldiers bonus measure.
and the nav appropriation budget.
The last is expected To bring re-
newal of disarmament debate, which
promises TO so delay action as to
thwart passage OF the measure.
Other important bills which seem
threatened with failure include the
packers control bill, the maternity
and infant-aid measure, the budget
bill. the congressional rcappointmcnt
measure, the Calder coal regulation
plan, ana the 500. 900 good roads
appropriation. Predictions were gen
era! tonight that the soldiers bonus
also would he added TO the list of
failures
investigations an Casualty List.
Bills 10 regulate cold storage. to
reorganiZe the Patent Office and to
authorize cooperative marketing by
farmer, also are in conference. with
the outcome dubious. Other unfin-
ishcd business includes proposals for
Impeachment OF Federal Judge Landis
and for investigation of the Bcrgdoll
case. both of which seemingly are
headed for the casualty list.
Numerous committee reports also
are due in this week. Among these
are conclusions Of the House commit
tees war Investigations. the ship
ping Board inquiry and the Calder
reconstruction study. The Kenyon
committee will meet tomorrow to
frame - report on It's investigation
last summer and fall into political
campaign expenditures. Further in
qMiry will be made tomorrow by the
Senate committee investigating allied
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