Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-21

las not the slightest chance of cleaning
Its slate by the time the regular session
begins In December and the appropra-
tions obtain right Of way.
FORESEE FIGHT
IN THE SENATE.
1t is with the Senate that Administra-
ton leaders are concerned most The
Senate offers the great occasion for an
noyance for party managers who are
head OF the congressional election Of next
year.
The Administration legislative program.
as agreed on tentatively by the President
and Senator James e. Watson OF Indiana.
the most active Republican chieftain ia
the Senate. follows:
Submission by the President 81 the
peace treaties with Germany. Austria and
Hungary with a request that they be
ratified as the first order Of business
The Committee on Foreign Relations Will
take them UP at once with Q view 10 dis
posing Of them before Senator Lodge.
chairman Of the committee, is obliged 20
retire from active participation I'm Sen
ate affairs to assume bis duties In the
conference on limitation Of armament.
Senator Borah. Republican. Of Idaho.
the League Of Nations fight, is out
against ratification Of the German
treaty. Senators Reed Of Missouri and
Harrison Of Mississippi. Democrats, and
La Toilette Of Wisconsin also may be
found in opposition, but the ranks OF
the opponents are slim. Alr Borah be
lieves there Is too much leeway for Amer
team participation in European affairs in
the German treaty.
PROGRAM Is OUTLINED
FOR SESSION.
Consideration and passage as early rs
possible of the tax revision bill which
the Finance Committee has ready is on
the program. Immediately after it's adop-
ton, the railroad financing bin win he
taken up while the Finance Committee
returns to the preparation OF the tariff
revision bill. H. is doubtful whether
there will be any discussion Of the tariff
bill before Christmas.
The Administration will not undertake
10 urge or oppose the Sterling anti beer
bill, but the proponents Of that measure
are determined to move its consideration
ahead of the tax bill The AdminiStra-
ton policy will be to oppose prolonged
debate on any measure and with not per
NIT the beer bill or any other to delay
other legislation.
The Borah bill to repeal the Wilson
legislation which denies free tolls to
American coastwise shipping passing
through the Panama Canal will be passed
by the Senate Oct. 10. The AdmInistra
ton forces Will support It, the party
strategy being to hold 1t up In the
House should the issues OF the arma
meuts conference suggest such a course.
Although the reaction Of Senators and
Representatives to the sentiment of their
constituencies Is most favorable to the
purposes of the Administration, it is not
at all assured that the kind of effective
leadership the President desires can be
obtained In the Senate. The plan to ele
vate Senator Curtis of Kansas to the
presidency pro TEN. and Senator Watson
of Indiana to the floor leadership has
struck annoying snags.
In the absence of closely knit Senate
organization 1t will not be possible for
Administration leaders to shut out Sena-
tors with special measures. There Is
every reason to believe Senators BOrah
and Harrison will preclpitate a fight over
a Senate expression on open sessions in
the armament conference. Opposition Is
being organized also against the Mellon
bill for the funding of all war debts
Copyright, 1921, by Public Ledger Com
pany.