The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-21
Special Session KnOWn As
 Reconstruction Congress-
BY COL. WINFIELD JONES

WASHINGTON, Mar 21.-(Special rrespOndence) The special ses- sion of the Sixty-seventh congress, which will soon assemble, probably will go down into history as the reconstruction congress-" The last session of the last congress made start toward reconstruction but did not accomplish enough along that line to be called a reconstruction con- gress. One of the things that held back reconstruction legislation was the fact that a Democratic president occupied the White House, while hostile Republican majority controlled both houses of congress. The new congress will be heavily Republican in house aod senate and will be able to work expeditiously and harmon iously with MT. Harding. Federal government, in view of this situation, should proceed with economy and dispatch.
 The special session of the new con gress probably will continue until the middle of next summer It may even run right into the regular December session. nine months from this date with a brief recess during the sum- mer. There is enough important leg islation pending and so many big problems to be solved that the new congress may be in almost continu- ous session during it's entire lifetime Il Foremost among all the legislation to be considered by the special ses- sion will be the peace treaty with i Germany and Austria. This will be the first big item on the senate pro- gram. After peace is obtained the senate is expected to take up Mir. Harding's suggested Association of ' nations" Whether it will be re- jected as the senate in the Sixty sixth congress rejected the Versailles Il pact and the League of Nations re- mains to be seen. It is predicted here in senatorial circles that the senate will agree to some sort of I an association" at the same time absolutely safe guarding the rights, independence, and liberties of the I United States from foreign entangle- : mentS of any kind-an international agreement that will leave the repub. lie as free for peace or war as when I it entered any such an association I An association" of this kind would amount to little more than a rejuven- that is exactly what most senators expect. Limitation of ornaments discussion will necessarily go hand in hand with the proposed association" but it is safe to predict that congress will not agree to limitation of arma- ments and will not disarm the coun- try unless the European nations and Japan do so first
 Taxes and tariff will be two of the big things to engage attention of house and senate The taxes will
 
 bears more heavily on wealth-at least that is the program of some of the house ls9ders. The tariff will be overhauled. American products and labor will be amply protected from foreign competition but it is not expected that congress will pass a tariff bill with too much protec- tion. Due consideration will be paid in this tariff legislation to pro- duction of revenue, for with the i'm. mense war debt and the heavy taxes a big revenue from the new tariff is imperative. Revenue. is now consid- cred just as important as protection.
 Legislation for the veterans of the World war will occupy a prominent place on the legislative program. Vo- cational education will be extended, as will the compensation and insur- ance features of the war risk bureau. The veterans are daily becoming bet ter organized and they are more and more making their demands heard by congress.
 There will be much legislation re- lating to agriculture. With the re- cent slump in the prices of all farm products the farmer organizations are knocking insistently at the doors of congress for protection from cheap foreign competition and for Ather