Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-21
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House membership is slated to Ia
taken up when the House begins
work.
Presentation TO the Senate Of the
peace treaties and the revenue bin
We're expected TO, be the principal
events tomorrow although leaders
tonight indicated a possibility that
the sessions tomorrow might be per.
functoly and business put over One
day. Death of House members dur.
ing the recess. it was said, might on,
of respect cause an immediate ad.
Journment of both Senate and House
Vice President Coolidge was here
tonight ready to open the Senate
but the House will be presided over
by Representative Walsh, Repuhli.
can. New Bedford, Mass. in the ali.
sence of Speaker Gillett. who will
not return before October.
A definite legislative program IN,
the rest of the session is To be ar.
ranged soon by Republican steering
committees whose members will con.
Ter soon with President Harding
In view, however. of the admins.
ttation desire to press the peace
treaties. it was said by leaders 10.
night that the tax bin and the
treaties might be considered virtual.
~ simultaneously. by discussing the
treaties during lapses of debate on
the tax bill. Republican leaders. i, is
understood, intend to have the
treaty debate, after action by the for.
eign relations committee in executive
session but efforts to open the doors
are planned by Democrats and BY
some Republicans
The anti beer bill also is 10 be
pressed at once, according to Senator
Sterling. Republican. South Dakota
who is in charge of il. AS tile con.
terence report was adopted bv the
House just before the recess, the bill
has parliamentary priority in the
Senate, even over the tax bin or The
treaties. Opponents of the confer.
ence compromise on the Stanley
search and seizure provision threat.
en- to continue the opposition which
caused congress to take it's recess In
a turmoil of filibustering contention
Eventual adoption of the conference
report by the Senate was generally
predicted
After disposal OF the tax hill the
Senate finance committee. is 10 re-
sumo work on the suspended tariff
revision measure, but with little
prospect of final enactment before
early spring
The railroad debt funding bill is to
be urged at the first opportunity In
the Senate. according to Republican
leaders. 1t passed the House just be-
fore the recess. On October 10 under
q formal agreement entered into last
month. the Senate will vote on the Be-
rah bill to restore to American coast
wise vessels free tolls privileges in
the Panama Canal Passage Of the
bill is predicted by several but the
House is not expected to act. probably
not until after the armament confer.
ence.
Much Senate and some House dis
cussion of questions involved in the
armament conference is in prospect,
Senators are to renew the movement
for publicity and Senator Harrison
Democrat, Mississippi author Of The
open session" resolution. which Sen
ator Lodge caused to be withdrawn.
has prepared modified resolution
The substitute would declare against
censorship of the conference. for pub
lie record of proceedings and DE-
cisions. and for admission Of newspa'
per reporters to meetings Of the fun
Good roads legislation Is
in conference with final action on the
TownsendDowell federal aid bills ex'
pected next month.
Several Investigations are to be con
tinued and some concluded. Amonf
the latter are inquiries into the "es
Virginia coal mining situation. ana
the Michigan senatorial election cor
test between Senator Newberry' re
publican. and Henry Ford, DcmocraL
The joint congressional comm!'t'
agricultural relief Is
continue hearings in October.
Among bills scheduled for carr
by the House is the ma
ternity measure for federal aid l.
and infants. 1t has passeu
the Senate and is before the House I'D
terstate commerce committee.