Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-28

Speeds Up
Near End
Leaders Determined TO Clear
Calendar of Important Meas
ures Before Session
A. Adjourns Friday. +,
Alien Bill Sent to Wilson

Washington, ID. e., Feb. H.
Congress worked Under forced draft
with leaders determined TO clean
the slate OF most important legisla-
ton before adjournment Friday.
One rncasurc--the immigration re
striction bill--was sent TO the presl'
dent and several others, Including the
emergency tafiii, were prepared tor
final passage.
Al,cr brief bu:. sharp light, the
house accepted the senate substitute
bill limiting Immigration for Is
months after April l., TO ) per cent
OF the nationals OF a foreign coun-
try. who were present when the l9lU
census was taken. The measure
would not affect Japan, China. Cana
da and the batin- American countries.
Immediately fic, bill was sent to
the senate which approved the con-
terence report III less than one min
ute and it theE was prepared for the
president.
While the house was spending two
hours debating the emergency tariff,
the senate passed the annual fortifi-
cations measure carrying apDroNi-
mately S8,000,00G and scnt it to con-
ference
Adopt Conference Report.
The house then adopted the con-
ference report on the house measure
POS to l27, and sent il to the senate.
Chairman Pcnrose Of the finance
committee. attempted TO start the
bill through the. senate, but failed. A
gentlemen's agreement, was reached,
however. whereby the bill will be
taken up Monday .t
Proceeding with consideration of
the army appropriation bill, the SEN
ate accepted its commitjee amend
mcnt providing for AN average OF
175,000 men, then passed the measure
and sent it 10 conference.
When the army bill came up there
was cIasl, over precedence to be
given legislation in the five days re-
manning. Senator'S Borah OF Idaho
and Sterling Of South Dakota. re-
publicans, sought opportunity to pass
a house resolution repeating most
wartime laws.
Chairman Wadsworth OF the mill
tary committee aid later Senator
Poindexter, republican, Washington,
who is IN charge of the naval appro-
priation bill, objected. They were
tempt to avert war with Panama and
Costa Rica.
Official confirmation that Prcsi-
dent Porras of Panama had signed a
declaration of war was lacking and
from Costa Rica no information mad
been received.
Just what measures will be adopt
ed will not be determined, it was
said, until the facts are officially
communicated. 1t was admitted,
however, that despite q the predica-
ment presented in the laying out OF
any course on the eve OF a change
of administration, sonic decisive ac-
ton might be- necessary if fighting
started.
The obvious remedy offered Of
landing American troops TO avert a
clash was dismissed by those who
believed both governments could be
to listen 10 friendly council
and if not to stern warning.
Information received continued to
be essentially the same as that con-
tanned in press dispatches. The
quest OF the Panama government
for aid in recovering guns surren-
dered many years ago to the United
States authorities, cannot be COM
Piled with, it was said. because long
ago they were disposed of and the
money returned to Panama. The
United States, it was also said, was
not eager to assist in arlning the
Panamanians, Since to do so would
enable them to bring about the situa-
ton the department is anxious to