The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1921-09-23
HARD WINTER AHEAD
FOR THE CONGRESS
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cedence over the anti-beer bill when
Congress gets down to work this
week. The anti-beer bill, against
which a determined fillbuster was
waged in the closing days preceding
the recess, is still the unfinished
business
That senators who claim the search
and seizure provisions of the SUPPLE
mental prohibition bill are violativc
of the fourth and fifth amendments
to the constitution is taken for
granted. Such a development will
afford the opportunity for a motion
to displace the anti-beer bill with
the taxation measure and this vote
would bring genuine test Of
strength between the radical dry and
liberal forces in the senate.
Big Measures Wait Action
Taxation and beer legislation,
however, constitute but a portion OF
the senate's strenuous legislative
program. The upper chamber still
has ahead OF it several important
matters of both international and
domestic import including:
General revision OF the tariff.
The railroad funding bill, which
has passed the house and is urgently
backed by the administration.
The administration bill for the re-
funding of the loans to the allied na-
tions.
Senator Borah's measure for a re-
peal of the Panama canal tolls act.
The new peace treaty with Ger
many.
Despite the optimism of Senator
Penrose there appears little prospec
for expeditions action in the senate
because of the highly controversial
nature OF practically every measure
ahead of it. Already Republican
members of the agricultural bloc"
are displeased over the taxation bill
and threaten to join with the Demo-
Gratis in attempting to amend It,
1t is regarded by member of the
so-called progressives as a bill that
relieves the richer classes of much
OF their. taxation, but does little for
the taxpayer OF moderate income.
Repeal of the excess profits taxes and
the levies under the higher income
tax brackets will be opposed by a
formidable group in the senate. The
same group, which includes many of
the agricultural bloc" will also op-
pose the senate committees plan to
retain one-half of the transportation
taxes during the calendar year 1922.
A continuance OF even one-half OF
the taxes on freight and passenger
traffic, 1t is contended, will further
cripple the farmer.
Long debate is also in prospect on
Panama canal tolls, the anti-beer
bill, the railroad bill, the measure
for the refunding Of the allied loans
and the general tariff revision bill.
There probably will be less discus
sion of the Germany treaty than of
any one Of these controversial do
mestic matters.
short Recess For House
The house has little ahead of it un-
til the senate furnishes It more grist
in the shape of conference reports and
amended house measures. In all
threedays recesses until early in
October, since that body has already
acted on tariff. taxation and the
railroad funding bill. 1t has also
approved the conference report on
the anti-beer bill, and the house
calendars, compared with those Of
the senate. are in excellent shape.
For the next few weeks the upper
chamber will furnish the chief excite
ment and activity about the capitol
building.
The secretary OF iobor. James j.
Davis, conferred with Senators Cur
tbs and Watson, Of Indiana, and re-
quested an appropriation OF 100000