The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-28
MAY EXTEND
WORKING DAY
OF CONGRESS
Republican Leaders Plan to
Put Through Program Cal
ling for Night Sessions to
Discuss Treaties.
WOULD BEGIN EARLIER
CBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. Sept 2S.-With
view to expediting action on the peace
treaty with Germany, Austria and
Hungary. and on tax revision legis-
lation, Republican leaders planned to-
day TO put through a program calling
not only for night sessions OF the SEN
ate, but for the beginning of the day
sessions an hour earlier than usual
The tax bill would be considered dur
ing the day and the treaties at night
There is desire to dispose of the
treaties before the beginning of the
conference on the limitation of arma-
ment, and since the three pacts must
be acted on separately, leaders plan
to lose no time in getting their con-
sideration fully under way.
Chairman Penrose, of the finance
committee, is determined to push the
tax bill as fast as possible He still
is hopeful that it can be put through
with two weeks consideration, buL
opposition to some features apparent
ly has taken wider range than AT
first was anticipated.
Other Measures Up
Aside from the tax measure and the
treaties, many other measures of i'm
portance are awaiting action before
the beginning of the regular session
early in December. There is an agree
ment to vote on the Panama canal
tolls repeal bill on Oct 10, and Sena-
tor Sterling, Republican, South Da-
kota, in charge of the beer bill, has
given notice that after the tax bill
and the treaties are out of the way,
he will insist that the conference re-
port on the beer measure be disposed
of without interruption.
Other matters pending include ihe
! railroad refunding bill and the meas
| ure authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to fund into long time securi-
ties the debts owed the United States
by its former associates in the World
war
After the tax bill is passed, Senator
Penrose plans to have his committees
resume consideration of the perman-
ent tariff bill. Since it is now prae-
| tically certain that this measure will
| not be brought out until the regular
/ session there is discussion of continu-
ing the emergency tariff law until the
permanent act is passed.
Ask Life Continued
The emergency law expires on Nov.
q, and representatives of agricultural
interests already have asked that the
finance committee report a bill con-
tinuing its life.
| Senator Penrose hopes to have with
| in two or three weeks some of the
data now being assembled by experts
on the plan to fix the American valu-
| alton of imports as the basis for de-
termining the duties, but all of it
probably will not be in hand for six
weeks or two months. Hearings on
the tariff measure propably will be
resumed late next month or early in
November.
Tax Bill on Calendar.
The tax revision bill was on the
senate calendar again today with Re-
publican leaders hopeful that the read
ing of the measure for the adoption of
uncontested amendments could be
completed by night. General debate
on the finance committee amendments
to the house bill and those already Of
fered or to be offered from the floor
was to follow
A flood of proposed changes was ex-
! pected from both sides of the cham
! Der. Senator Simmons of North Caro-.
| lima in charge of the Democratic fight
On the bill was prepared to offer a
series of amendments. While the
| Democrats had in mind to train their
biggest guns on the corporation and
surtax provisions, they planned battle
all along the line.
Ready to Fight.
J Some western senators on the Re-
! publican side also were ready to wage
a fight against the proposed substitute
F: for the excess profits tax and the plan
to reduce the maximum income surtax
to 80 percent
| Public interest in the tax bill was
| believed by senate attaches to be re-
| flected in the size of the crowds which
have remained for hours in the gal
leries for such dry proceeding as the
! reading of the bill, which has been en-
| livened only by few tilts by leaders
/ on the two sides.
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