The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-30
CONGRESS- RECOkvENES;
EXPECT LONG SESSION
House at Once Adjourns Until Satur'
day, After Which Important
Business viii Take Place

hingfOn.-tOnSresS IeaS9'i""'
az noon Wednesday, after recess OF
30 days, with prospects that the extra
session would lapse into the regular
session beginning In December.
Fhty.four Senators, 80 Republicans
and q Democrats, answered TO the
senate roll call after Vice president
Coolidge had convened that body. Inc
session opened with the usual confus'
ion Of greetings and handshakine
among senator's.
Without transacting other business
than the approval OF the Journal, the
house adjourned until Saturday.
Proceedings OF the senate were en-
livened by speech by Senator Harri
son CD. Mississippi, crltizing Presi
dent Harding, and the administration
for "playing politics. In the recent ex
change OF letters between the presi-
dent and Senator Mccormick. (Ro, j.
i. linois The presidents letter was writ
ten. Senator Harrison charged, to aid
the election Tuesday OF Senator Bur
sum, Republican, New Mexico.
D Senator Harrison got in ahead OF
Senator Sterling R.), South Dakota,
. who was on his feet to call up the con-
ference report on the anti-beer bill.
: The Mississippi senator predicted the
traiff bin would not pass during this
r session and said portions Of the presi-
n dents letters dealing with tax and tar
III revision were incorporated to hood
= wink the voters Of New Mexico" The
farm credit relief bill. the senator said
was a .'bankers' bill, with all its teeth
extracted before passage"
The Republicans. Senator Harrison
, declared. had been and now were lions
on promises and short on perform
\ ances."
The treaties with Germany, Austri'
and Hungary were sent to the senat'
Wednesday by President Harding
They were accompanied by brie
- note OF transmlttal and were sent t
- the capitol by White house messen
:" ger.
Chairman Lodge Of the foreign re
:, lations committee, on arrival or IN
treaties mt the senate, called NEE
~ Ing for Thursday to begin their cor
sideratlon.
The American people want NOR
:, work and less play, Senator Harriso
:" D.), Mississippi. declared In the SCI
~ ate, In describing President Harding
- recent trip to New York state on III
'o presidential yacht Mayflower. II
trip was taken. he said. "while millior
as Of Americans were hanging their hea
ut In shame" because men who "helpe
re. win the war" were being offered c
m the auction block In Boston.
to The 1921 tax revision bill, regardt
as one of the most important pieces
oh legislation to come before this co
by gress, was to have been returned We
In nesday to the senate from the finan
ed committee with the expectation Of fin
w. settlement before the end Of Octobt
ri. The majority report on the bill HI
not been completed Wednesday.
A lively fight In the senate Is pro-
Used. The Democrats plan not only
INA. make a minority report on the bin, b
\ to attack 1t vigorously from the flo'
us. They count upon support, in part
,aa the fight Mt least. from Senator La II
lette of Wisconsin and some other I
publicans.
After the committee bill has be
ns. perfected by the senate. Senator Smt
/, a Of Utah proposes to offer ms subs
90 tute his tax simpliflcation bill, with
proposal for manufacturer sale I,
As the house bill goes to the sen,
II carries only two major levies
their original form. These provide
VI repeal of the excess profit tax as
next January and for exemptions
~ heads of families and on account
", dependents. retroactive to last j
~, uary I.