Omaha daily bee., 1921-09-21
To
Speed Up
President Lays Plans to Ke.
deem Republican Campaign
Pledges and Clear Legis.
latiyc Jam.
To Submit Peace Treaty
BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune. Omaha H~~ Leased Wire.

Chicago Tribune Omaha Hrc leased Wire.
Washington. Sept, 20.-On the
eve OF the reassemblmg OF congress
tomorrow, President Harding today
gave the word TO crack the party
whip, speed up legislation and re-
deem republican campaign pledges
to the people.
The president summoned Senator
Watson OF Indiana, one OF the ad-
ministration leaders, 10 the White
House and discussed with him the
situation i'll the senate, where pend
ing legislation is jammed. The up
shot of the discussion was de-
cision to invoke cloture, il necessary,
to put through the legislation prom
ised by the party.
The president will inaugurate the
speeding-up program by sending to
the senate tomorrow, the peace
treaties with Germany and Austria
and Hungary for ratification. He
will not appear before the senate or
transmit a special message, but
merely will submit the pacts for the
action of the other branches of tire
treaty-making power.
Up to Senate Leaders.
1t then will devolve upon the ac-
ministration leaders in the senate 30
carry out the presidents desire for
the ratification OF the peace settle
ment before the assembling Of the
international conference on the lin
itation of armaments.
That the German treaty will be
ratified with a comfortable margin
beyond the requisite two-thirds of
the senate is foregone conclusion
and then the approval of the similar
peace treaties with Austria and Hun
garia will follow. A few scattering
votes in opposition are all that are
discernible now and Senator Borah
is the only republican who has sig
nihed his intention OF fighting the
treaties.
To Tackle Big Load.
While the house marks time for
a while, with nothing important to
do, the senate will tackle a stag
gering load of legislation which
scarcely can be disposed of before
the next session begins in Decem-
Der. In addition to the peace treaties
here are some of the measures
elamoring for the senate's at.eE4
ton:
The s3,4OO,oO0,OO0 tax revision
bill, designed to fulfil the republi-
can campaign pledge of federal tar
reduction.
The tariff bill,. passed by the
house, but sidetracked by the SEN
ate finance committee to make way
for the tax bill.
The Borah bill for the exemption
OF American coastwise vessels for
payment of Panama canal tolls.
The $500,00O,000 railroad funding
bill.
The bill granting the president
and the secretary of the treasury
authority to refund the $11, 100000
900 owed by the allied governments
to the United States.
The Campbell-Willis anti-beer
bill.
"Drys" Plan Fight.
The radical "drys" are determined
to make a vigorous effort to pre-
vent the Campbell-Willis bill being
placed at the bottom Of the calen-
dar. They expect to move to re-
sumo consideration of the measure
just as soon as the senate meets in
the hope that they may be able to
force it through before the. tax bill
is given the right Of way.
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the finance committee.
believes that two weeks debate will
suffice to put the tax bill through
the senate and he predicts the meas
ure will be ready for the presidents
signature before the end of October.