The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-27
CONGRESS GETS BACK
ON JOB AFTER HOLIDAY
SENATE CALENDARS CLoGGED
AND SESSION EXPECTED TO
MERGE INTO REGULAR ONE.
SPEEDY ACTION ON TAXES

WASHINGTON, d. C.-With the
major part of its legislative program
still ahead OF it congress reconyened
following a 30-day recess. In the senate
particularly the calendars are clogged,
and all indications are that the extra
session will merge in December with
the regular one.
Predicting that the senate will show
speed in the consideration of the
amended house taxation bill Chairman
Penrose, of the finance committee, said
he expected the measure to be in the
hands of the president by the latter
part of October" That taxation will
take precedence over the tariff in the
senate is now conceded. Senators re-
turning from back home" report that
the people appear much more inter-
ested in taxation reform than in tariff
revision, and the tariff will be side
tracked in response to popular demand
for immediate action on taxes.
Speedy Passage Predicted.
Senator Penrose is aware that there
will be considerable opposition to the
tax bill as. framed by the senate COM.
mittee. Nevertheless, he said that he
expected that the bill would be de-
bated by the senate for not longer than
two weeks. Mr.. Penrose said he could
not forecast, whether taxation will take
precedence over the anti-beer bill when
congress gets down to work this week.
The anti-beer bill, against which de-
termined filibuster was waged in the
closing days preceding the recess, IS
still the unfinished business"
That this hlibuster will be renewed
by senators who claim the search and
seizure provisions of the supplemental
prohibition bill are violative of the
fourth and fifth amendments to the
is taken for granted. Such
a development will afford the oppor-
tunity for a motion to displace the an
ti-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.
Others on Calendar.
Taxation and beer legislation, how
ever, constitute but portion OF thei
senate's strenuous legislative program.
The upper chamber still has ahead OF
it several important matters OF both in
ternational and domestic import, in
GLIDING: -
General revision of the tariff.
The railroad funding bill, which has
passed the house and is urgently back
ed by the administration.
The administration bill for the re-
funding of the loans to the allied ma
tons.
Senator Borah's measure for repeal
of the Panama canal tolls act
The new peace treaty with Germany.
Long Debates Expected.
Despite the optimism of Senator
Penrose there appears little prospect
for expeditions action in the senate
because of the highly controversial ma
ture of practically every measure ahead
OF it. Already republican members OF
the agricultural bloc" are displeased
with the taxation bill and threaten to
join with the democrats in attempts to
amend it.
Long debate is also in prospect on
Panama canal tolls, the anti-beer bill,
the railroad bill, the measure for the re-
funding of the allied loans and the gem
era1 tariff revision bill. There probably
will be less discussion of the German
treaty than of any one OF these con-
troversia1 domestic matters.
The house has little ahead Of it until
the senate furnishes it more grist in
the shape OF conference reports and
amended house measures.