The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-09
CONGRESS FACES BUSIEST WEEK OF
 PRESENT SESSION
Many investigations, Tariff, Naval and Army Appropria- tions and Other Measures
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Washington, May S.---Congress has be- fore it the busiest week thus far of this season. Besides a number of important investigations and hearings before com mittees the Senate as to get forward with the emergency tariff bill and later the naval appropriation bill while the House will take up tomorrow the army ap- propriation bill and later consider the measure for the regulation of grain ex- changes.
 The long-heralded inquiry by the Senate interstate commerce commission into the railroad situation is to begin Tuesday with railway executives as the first wit nesses,
 sfsThe comnAttee plans to go into rail conditions generally and the inquiry is the first formal step on widespread campaign for reduction of railroad rates
 Hearings on internal revenue tax re- vision will be opened tomorrow by the Senate finance committee with the sales tax plan the first to be considered On Thursday this committee will continue consideration of the fight being waged DN t9tIdlOI JOuUSpu. TtDiiDilCdn, CdlIOT- nia. against Senate confirmation of David II. Blair of Winston-S Salem, N C. to be nternal revenue commissioner
 MOST IMPORTANT HEARING On the House side probably the most important hearing of the week will be Hat by the judiciary committee on the bill of Representative Volstead republi- can. Minnesota, to tighten up prohibition enforcement and rescind the ruling of Attorney General Palmer that physicians nay prescribe beer for the sick. Tomor- row the House special committee will re- sume its investigation into ,he escape of Grover Cleveland Bergdol, Philadelphia draft eyader.
 The Senate elections committee may take up the Ford-Newberry election con test this week to determine to what ex- tent the decision of the supreme court setting aside the conviction of the Mich- ;gan senator affects the Senate contest Senator Newberry is expected to resume his seat in .hA Senate early this week.
 FREE TOLL BILLS
 One matter of international aspect will come before a Senate committee tomor- row The interoceanic committee will take up three bills to restore free toll privileges to American vessels passing through the Panama canal. Senator Borah. chairman of the committee. plans
 
 peal law of the Wilson administration but the subject promises to bring about negotiations with the executive branch of the government and also many diplo- matic questions. Passage of the emerg- ency tariff bill by the Senate on Wed nesday Is planned and the measure then will 20 to conference for the composing of differences between the Senate and House Two important measures, the immigration bill and the budget measure are now in conference with final enact ment of the former late this week planned by leaders
 Renewal of the long fight over the fu- .lire size of the regular army is expected xhen the House takes up the army ap- propriation bill while Senate considera- 1 tion of the naval measure IS expected to precipitate fight over international dis armament with leaders determined to carry out the wishes of President Hard- ing that there be no initiation Of the dis armament question by Congress during I the present state of conditions in Eu- rope.