The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-05-13
Measures Before
Senate and House
(By U. S. Press)


ald the farmers, but amended by the
senate Finance Committee so as TO
prevent the dumping Of cheap foreign
manufactured goods into this country.
will be passed befSee this item reach
es the public, but owing to disagree
ment with the House the bill will have
TO go to conference following passage
by the Senate.
Inc finance committee has commen-
IIced hearings on the proposed sales tax,
OIL Tor which has been introduced by
Senator Smoot of Utah a member of
the committee. When this plan for
raising revenue has been given thor
ough hearing, the committee will pro-
ceed with other phases of revenue
legislation.
The Senate interoceanic canals com
mittee, Of which Senator Borah Of
Idaho, IS chairman, tackled the ques-
ton of free passage of the Panama
canal by American vessels. Three
bills are before the committee for
this purpose, one of which was intro
duced by Senator Borah, providing
for free passage of American ships or
coastWlse vessels, and others by Sena-
tors Jones and Poindexter of Wash
lngton providing free passage for for
eign- going as well as coastwise Amer
lean vessels
Ro3nt hearings on the Kenyon Fees
bi1F so4 the est. .,blishing Of depart
ment of public welfare are being held.
President Harding as strongly urged
qquqlck action on legislation Of this
character.
The pa -er bill, regulating the
meat-pach-Ag industry, has been or
saeres3l ~4f..4ss4,,, to the SEN
ate by the committee oa agriculture.
This measure passed the Senate at
the last session, but failed of action
in the House.
The naval appropriation bill Is
scheduled to- be taken up for action
following the disposal of the emer-
gency tariff bill Advocates of a re-
ductlon in naval armament, provided
other naval powers can be brought
to agree to similar reductions in thei
naval programs, will make a strenuous
fight to amend the naval bill so as to
request the President to call a con-
ference between the United States,
Great Britain, and Japan looking to a
reduction of armaments in their naval
programs.
A bill from the committee on agri-
culture limiting to certain extent
dealings in futures on the grain mar
ket is due to appear before the House.
The most important event during
the past week was the passage of
the federal budget legislation by
vote of 344 to 9. This places the
budget bureau directly under the
President instead Of the Treasury De-
partment, as provided in the bill as it
passed the Senate. The bill is now
due for conference between the two
houses.
Herbert Hoover, Secretary Of Com
merce, has told the House Ways and
Means Committee that there is imper-
ative need for protecting American
industries against the inroads of re-
vived German industrial and CONNER
cial activities
Representatives Of the telephone
companies before the Interstate Com
merce Committee urged enactment Of
the Willis bill to give the Interstate
Commerce Commission authority over
transfers and mergers Of telephone
companies doing an Interstate busi-
ness.
From the agriculture committee
Senator Norris favoraHy reported the
bill to create Federal live stock
commission.
A movement to abolish the Railroad
Wage Board as now constituted and
to substitute board composed of men
selected by the President without re-