New-York tribune., 1921-09-20
Senate Is Unlikely
To Complete Task
At This Session
House Also Will Reconvene
Tomorrow, but Actual
Work Will Begin Oct. A.;
Delay OH Tariff Denied
From, The Tribune's Washington Bureau

From, The Tribune's Washington Buredm
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.--With Con-
gress about to end it's four weeks' re-
cess ard both houses scheduled to re-
convene Wednesday, Senate leaders
talked over the program ahead of them
in an informal way to-day. Interest in
the work Of the extra session for the
present centers largely on the Senate.
That body will settle down to business
as soon as the recess encs. The
House, which is further along with its
program, will do little actual legislat-
ing until October 4.
The burden of business which is
resting on the Senate is so great that
1t will besimpossible to dispose of all
OF 1T in the extra session. This is in
spite of the fact that the extra session
VIII run into the regular session in
December. Senator Curtis, whip of the
Senate Republicans, who may be acting
leader in the period when Senator
Lodge is at the disarmament confer
ence, said it would be utterly impos-
sible to end the extra session and
transact the business ahead of it be-
lore the regular session opens
Tax Bill Heads Program
brought up when the Senate meets
Wednesday will be the report of the
tax bill from the Finance Committee.
The bill, however, cannot be taken UP
for actual consideration until the day
following, though it may be informally
discussed. 1t is possible both houses
will adjourn out of respect TO the
memory of the late Representative
Taylor, of Alabama. If the Senate re-
mains in session through the afternoon,
Senator Sterling is expected to try to
force consideration of the beer bill con-
ference report.
Senate leaders expect the peace
treaty with Germany to be submitted
to the Senate at an early date. After
it has been submitted and reported
from the Foreign Relations Committee
part of the time each day doubtless
will be given to it. For the next two
or three weeks the time will be divided
among such subjects as the tax bill.
the beer bill, the free tolls bill and the
railroad bill.
The bill for the refunding of the
foreign debt has been reported to the
Senate, and while the Administration
would like to have it disposed Of there
is no indication it can be passed in
the near future and it is quite likely
to 90 over until next session.
Tariff Hearings To Be Resumed
Senator Penrose, chairman OF the
Finance Committee, said to-day that
committee would resume hearings on
the tariff bill as soon as it could re-
port the tax bill ard get brief
breathing spell He expects TO be able
to announce a date for resuming the
hearings within short time. Other
leaders fatty denied the tariff bill
would be unduly delayed. They said
hearings would proceed before long
and the bill would be revamped in the
Finance Committee as soon as report
from Treasury experts on values under
the American valuation plan would be
secured. Reports are conflicting as to
when such a report viii be forthcom-
ing. However, the hearings before the
Finance Committee on the tariff bill
will not wait on this report of the ex-
perts.
The question of coal regulation will
be revived this fall and Senator Ken
yon will soon offer a bill OH that SUBJ
ject.
The agricultural "bloc" has several
important measures which it will
press, including Il rural credits meas
ure.