Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-07
SENATE WILL
ALSO OVERRIDE
WILSON VETO
Both Branches Favor
Army Personnel of
10000 Men

House Adoption, Over Presidential
Disapproval Ell to Is at Satur-
days Session-Leaders Say Up
per Body Will Follow Suit Today
Legislative Jam Continues
Washington. Feb. 6.-Congress will
start another busy week tomorrow by
completing adoption over. the presi-
dents veto OF the Joint resolution d.
recting the cessation OF enlistments
until the army is reduced to its, 900
men. according to all indications to-
night.
The resolution which was re-adopted
by the House yesterday Ell to 16 with
in six hours after the presidents veto
had been announced, will come UP to-
morrow in the Senate. There appear
ed little doubt tonight that the Senate
would duplicate the action of the
House. ..
Only 81 working day remain for this
session Of Congress and both the
House and Senate are expected this
week to begin earning morning and
night sessions. The Fordney enier-
gency tariff now before the Senate is
the key log of the congressional jam
which threatens extinction not only
of much important legislation but of
several regular appropriation bills.
! Passage of the tariff bill this week
was the aim of Republicans senators,
who then plan to put their shoulders
| behind cleanup program of \ro-
7 rriation measures.
! Among important legislation eau ht
in the jam with predictions ofextinc-
ton are the packers regulation bill,
the soldiers bonus measure. the CAL
der coal regulation bill. the measure
! for reapporticnment Of the House and
proposals for disarmament agree
ments.
! Only one of the 16 regular supply
bills has passed the Senate, six are
/ waiting consideration and others are
! in Senate committees or awaiting ac-
| ton in the House. The latter expects
| this week to pass the last four APP
/ preparation measures, the huge army
| and navy budgets, the fortificatio
measures and the deficiency measure.
Legislative work is to be interrupt
| cd temporarily Wednesday for the
| joint congressional ssion to canvass
the electoral vote and for formal decla-
ration Of the election Of Warren c.
/ Harding as president and Calvin
Coolidge as vice president.
Facing the certainty that much i'm
portant legislation and probably sew
| eral appropriation bills will have to
| go over until the extra session, the
| Republican steering committees plan
| frequent meetings to decide on pro-
| Cedure.
The House calendar of general leg
| islation is a special or der for tomor-
row, with leaders hoping to effect pas
sage of several bills. including that
authorizing five new service mems
hospitals, the good roads measure and
the measures authorizing partial pay
government.
All Of the House war invest iyating
committees will stop hearing witnesses
Wednesday after nearly two years of
! inquiry at home and abroad. The
printed documents, including testimo-
ny and reports, run into thousands Of
| Pages.
General Pershir will not appear be-
fore the committee which heard
Charles G. Dawes last week, although,
the general will file statement.
| Final reports will! be submitted to
the House before March and, as hap
pened befora. Democratic members will
present minority views.
T! No action was. ever taken by the
House on a resolution to investigate
the invest gating committees.