The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-02-28
VERY BUSY BODY ON
ADJOURNMENT
EVE
IMMIGRATION BILL SENT TO
PRESIDENT. NUMBER OF
OTHERS, INCLUDING EMER-
GENCY TARIFF MEASURE,
PLACED IN POSITION FOR Fl.
NAL PASSAGE BEFORE CUR.
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Washington, Feb. 27.-Congress
worked under forced draft today
and tonight with leaders deter
mined to clean the slate of most
important legislation before ad-
joprnment next Friday.
One measure-the immigration
restriction bill--was sent to the
president and several others, in
cluding the emergency tariff, were
put ON the road to final passage.
After a brief, but sharp fight the
house accepted the senate substi-
tute bill limiting immigration for Is
months after next April 1, to 8 per
cent of the population of a foreign
country who were in the United
States at the time of the 1910 CEN
sus. The measure would not affect
Japan, China, Canada and the Latin
American countries.
Immediately after the house acted
the bill was sent to the senate
which approved the conference re-
port in less than one minute and it
then was prepared for transmission
to the White House.
Two Hours of Debate
While the house was spending two
hours in debating the emergency
tariff bill the senate passed the an
nual Notifications measure carrying
approximately $S,00O,O00 and sent
it to conference for the composing
of differences between the house
and senate.
The house then adopted the con-
ference report on the tariff measure
2O5 to 127 and sent it to the SEN
ate. Chairman Penrose of the fl
nance committee, attempted to start
the bill through the senate on its
last lap but failed. A gentlemen's
agreement was reached, however,
whereby the bill will be taken up
Monday.
Proceeding with consideration of
the annual army appropriation bill
the senate accepted its committee
amendment providing for an aver
age of 175,OOo men in the regular
army during the next fiscal year.
When the army bill came up there
was a sharp clash over the question
of precedence to be given legislation
in the five working days remaining
before adjournment. Senator Borah
of Idaho, and Sterling of South
Dakota, Republicans, sought oppor-
tunity to pass a house resolution re-
pealing most war time laws.
Chairman Wadsworth of the mill
tary committee and later Senator
Poindexter, Republican, Washington
who is in charge of the naval appro-
priation bill, objected to considering
the resolution. They were support
ed by Senators Thomas, Colorado,
and Robinson, Arkansas on the
Democratic side. Senator Borah
promptly demanded a quorum roll
call and senate progress was stopped
for 20 minutes.
"There is one way to get this reso-
luton we want passed" said Senator
Borah, "that IS to discuss it while
the army appropriations is up
Navy To Get Call
: Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
Republican leader, gave notice that
he would join in asking precedence
for the naval bill, further postpon-
ing the war law repeal. The senate
then went on with the army appro-
priations measure. In the course of
the day one of the big appropria-l
ton measures, the sundry civil bill
met a snag, the senate insisting up
on $1O,OOO,OOO appropriation for
the Wilson dam at Muscle Shoals.
The measure was sent back to con-
ference where. house and senate
managers will make another effort