South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-13
BEGIN FIGHT OVER COLOMBIAN TREATY
Ne10 Legislative
Plans in Senate
COUer Big Scope
800 Proposals introduced on
Tuesday Includes All Inn
pOrtant Issues.


WASHINGTON. April I2.-Whne
old and new legislative proposals in
the senate Tuesday numbered less
than 500, as compared with $500
odd Wednesday in the house. they
ranged from tax plans. through
anti-strike legislation 10 adjustment
of international debts.
Sen. Smoot, republican. Utah. put
in his bill establishing a sales tax
in lieu Of excess profits taxing
methods, and also an embargo
measure against wool importation.
Sen. King. democrat. also OF Utah,
proposed 10 make conferences 10 as
siet price fixing criminal. and also to
make cOnspiracies to hamper
movement of freight and persons" in
Interstate commerce illegal
Sen. PoindeXter, republican, Wash
ingtou. followed the same track with
a bill designed to prohibit strikes in
interstate commerce.
Reed Adds Suggestion.
Sen. Reed. democrat. Missouri. re-
introducing a resolution suggesting
that the president ask Great Brit
ain whether her West Indian posses
sions could not be ceded to the
United States in part payment of
present Indebtedness, added a sug-
gestion for an inquiry of the same
nature OF France. as TO the French
Antilles. Sen. LaFollette, repubi-
can. Wisconsin, proposed reconstruc-
tion of the Irish republic.
Creation Of a permanent commits
sion to investigate lynchings over
the United States was contributed I'm
bill by Sen. Mccormick, republi-
can, Illinois, while Sen. kellogg, re-
publican, renewed his bill 10 give
the state department control over
landing cable rights.
Sen. Frelinghuysen. republican.
New Jersey proposed creating a
coal commission. while Sen. Owen.
democrat, Oklahoma, offered meas
ures TO limit federal reserve bank
interest charges to six percent: 10
create a federal marketing depart
ment for farm ers. and publication OF
a national bulletin on government
and politics.
Proposes Amnesty.
Sen. France. republican, Mary
! land. suggested amnesty for all per
sons imprisoned for violation OF
war time laws. and Cha irman Nc
/ Lean. OF the banking committee, put
| in bill for minting "A two cent coin
! with Theodore Roosevelts effigy
upon it,
Sen. Ashurst. democrat, Arizona
| again declared for the purchase OF
! Lower California from Mexico. and
/ Sen. Caraway, democrat. Arkansas
/ proposed absolute prohibition OF
futures sales IL grain and cotton
Sen. Sterling, republican, South Da-
/ kota, introduced a bill re-classifyina
/ all government employees, but Sen
/ Smoot, republican. Utah, blocked its
! reference to the civil service com
mittee, saying he would propose a
/ measure involving less expense.
a bill embOdying the "five-fOld
plan for veterans compensation was
| introduced by Sen. McCumber
/ North Dakota. II included no taxa
tion features and was Identical with
/ the bonus bill Of the last session. In
/ the house. after the president had
read his message, Rep. Fish. repub-
! lican. New York. announced he
/ would introduce Wednesday a resO-
/ luton providing for the withdrawal
/ from Europe of American troops
stationed in the occupied area OF
/ Germany
A bill to prohibit publication Of
/ foreign language newspapers or
magazines without publication Of an
\ English translation in parallel col
/ umns, was introduced by Rep. Up
( shaw. democrat. Georgia.