Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-23
BOTH HOUSES RUSH N N mn
TO RECESS WEDNESDAY,

TO RECESS WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON, August 23.-The
senate and house resumed today their
consideration of business under high
pressure in expectation of declaring
thirty-day recess late tomorrow.
Both were in session last night, the
house until it passed the railroad
funding bill and the senate until af-
ter II O'Clock when it reached the
point where it was ready to take a
final vote today on the shipping
board deficiency bill.
The shipping board deficiency ap-
preparation bill, carrying S48,500, 900
for the use of the board this yeur and
with the elimination of all restrie-
tions as to salaries paid officers and
counsel, was passed today by ;he sem
ate.
Four months after having been
called into special session for the
specific purpose of enacting new tar
IF and revenue bills, the Congress-
will recess in order that its work ON
these measures may be expedited by
committees.
| Although the call for the special
Isession contemplated concentrated at
tention exclusively on the tariff and
revenue bills, these bills have pro-
gressed little toward actual passage.
There is now no hope for a tariff
bill at this session of congress. That
must go over to the long session
Dec. 5.
A desperate effort is to be made,
however, to get the new revenue bill
through, and that may be accom-
plished by Nov. /.
In the meantime business and
individuals must remain in the dark
as to the extent of federal taxation
on this years incomes and profits.
Measures Enacted.
While these major measures have
been dragging along in committee.
nearly three score minor bills, in
cluding eight of general Importance,
have been enacted and have become
law. The most important of these
were:
l. A joint resolution formally
terminating the state of war with
Germany and Austria.
2. An act creating "a national
budget system and providing an in
dependent audit of government ac-
counts.
3. An act limiting immigration.
4. The Sweet bill, consolidating
under one head all agencies of as
sistance and relief for ex-serv-
ice men.
5. The navy appropriation bill,
including an amendment by Senator
Borah authorizing the calling of a
conference on the limitation of ar
maments.
G. The army appropriation bill,
reducing the enlisted strength of the
army to 100000.
7. An emergency tariff" bill,
covering agricultural products.
8. A bill regulating the landing
of submarine cables and requiring
federal permits therefor.
Other Measures.
Bills to regulate dealing in grain
futures and to supplement the Vol
stead prohibition enforcement act
have been passed by both houses in
different form, and are now in con-
ference. The farmers relief passed
both houses, but is not yet law.
The bonus bill for the relief of ex-
service men, which was sweeping
toward passage, was blocked by the
direct interference Of President
Harding. who declared its passage
would wreck the governments whole
financial program.
The maternity bill behind which
organized women have stood almost
unanimously, has never gotten out
of the house committee.
fossional (railroad) man with repu-
tation and charcter of the best and
can furnish any amount of references
if necessary.
"All | want and need, Mr. Mayor,
are the names and addresses of the
good ladies, together with their per-
mission to correspond with them,
then | will do the rest. Thank you"
Anyone wishing to answer the
above may do SO through letter ad-
dressed to ':Wife Hunter Number
Three, care Mayor Stewart, Sayan-
nah"