Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-09-29
CuNGRESS REC0NvENES;
EXPECT LONG SESSION
House at Once Adjourns Until sstur~
day, After Which Important
Business viii Take Place

Washington.-Cong reassembled
at noon Wednesday, after a recess OF
30 days, with prospects that the extra
session would lapse into the regular
session beginning in December.
Fifty-four Senators, 33 Republicans
and 81 Democrats, answered to the
senate roll cali after Vice President
Coolidge had convened that body. The
session opened with the usual confus-
lon of greetings and handshaking
among senators.
Without transacting other business
than the approval of the journal, the
house adjourned until Saturday.
Proceedings of the senate were en-
livened by speech by Senator Harri-
son CD, Mississippi, critizing Presi-
dent Harding, and the administration
for playing politics" in the recent ex-
change of letters between the presi-
dent and Senator Mccormick. (R), II
linois. The presidents letter was writ
ten, Senator Harrison charged, to aid
the election Tuesday of Senator Bur-
sum, Republican, New Mexico.
Senator Harrison got in ahead OF
Senator Sterling (R), South Dakota,
who was on his feet to call up the con-
ference report on the anti-beer bill.
The Mississippi senator predicted the
traiff bill would not pass during this
session and said portions of the presi-
dents letters dealing with tax and tar
iff revision were incorporated to hood
wink the voters of New Mexico" The
farm credit relief bill, the senator said,
was bankers bill, with all it's teeth
extracted before passage"
The Republicans, Senator Harrison
declared, had been and now were 'long
on promises and short on perform
ances."
The treaties with Germany, Austria
and Hungary were sent to the senate
Wednesday by President Harding.
They were accompanied by brief
note of transmittal and were sent to
the capitol by White house messen-
ger.
Chairman Lodge of the foreign re-
lations committee, on arrival of the
treaties at the senate, called meet
ing for Thursday to begin their con-
sideration.
The American people want more
work and less play, Senator Harrison
/ D.), Mississippi, declared in the SEN
ate, in describing President Harding's
recent trip TO New York state on the
presidential yacht Mayflower The
trip was taken, he said, while millions
Of Americans were hanging their head
in shame" because men who helped
win the war" were being offered on
the auction block in Boston.
The 1921 tax revision bill, regarded
as one of the most important pieces Of
legislation to come before this con-
gress, was to have been returned We'd
nesday to the senate from the finance
committee with the expectation of final
settlement before the end of October
The majority report on the bin had
not been completed Wednesday.
A lively fight in the senate is prom
ised. The Democrats plan not only to
make minority report on the bill, but
to attack it vigorously from the floor
They count upon support, in part Of
the fight at least, from Senator La Fol
lette of Wisconsin and some other Re-
publicans.
After the committee bill has been
perfected by the senate, Senator Smoot
of Utah proposes to offer as substi-
tute his tax simplification bill, with its
proposal for manufacturer sale tax.
AS the house bin goes to the senate
It carries only two major levies in
their original form. These provide for
repeal of the excess profit tax as of
next January l and for exemptions to
heads of families and on account OF
dependents, retroactive to last jan
uary l.
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