The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-09-21
TAX REVISION BILL
AND PEACE TREATIES
ARE FIRST ON LIST
Will Be Transmitted to Senate
BY President Harding and
Passed at Once.
ANTI-BEER BILL rs TO
BE PRESENTED AT ONCE
Good Roads Legislation Expect
ed to Reach Final Action
Early Next Month.
tBy The AsaoeIatsd Pressl

WASHINGTON. Sept. 20. - Con-
gress will reassemble tomorrow noon,
after a recess since August "a, with a
fun program for the remainder Of the
extra session, which may lapse into
the reguair December session.
Activity at first is to center in the
senate, which win consider the tax
revision bill; the peace treaties with
Germany. Austria and Hungary; the
anti-beer railroad debt funding. the
allied debt refunding and other bills.
The treaties are to be transmitted
by President Harding tomorrow and
are to be passed at once.
The house win reconvene under a
gentleman's agreement to transact
virtually no business until October 4.
Comparatively few representatives
were in Washington tonight and the
leaders were not expected until next
month. The bin to reaportion the
house membership is slated to be
taken up when the house begins work.
Presentation to the senate of the
peace treaties and the revenue bill
were expected to be the principle
events tomorrow, although leaders to-
night indicated a possibility that the
sessions tomorrow night be postponed
and business put over one day. Death
Df house members during the recess 1t
was said, might, out of respect, cause
an Immediate adjournment Of both
senate and house.
Vice-President Coolidge was here
tonight ready to open the senate, but
the house viii be presided over by
Representative Walsh Republican, Of
Massachusetts,, In the absence of
Speaker Gillett, who will not return
before October. The house agreement
provides for three day recesses until
October 4.
A definite legislative program for
the rest OF session is to be arranged
soon by the republican steering COM
mittees, whose members will confer
with President Harding. The tax bill
Is to have senate precedence accord
Ing to present plans, although debate
On It Is not expected to begin until
next week.
In view, however, of the administra-
lion desire to press the peace treaties,
Il was said by leaders tonight that the
lax bin and the treaties might be
considered virtually simultaneously by
discussing the treaties during lapses
Of debate on the tax BILL, Republican
leaders It Is understood, intend to
have the treaty debaute after action
BY the foreign relations committee in
executive session, but efforts to open
the doors are planned by democrats
and BY some republicans.
The anti-beer bill also is to be pre-
sented at once. according to Senator
Sterling. republican, Of South Dakota,
who IS IN charge OF 1t. AS the confer
ence report was adopted by the house
Just before the recess, the bill has
parliamentary priority in the senate,
even over the tax bin or the treaties.
After disposal OF the tax bill, the
senate finance committee is to resume
work on the suspended tariff revision
measure, but with little prospect of
final enactment before early spring.
The railroad debt funding bin Is to
be urged at the first opportunity in
he senate, according TO republican
leaders. 1t passed the house just be-
lore the recess.
On October 10. under a formal
agreement entered into last month.
the senate win vote on the Borah bin
10 restore TO American coastwise ves-
sells free toll privileges in the Panama
sanaI.
Much senate and some house dis
sussions OF questions involved In the
armament conference is in prospect.
Good roads legislation Is in confer
ance with final action on the Town
send-Dowen federal aid bills expected
aext month.
The Joint congressional committee
investigating agricultural relief is tc
continue hearings in October.