The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-23
ACES IN CONGRESS
PLAN A CLEAN UP
Of Pending Important Measures
During Next Two ,Weeks--Repub-'
licans Aim to Sweep Decks ard
Prepare for Work on Proposition.
Permanent Tariff Looms

WaSMnlgOH, MAY ES.-A Cleah-
up of pending important measures
during the next two weeks is the
aim of Republican leaders in Con-
gress to pave the way for considera-
tion of the permanent tariff and tax
revision, two of the major subjects
for which the extra tariff bill is ex-
pected to be reported by the House
ways and means committee early
next month.
Prominent among measures sche-
duled for completion in the next
fortnight are the Knox peace resolu-
ton, for temporary tariff, the army
and navy appropriation bills, the
Good-McC Cormick bill for federal
budget system, and the deficiency
appropriation measure.
The peace resolution is to be taker
up by the House foreign affairs COM
mittee early this week, but Chair
man Porter does not expect House
vote before, next week. House lead
ers are leaning toward amendment
of the Senate measure by declaring
merely a state of peace instead of
repeating the German and Austrian
war declarations. Negotiations with
Senate leaders are scheduled this
week preliminary to committee and
House action.
Tariff Bill Up Today
The conference report on the tenn
porary tariff bill is TO be taken up
by the House tomorrow, with it's
adoption in a foregone conclusion.
President Harding is expected TO act
on the measure before the weekend.
The report was adopted last Friday
by the Senate.
Disposal of the three remaining
appropriation bills largely rests with
the Senate. The House is expected
to pass the s100,OO0,00O deficiency
bill tomorrow or Tuesday, and the
Senate will resume consideration
tomorrow Of the $495, 100000 naval
budget, with the principal controver-
sy going over the proposed naval
base at Alamenda, Ca, and commit
tee proposals to increase the navy
personnel by 10000 over the 10O,-
900 men authorized by the: House.
Economy advocates will continue
their attacks on the naval bill tomor-
row, with an extended address plan
ned by Senator LaFollette, Republi-
can, Wisconsin, on "big interests"
in armament. The Senate also has to
act formally on the Borah amend
ment for disargament conference,
but it's adoption was virtually as
sured last week when administration
leaders came to its support.
Army Bill on the List
The army supply bill, with COM
mittee provisions increasing the
regular army from an average of
100000 men, authorized by the
House, to a minimum of 100000
at any time during the next fiscal
year is to follow the naval bill in
the Senate.
On the program awaiting the first
opportunity for consideration in
both the Senate and House are sepa-
rate packer control bills. Agricul-
tural advocates on both sides are
pressing leaders for leeway for the
packer measures with prospects of
action in a few weeks. Another agri-
cultural measure, on which hearings
are to begin next Friday before a
Senate committee in wheat There is
a movement to include cotton within
it's scope through Senate amend
ment. The Senate also has pending
the Lenroot resolution for joint
congressional commission with pow
ers to make an exhaustive general
agricultural survey.
Ford-Newberry Case to Come Up
Another session ON the Ford-New-
berry case is scheduled by the Sem
ate privileges and elections commit
tee Tuesday, Senator Townsend,
Republican, Michigan, in behalf of
n