The Washington herald., 1921-10-23
ONDS SAYS COMPLICATIONS MAY NVOLVEUS ARMS FARLEY
PEACE
TARIFF DELAYED,
REVENUE PENDING
With This Accomplished,
Senate Thinks Of Ad-
4 journing.


Such Roadway was made on the
tax revision bill in the Senate. the
latter part OF the week that the
revenue measure will be out OF It's
misery by November 1. II Senator
Penrose is a good guesser. A.
chairman of the Finance Committee
m charge OF the bill and the NAV
who will drive the steam roller u
a Democratic filibuster requires II
the Senator from PennsyiVeD'S
ought to know. H.
The war was ended again Tues
day when the Senate ratiied sep
arate peace with Germany Austria
and Hungary by a vote OF 50 10 ~
Tax, tariff and peace were the
emergencies which prompted Presi,
dent Harding to convene the special
session. The tariff program having
been laid over until the ns1t ses'
sion. the special session viii havt
redeemed the Republican party'
prediction promises as Tar as pos
sibIe and adjournment Of thu
special session may be taken with
Impunity. The question Of adjourn
ment is being discussed Informal
ly. .Fi
Hitchcock for Treaty
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska
who was President Wilson's mDs'
ardent supporter in the league o.
nations fight, supported the sep
arate peace resolution. He saic
there was no alternative. He de
cIared the Republicans wrecked
the Wilson foreign policy. but tina
Democrats would not add TO thu
chaos this caused by wrecking tn
foreign policy Of President Hard
ing. In fact, he said. the resolu'
ton ratifying even q separate peace
would result In good, because some
thing should be done to restore
public confidence and foreign trad
upou which employment and gen
eral welfare so much depended
Senator Borah fought to the las
ditch against ratification becaus'
he said the terms meant America
return to the Versailles treaty
Senator King and others agreed
with him In this The Senate, IL
fact, agreed to reservations in tn
treaty that the United states should
participate in the reparations pro
vided by the Versailles treaty onl!
with consent of Congress, ant
SnOulQ GHlOg Nho eAN'
privileges of the Versailles treaty
Senator johnson of California spok'
for ratification, declaring the coun
try needed a definite settlement o
| the war. He took occasion. how
ever, TO say, that the policy of Sec
| rotary Hughes, looking to our re
turn to the Versailles treaty, wa
dangerous to the country. Will
hope lay in the policy of Presiden
Harding. which leans in the oppo
site direction.
Discussion Limited.
Senators Shortridge, Pomeren,
Helm. Lenroot and many other
engaged in the debate. which Taste
throughout Monday and Tuesda
under the rule limiting discussion
to one hour in the aggregate 70
each Senator. f
Senator Moses Of New Hampshir,
reopened the debate on the revenu
bill, which had been laid asid
pending ratification OF peace, an
i scored the measure as the latter
of 1913 legislation which only com
pllcated the tax system without re
moving certain inequalities. II
scored the so-called farmers bio
for trying to soak the rich"
The hrst Of the Penrose amend
ments effecting q compromise wit
the agricultural Senators, that pro
viding for the collection Of abou
500, 000.o 900 from lumber corpora
tions and others said to escap
taxation by liquidation method,
was defeated. The amendment wa
aimed to correct one of the creates
| -
Utah said in urging its adoption
Muscle shoals Again.
Discussion OF Muscle Shoali
millions Of dollars developing
nitrate plant, cropped out Thursda!
when Senator Shields Of Tennessee
during debate on the tax bill. call
ed attention to the loss of million
which he said the government
suffering through its failure {
complete the development Of tn
plant for fertilizer manufacture an
Of the auxiliary dam for CONNER
cial power. Senator Underwood de
clared the depreciation on the prop
erty in which the government Al
100000 a year.
| SCAAaNOI aN6Ou 7
Georgia unleashed q TRADE upo
motorists and motorcyclists VIII,
he said. endsnger the lives of pee
pie in the Capitol grounds, an
upon the police for alleged failuI
to protect the public. He said on
Senator had been run down and b
had seen others jumping out OF tn
way Of drivers who should be al
rested.
Senator william e. Crow.
William Z. Crow Of Uniontowi
Pa. appointed Senator from Penn
sylvania to succeed Philander
Knox. will take, the oath Of ofic
tomorrow. He Is q lawyer, SO year
old. and has been q member of tn
State senate Of Pennsylvania sine
1907 and chairman Of the Republ
can State committee since 1913. n
was raised" on a farm and edu
Gated in the public schools an
waynesburg College.
George F. Norris OF New HamI
shire, was appointed United stats
district Judge for that Stat