Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-05
TAX AND TARIFF
BILLS NEXT ON
CONGRESS LIST
Effork Made by Republicans to
Get Legislation Started Be-
fEore Spring Session.
BoRAH MEASURE URGED

.w49HINGT0N. Jan. with need for
.<euerrehcy legislation apparently past,
Hsnse land Senate committees today
turned Sto preparations for permanent
revision of taxation and tariff laws.
Repubslican leaders want to start such
legislation row so that it can be well
under vi,ag for the special session in
the sp-iA g
The Hl5use Ways and Means Commit
tee wiIS begin tomorrow consideration
Of tariff l matters.
At thel taxation hearing, Il. B. Sawyer
Of Bostskn appeared on behalf Of the
TreadwaA bin, proposing tax Of one
fourth oA I per cent on bank deposits.
He said I the tax would raise S1,75a0O0
year
BoRAH taEasURE
Is PoSTSPONED.
Senatort Borsh urged the Senate For
eign RelA ticns Committee to report IA
vorably 4n his disarmament resolution.
The eo4an&littee tnok up the measure for
the secont time. At the request Of Sen
ator Hitchcock the committee gave a
bearing 81 senator Walsh, Montana, au-
thor ST sssolation requesting President
Nfison 81 / send representative to the
slia-r4sfs fs8eJFt conference.
Aetlen oal the S0Fah disarmament res
oIusloa aetain vas postponed by the
Senate FoNeIca Relations Committee.
The. sommitt zee adjourned to an unhxed
data. after y .eung to discussion of the
question 81 senator Walsh.
INAEGyRAf EIND
STANDS a $4,000.
TIE ssnst1s today refused TO reduce to
$1,000 the proposed appropriation Of
s5ooo0 for the inaugural ceremonies
Msrch TfAe e ssiuction was provided in
an arnendrr&nt offered by Senator Norris
fRep4. Nebraska. The amendment was
defeated by vote Of 43 70 S
NE senate then adopted the Knox
resolution lepropriatiog $4,000 for the
license Of khe official ceremonies ct the
earf4al fnci5eE. to the Har1ing inaugura-
tion
qrhe senate resumed consideration Of
q saswosrth bin for the establishment
ef Fedars{I corporation under the di-
recefou ef Ahe War Department for tie
maintenanc3 and Development Of the
nitrate pianSs at Mussel Shoals and Shief-
field. Ala.
m. bin. Aas unfinished business" on
the Senate calendar has precedence over
ali other pending legislation until it is
disoosed ofA It's passage before the week
end IS hopkd for by its supporters, wh7
fnclade Senator Gronna, Republican, Of
North paksota, chairman Of the Senate
AgricuIturel Committee and Senator In
derwood oS Alabama and Democratic
Senators frbm the south.
AMENDMENTS
1s.S- iYtadsvorth, Rsnabucau Of
New YORK, ichairman Of the Senate Viii
tary Affai4s Committee and author. Of
the bill. sthted today that opposition to
it Is "suffBciently strong" in his judg
ment to prevent its passage unless it is
amended Materially. He himself will
submit a series OF amendrIents. includ-
ing one tot increase the capitalization OF
the contemplated corporation. Under the
Abiu as il now stands, this capitalization
{ agould be k12, 10000 Wadsworth would
icrease THIS 20 approximately S4o,0oO,oOo,
T. one-half OF the $50. 600, 600 already ex-
sended on the project as a war invest
*nenf.
~ Senator lWadsworth. New York, intro
k4dacsd a resolution authorizing President
t0 direct the sugar equalization
6ozrd to take over and sch 1892 tons
81 sugat obtained in Argentina by the
Department OF Justice.
The resolution authorizes the Presi-
dent to continue the equalization board
IN sxisten!ee untH the transaction has
bssn ifduidated.
ExAGEENATION OF
IMMIGRANTS ASKED.
Rigid examination abroad OF wOuld-be
Immigrants to the United States and adj
nalssien only OF the most desirable were
recommendations made b. Frederick A.
Wallis. immigration commander at Ellis
Island. n. I. He opposed complete stop
page OF Immigration for any period.
Wallis made his statement before the
Senate committee considering a bill to
suspend immigration for one year.
Representative Yolk of New York in
treaucsd resolution In the House for
the investigation Of enforcement Of pro-
hisition which he declared had become
public scandal.