The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-10
CONGRESS HOPES ID BEGIN MONTH
 REST NEXT WEEK
Leaders Confer With Presi- dent and Agree to Remain at Work Till Tax Revi-
 sion Bill Enacted
Ky Associated Press


 Washington, August 9.---Congress, in the light of todsy's developments, hopes to begin months recess about the end of next week.
 After conference with President Harding. republican leaders of the Senate and House indicated that both would remain continuously in ses- sion until the House has passed the tax revision bill, which Chairman Fordney Of the ways and means com mittee told the President would be reported Monday
 In that event. Representative Mon dell of Wyoming, the republican leader announced that it could be put through the House by August 20, or possibly a day or two later. The President, at a conference today with Senators Lodge and Curtis, is un- Gerstood to have opposed Senate re- cess before passage of the tax meas ure by the House and the plan urged by many senators for three-day re- cesses, beginning Monday, is said to have been abandoned
 Means Greater Headwsy
 Very soon after the passage of the tax bill by the House" said MT. Mon dell q believe we can stand in re- cess for at least 30 days, while the Senate finance committee is working on the tax and tariff bills, This will be expediting the public busi- ness. for in that way the finance com mittee can work uninterrupted and make greater headway"
 Complete enactment of the farm CTS relief programme prior to the proposed adjournment, passage by the House of the tax revision bill and of s measure to extend the emer- genoy tariff bill until the permanent measure Is enacted were said to have been insisted upon by the Pres ident In his conferences he also was said to have expressed the de- sire for passage of the administra- ton bill to fund the railroads debts to the government, but was repre- sented as reluctantly willing to let the railroad legislation go over until after the recess if Assurances were given of it's enactment by early fall.
 Raii Bin an Obstacle
 The railroad bill was said to be an obstacle in the adjustment pro gramme, but Senate republican iead- CTS gave the President little hope that 1t might be reported at the last to the Senate and its consideration begun before Congress takes va cation
 Work on the bill was begun today by the Senate which heard Director Meyer of the war finance corporation who advocated the measure as means of general economic restora tion- He is to conclude his state ment tomorrow and be followed py Director General Davis of the rail- road administration.
 Agricultural relief measures which the President desires enacted be- fore the proposed adjournment are the agricultural credits bill, the Capper-Tincher bill to stop srain gambling, the packer control bill and the new measure to extend the emergency tariff law. which would expire November 10.
 Others TO Re Passed
 Other bills whose enactment pe- fore the recess are planned include the Willis- Campbell anti beer bill and the deficiency measure for the shipping board. The latter, reduced from s125,oo0,ooo to s4s,6oo,oo0 is scheduled for passage by the House in a few days and by the Senate early next week.
 Settlements with the railroads, it was said today, were continuing al the rate of s25.o00,000 or $3o.000,0oo a month but they could not be con tinued indefinitely without congress- ional action to enable the payments to be met.
 For this reason. if was explained, President Harding was desirous that the war finance corporations powers should be broadened so that the organization might proceed with the liquidation of railroad paper held by the railroad administration and pro- vide the funds for final settlement with the carriers.
 President Harding, it was said, in his negotiations with the railroad ex- ecutives have reached an agreement that the roads In presenting their claims would waive efficiency--of labor" to make final settlement.
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