Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-13
BILLS
RUN GANUT 0F
DEBT To TAXES
King, of Utah, Would
Make Price-F king a
Criminal Offense.
Surrender of West In
dies by Britain Is
Urged in Resolution.

Washington, April 12.-While old
and new legislative proposals in the
senate Tuesday numbered less than
800, as compared with $500 odd Mon
day in the house, they ranged from
tax plans, through anti-strike legis!a-
ton to adjustment of international
debts. ). !.
Senator Smoot, Republican, of Utah,
offered his bill establishing sale tax
IN lieu OF excess profits taxing meth
DDS. and also an embargo measure
against wool Importation Senator
King. Democrat, Utah. proposed to
make conferences to assist price fix
ing criminal, and also to make con-
spiracies to hamper movement of
freight and persons" in interstate com
merce illegal
Prohibit Strikes.
Senator Poindexter, Republican,
Washington, presented q bill to prehi-
bit strikes in interstate commerce.
Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri,
reintroducing resolution suggesting
that the president ask Great Britain
whether her West Indian possessions
could not be ceded to the United States
in part payment of Indebtedness. added
a suggestion for similar inquiry, as to
the French Antilles. Senator La
Toilette, Republican. Wisconsin, pro-
posed recognition of the Irish Re-
public.
Senator Owen, Democrat, Oklahoma.
offered measures to limit federal re-
serve bank interest charges to 6 per
cent; to create a federal marketing
department for farmers and for publ
cation of a national bulletin on govern
ment and politics.
Lower California Purchase.
Senator France, Republican, Mary
land. suggested amnesty for oil per-
sons imprisoned for violations of war
time laws and Senator Mclean put in
q bill for minting two cent coin with
Theodore Roosevelt's effigy upon It.
Senator Ashurst. Democrat. Arizona,
again declared for the purchase Of
Lower California from Mexico and
Senator Wadsworth put in the war de-
partment's request for authority to
sell surplus foodstuffs abroad, and
Senator Caraway. Democrat Arkansas,
proposed prohibition of futures" sales
In grain and cotton.
Senator Sterling, Republican, South
Dakota, introduced bill e-classifyIng
all government employees, but Senator
Smoot, Republican, Utah, blocked its
reference to committee saying he
would propose a measure involving
less expense.
A bill embodying the ''five fold"
plan for veterans compensation was
introduced by Senator McCumber,
North Dakota.
In the house. Representative Fish,
Republican. New York. announced he
would introduce Wednesday a reson-
ton providing for the withdrawal Of
American troops from Europe.
Trusts Evade Faxes.
A bill to prohibit publication Of for
eign language newspapers or magazines
without publication of an English
translation was introduced.
A bill was offered to instruct the
attorney general to institute proceed
lngs against the Standard Oil and
United States Steel corporations en-
joining them from distributing surplus
war profits and to direct the ways and
means committee to draft bill taxing
all such surplus profits.
Another bill offered was that to
prohibit the misbranding Of manufac-
tured articles by amending provisions
of the pure food law.