The New York herald., 1921-02-07

others Of which the Senate hopes to
pass. that are likely to fall along with
important supply bills. Considering
first bills that the House has approved.
there are the following:
The bill for O soldier bonus, not yet
reported from the Finance Committee,
although Senators Penrose (Pa) and
McCumber IN. d. have held out hopes
for getting 1t out OF committee; the
Nolan minimum wage bly,, reported to
the Senate. sponsored by Senator
Johnson (Cal) and partly considered
by the Senate, though bitterly opposed
by Senator Underwood and many in
his party; repeal Of the war laws. not
yet reported out OF the Judiciary Com
mittee; reorganization Of the War Risk
Insurance Bureau, passed last June by
the House, and proposing the establish
ment OF IA war risk insurance branches
over the country. and also authorizing
postmasters to act as agents in the
handling of insurance premiums; the
Volstead bill to legalize collective bar
gaining for agricultural products IN
Interstate commerce, passed by both
branches but held up in conference; the
reapportionment bill retaining the
House at It's present size but reducing
representation of ten States-Nebraska
Missouri (2). Maine, Kansas, Iowa, Ind
ihhtfp Aouislana, fsnoue 1Sihuu, Serinohl
and Kentucky.
There is almost no chance that the
latter bill will be passed by the Senate.
men say who are In position to know
although there Is strong House pressure
being exerted for IT.; the johnson one
year emergency restriction bill, still be-
fore the Senate immigration Committee,
which by a vote of to has already
refused to report in to the Senate as
It passed the House and Is seeking next
Wednesday to report out substitute,
which in all probability the House would
not accept II 1t could be approved in
the Senate.
other Measures Pendins.
This still leaves measures originally
proposed on the Senate side, but not
yet acted upon in the upper branch, that
figure largely in the legislative equa-
ton. These include,
alder coal bill, on which .ex-
haustive hearings have been held by
the special Calder committed. and are
still in progress before the Committee
on Manufacturers. A majority of the
committee favor its enactment, but the
Senate Is closely divided over 1t, ac-
cording to authentic opinion.
The anti-railroad strike bill passed
once by the senate, put on WnCn tne
vote was reconsidered on motion of Sem
ator La Toilette. 1t awaits the pleas
ure OF Senator La Toilette 10 call 1t up,
he seems not disposed to revive 1t.
Proposed modification of the Clayton
antitrust act so as to permit railroad
executives to buy supplies freely from
corporations having interlocking direc-
torates in common with railroad corpora
tions. This has been favorably reported
to the Senate, but Is sharply opposed.
The various proposals OF Senator
Borah looking first to International
agreements among America, Great
Britain and Japan for five year naval
holiday In construction and, second, to
six months suspension of our naval
building programme In order TO deter
mine whether II is advisable to construct
capital ships now being built. The dis
armament resolution has been favorably
reported to the Senate. The proposed
six months suspension of the naval
building programme Is still before the
Naval Affairs Committee. which will
probably report against it next week