Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-11
Important Legislation
To Be Considered
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extra session of the senate after
March 4.
Roll call and declaration of con
stitutlonal quorum.
Resolutions appointing q commit.
tee-Senators Lodge, OF NasSachu
sets, and Underwood, of Alabama
republican and democratic floor
leaders, respectively, to monty Pres.
dent Harding Of the senate S pres
cnce, and OF committee LyE SlH..a.
notification 81 the hCa-c.
Adjourrm-u- - b. ,--lcr-ow.
Few important c-alE>5 IA v-pIJ
lican organization II H E5- s-4-..
or house were II proz0cc. Req
Mondell, Of Wyoming, con-, uc4 C.
republican floor leader IN the hous
and Rep Kitchin Of North CAROLYN
returned TO that p-s. ion for Il.
democrats. Republican commit
apportionmcnt was Increased az
democratic reduced Ct all scG2t
and house commit S because Of f.
republican gains in congress, Char"
manships mostly remained az
changed Under new sena c rules
many senate minor committees wor
abolished and eonators' commit,
assignments reduced
The first legislation planned dur
ing the EXTRA S4sSi0r i +}3o For 'mnE
emergency tariff bill Leaders hep,
to get it into President Harding
hands this wook, virtually in Ia.
form in which it voted - rorme
President Wilton last March.
Permanent tariff revision IS cX.
pected to follow the emergency E.
in the. hou~e.
The. sena.c calendar is -cljoi b.
the $25,000,Oo0 Colombian tr-2'
with an agreement to vote !. e,n.
days. Ratification Is bci~g ~r.".'
ed although there is vigorous .n
sition from a 'arge faction Of D..
pubhcans, who plan af 2r como r1@
to open the doors for debate. Il .
expected that President Il ,dna
special mes ace to the senate in o.
ira session last month will then y
made public.
Immediate ac.ioN is also 7'7wo.
by the senate On many noml at'o'.
A long list, including recess appoia.
mentr. is connected tomorrow Gru
the Whit House.
Two Of the an ual ap-ro0ria.l
bills needed Ju'y the army q
navy budg t7-are to be pressa
through carly in the session. I'll
army measure, carrying S346,OOC
600, suffered "pockct veto by 70.
mer President Wilson last Mare
while the navy bill, in which tn
house appropriated $395,OOO,Os
and the senate naval committe
$496,000,000, failed in the senate
fight over disarmament. New rec
concentrations as to a military pro
gram are expected from the admin
istration. Prompt action on the
two, bills by the house is being Pre-
dicted, but with further delay in
prospect in the senate by further dis
armament agitation In that con
nection, Senator Borah promises to
renew his effort for action request
ing the president 20 have the United
States, Great Britain and Japan
brought into a naval reduction con
ference.
International relations promise T."
play large but probably delayed
part In +he new congress. OF tlr$t
consideration is termination Of the
war status with Germany and Aus
tria. Restoration of trade with
Russia. japanese questions and pos,
sihly Panama canal tolls were Other
big subjects in the offing.
In addition to the program OF
tariff and tax revision, the repub
lican leadership promised hasty &C
ton to curtajl immigration. TIL"
measure vetoed by former President
Wilson was scheduled for early pass