The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-03-10

ference ct e O'clock Monday
night.
President Hasains viii con,
slider the question for several
days longer before announci16
the precise date.
Washington, March g. Peace with
Germany, international limitation Il
ornaments as q substitute for tho
League OF Nations and the army and
navy appropriations bills which failed
in the congress just closed, al we'll ~
taxation and tariff legislati ion, are un-
dersteod to have been among the
many important subjects discussed
by President Harding with republican,
House and Senate leaders at q dinneY|
in the White House Monday night.
The date for the extra session or
congress also was taken up, 1t swa1l
learned. Z,
The list Of senators and Representa-
tatives invited to the dinner Il. dtcatAal
that the president desired to discu9k
the general legislative program f6$l
the extra session with especial att9NA !,
tion to most pressing matters whlcntI
1t is planned to put through.
The Guests.
The presidents guests included:
Senator Lodge, Of MassachusettAef
republican leader and chairman az the I
foreign relations commlttee: Senator
Curtis. Of Kansas, republican whip sa;
Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania
chairman of the finance committeekI
Senator Warren. of Wyoming, chairN
man Of the interstate commerce. comSj
mission; Chairman Knox. OF Pennx3
sylvania. chairman Of the rules coms
mittee and author of the Knox peac$l
resolution; Senator Wordsworth, OF
New York. chairman OF the military
affairs committee; Senator PoindeI.1
ter, Of Washington, chairman Of the
naval affairs subcommittee, which
drafted the navy bill that failed, and
Senator Johnson, Of. California, chairS
man of the Cuban relations COMMITTEE
tee and member of the foreign res
1atons committee.
Representatives Mondell, Of Wyon-
ing, republican leader; Fordney, Oh
Michigan. chairman of the ways and
means committees; Eongworth, OIL
Ohio, member Of the ways and meanS3
committee; Mann, Of Illinois, "the1
power behind the throne" In the
house; Kelley, of Michigan, chairman !
of the naval sub committee of the ap41
preparations committee which draft$t
ed the house navy bills; Campbell, Oh
Kansas, chairman of the rules COM
mittee; Slemp, of Virginia, chairman
of the Notifications subcommittee
of the appropriations committeei
Porter. of Pennsylvania, chairman OIL
the foreign affairs committees; WHIST
low, of Massachusetts, slated for the
craftsmanship of the interstate afi6s
foreign commerce committee Ii thu
Of hot
of the education committee and reg;
publican congressional campaign
committee, and Towner. of lows
chairman of the insular affairs couiA
mittee and chairman Of the House
caucus.
Peace One of First Issues.
Establishment of immediate peace
with Germany by congressional action
was one Of the first topics discussed
A conference on the subject was helt
earlier in the day between Senatof |
Knox, Of Pennsylvania, author of thu
resolution declaring a state Of peac
existing with Germany and Repre-
sentative Porter Of the same stats
who introduced q similar measure
the House.
The Porter resolution was passe
but when it reached the Senate tt
4
Mondays conference Representati
Porter told Senator Knox his resolI
ton would be acceptable and bd
went to the White House dinner pr
pared to urge immediate action.
Plans for the army and navy W.
the subject probably next in innpi
lance to the peace resolution, Rep
sentative Kelley was said to hi
gone to the conference prepared
agree to the Senate increases in
navy bill, and the Senate and Ho
military affairs chairmen were re
to get together on the size Of
army.
Taxation Problems Next.
One question to be smoothed GU
Senator Penrose and Representa-
| Fordney and Longworth is the o
! in which taxation and tariff bills
/ be passed. President Harding
| Informed Mr.. Fordney. that he fav
! stop gap tariff bill to prevent /,
| influx of imports while perma
| measure is being framed This
open the question as to which !
lation will then be taken up b,
|, ways and means committee, the
| alton or permanent tariff bill.
| members Of the committee think
! should be combined.
The presence Of Senator Cur lssZ
and Representative Winslow w;
terpreted to mean that q modifi Ii
of the Esch- Cummins transpor
act is contemplated Senator MI
minis is chairman of the senate s. 56H
nittee which has jurisdiction o, "a SSsS
transporta ton legisla ton and E
WinsloW will head the corresp K XaS&
mil nf fha