The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-28
CONGRESS ENTERS
 LAST LAP G|RDED FOR BIG RESULTS
Much Important Legislation Awaits Final Action and Only Five Days Remain.
 Confusion Is Manifest
By Associated Press

Washington, February 27.-COngreSs enters tomorrow on the home stretcn drive toward adjournment Friday with whip and spur on appropriation bills and a scramble for the tape on tba mart of scores of other measures. Night sessions are in order with an all-night finale, as usual. preceding inauguration day.
 All of the appropriation measures, except the naval budget, are expected to go through, although only seven of the IA regular money bills have been completed and just two have been signed so far by President Wilson The chief executive plans to be at the capitol the forenoon of March for action on eleventh house measures. Four of the appropriation measures, the army. agriculture, sundry civil and Qualifications, are in conference, put agreements expected.
 FIGHT EXPECTED
 The big fight is expected over the army bill, due to the Senate's increase Of the regular army to 175,00o men as against 150,000 fixed by the House. The questions of free seeds and of A $5,000,0O0 loan to farmers in drouth- stricken regions of the west are tying up the agriculture bill. The Senate and House are deadlocked on the sun dry civil measure over the $10,o0O, 900 Muscle Shoals power amendment of the Senate and over the $1S,S00,000 appro- priation for soldier hospitals.
 The House probably will vote to- morrow in an attempt to clear this deadlock. The controversy as to sthe | ' largely AhOut the provisions for purchase by the treasury of $2o0, 900. 900 of farm loan bonds proposed by the Senate. The House will vote Tuesday on the pro- vision, Little legislation except the appropriation bills is expected to set through the final jam.
 The Fordney emergency tariff bill comes up tomorrow in the Senate for final action, with transmission to President Wilson in prospect. It Is one measure in four-cornered fight for precedence in tho Senate. The other three bills behind which pressure is planned are:
 THE OTHER BILLS
 The wartime law repeal resolution the soldiers bonus measure and the navy appropriation budget. The 'ast I is expected to bring renewal of lis armament debate. which promises fc Sc delay action as to thwart passage of the measure. Other important bills which seem threatened with failure include the packers control bill, th' maternity and infant aid measure, thu budget bill, the congressional reap portionment measure, the Calder coa regulation plan and the @100,000,o % good roads appropriation. Prediction were general tonight that the soldiers bonus bill would be added to the lis of failures.
 Bills to regulate cold storage. to re organize the patent office and to au thorixe cooperative marketing b farmers also are in conference, wit the outcome dubious. Other anfin ished business include proposals fo impeachment of Federal Judge -4andi and for investigation of the Bergdo case. both of which seemingly ar headed for the casualty list
 Numerous committee reports aiso ar due this week. Among these are :or clusions of the House committee war investigation. the shipping boar inquiry and the Calder reconstructio study. The Kenyon committee VI meet tomorrow to frame report n i investigation last summer and fall int political campaign expenditures. Flu ther inquiry will be made tomor row the Senate committee Investigating a lied loans but 1t Is regarded as ioub full
 senate democrats viii make anoth effort to secure confirmation Of tl many army promotions recommend by President Wilsen. Republican lea CTS predicted that neither any of tl army promotions. nor any of the tho sands of postmasters and other ci, nominations submitted will be co firmed. A move Is expected to
 made in the Housa. however. to obta the rank of lieatsAant geAerA | Maj. Gen. Enoch H. Crowder.
 The Wicke ersham- -Grigsby electi' eontest from Alaska 10 to be settl this week hy the House. with indie tions pointing to unseating of Dclel jGrigsby. . democrat.
 Inaugural preparations and reorga' nations looking to the extra sessf' also will como in for attention tn week. Republlcans elected to the nc House will caucus tomorrow night lorganigattou