The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-23
BOTH HOUSES
OF CONGRESS
HURRY WORK
Senate Discusses Appropria-
ton for Disarmament Con-
ference-Hope to Take Re
cess on Wednesday.
HOLD NIGHT SESSION
fRy Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, Aug 23.-The sen
ate and house resumed today their
consideration of business under high
pressure in the expectation of declar-
ing 80 days recess late tomorrow
Both were in session last night, the
house until 1t had passed the admir-
istration railroad funding bill, and the
senate until 11:15 when 1t had reach
ed point where ii was ready to take
a final vote upon reconvening today
on the shipping board deficiency bill;
carrying S4S.500oOo
Because of the opposition of Ser
ator Lodge, one of the delegates 10
the disarmament conference, Senator
Harrison, Democrat. Mississippi. to-
day withdrew his amendment direct
ing the American delegation to de-
mand open session.
This announcement was made unex-
pectedly by Senator Harrison at ths
moment the senate was about ready
to vote on his proposal included as a
part of bill appropriating S20009G
for expenses of the conference.
To Be Brought Up Again
Sen. Harrison declared, however,
that he would bring up the question
again in separate resolution, and
hoped that Senator Lodge would see
fit to support it.
in opposing my amendment" Sen
ator Harrison said, Il suppose Senator
Lodge is merely expressing the views
of President Harding and | do not
desire to embarrass him at this time
There was no objection later when
the amendment to the shipping board
deficiency bill, carrying 100000 for
conference expenses was presented,
the senate approving it as drawn
Characterizing the Versailles treaty
as the greatest menace to the world
today" Senator Borah, Republican,
Idaho, declared the first step towards
its negotiation was secrecy. He ar
gued for an open session
Refers to Shantune
Gould the deal of Shantung have
| been put over, except behind closed
doors?" Senator Borah asked Wood
row Wilson went to Europe with a
code and a new set of principles, but
one by one they were discarded and
instead of an American treaty we got
an European treaty founded on i'm
perialism.''
/ Senator Lodge, in opposing the Har-
rison amendment, declared it was.
wholly out of place and futile bad man
ners. and that he would not be guilty
of this incivility toward the great ma
tions invited here to participate in
the conference
An unsuccessful attempt was made
in the senate finance committee to de-
termine whether the tax bill which
reached it last night should displace
the tariff measure now under consid-
| Grafton
Members said probably no change
would be made in the program to con-
tinue tariff hearings the rest of the
week. They would not forecast, how
ever, the course which might be fol
lowed after that Another conference
will be held tomorrow or Thursday to
settle the question.
! Pass Bill
The shipping board deficiency an
/ preparation bill carrying $48, 500 600
for use by the boards this year, and
with the elimination of all restrictions
as to what salaries might be paid
afficers and council was passed today
by the senate. The vote was so to Is
The measure now goes to conference.
I By vote OF ISL to three the house
today adopted resolution censoring
Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri, for
his speech last week in the senate
during which he made references TO
Representative Nolstead, Republican.
Minnesota, author of the prohibition
: act.