Evening star., 1921-12-04
CONGRESS UNEASY
AT HINTS TO PUSH
Members, Ready for Session,
Disturbed at Home Dis
content With Progress.
BUDGET READY TUESDAY
Supply Bills Urgent Business;
Railroad, Foreign Debt and
Tariff Measures Impending.

They're back to make new laws and
put through the appropriation bills.
Tomorrow Congress takes up again
its legislative grind for the first regu-
lar session of the 67th Congress.
Hotel. lQbhies-mestly,,. the residen-
tiaf shofsis--wers thronted lat night
with the incoming members fore
gathered from every state In the
Union, talking it over. For the most
part the members have come back
considerably perturbed. because the
people back home" have impressed
upon them that they are decidedly Of
the opinion that Congress has not
done what the President called them
into extra session to do.
The gentlemen who belong to IT,
upper branch Of Congress seemed to
be the most worried, as they put their
heads together. Sizing UP the situa-
ton They were forced to the con-
clusion that the people Of the coun-
try had expected definite action on
larger number of measures which
would relieve the industrial situa-
tion, open up employment and start
the prosperity whirl. and that they
blame the Senate for not having done
some of those things which Presi-
dent Harding set 1t to do.
Presidents Message Tuesday.
The gavel falls in both houses to-
morrow noon. The House comes
nearest to having its full quota here
in a long time. with only one seat
yacant-that of the late Representa-
tive William E., Mason. member-at-
large from Illinois.
There will not be much of anything
done tomorrow, but on Tuesday
President Harding is expected at the
Capitol to deliver his message. 1t is
expected that he will particularly
stress the Inauguration of the fed
eral budget system and the efficient
economy that the new system is ex-
pected to effect.
The departmental estimates go, to
Congress tomorrow, to be followed
by the alternative budget prepared
by Brig Gen. Charles G. Dawes. the
director Of the budget. This is. ex-
pected to show some very pronounc-
ed cuts in the proposed cost Of gov
ernment. 1t will for the first time
submit to Congress estimates arrang-
ed departmentally. SO that Congress
can see readily all the proposed ap-
| propriations for any one department
or agency Of the government in
yS,o
among several different bills.
Hope to Relieve Industry.
The principal business which faces
Congress is largely sin the works" The
Senate is wrestling with the railroad
nd foreign debt fefunding bills. which
are expected to relieve the stringent
industrial and financial situation. There
is considerable opposition to any hur-
jr,ed massage Of the tariff bill on
| account Of the abnormal situation, but
strong effort is being brought to bear
To get the best possible measure out at
the earliest possible moment 80 that
| tho manufacturers and commercial in
| terests may know as nearly as possible
the conditions under which they must
face foreign competition.
OF course. the drafting Of the gov
| ernment supply bills is the most i'm
| nortant work before the House.
chairman Madden Of the appropria-
tions committee has reorsanized his
committee to handle the department
ally arranged estimates in the alter
native budget as expeditiously as pos
sibIe. He intends to tackle the
Treasury appropriation bill himself,
and expects to have it passed before
| Christmas. Hearings will start at
once. He will call his committee into
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