Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-26
Senator Waty0nS CraUatS
Create More Interest in
Senate Than Some Bills
BY ELIZABETH KING STOKE,
LeaSed Wire Service to The JournalO
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Copyright, 1929
WASHINGTON, Apr. 23.-The
coming week will transfer the men
tai anguish" as Senator Dial char
acterized the controversy over the
Colombian treaty, to domestic ques-
tions. tariff and immigration in the
senate and the army and naval ap-
preparation bills In the house. Con
gress now has entered upon the pre-
cipitous pace from one important
legislative problem to another, which
is expected to keep up until men,
bers feel the breathless September
heat. The emergency tariff meas
ure, substantially as 1t passed con-
gress at the last session and fail
ed through presidential veto, will
have the right of way in the senate
now, with the expectation that head
way will be made this week toward
putting it through, the most opti-
mistic Legislators believing that
fore the week is over, others fully
counting upon a longer Wrangle in
committees, particularly over the
anti-dumping and valuation clauses.
Solemn-eyed, serious minded fol-
to the spell of tariff, and posi-
bility also taxation, as if they were
the prime interests of the country.
1 sat in the galleries during the
week and took pains to ask a good
many people looking on, people from
all over the country who were free
knowledge of legislative affairs, yet
with a fresh and human reaction,
what struck them as the most in
teresting acts of the senate before
them.
THAT automobile bill just intro
duced," answered a gentleman from
the middle west. Senator Pittman's
bill fixing things SO you won't have
to get but one automobile license
and can go in any state with it,
continued the visitor. Il have been
bothered to death getting licenses
from two or three states because
1t is necessary for me to run my
car around the country, and so has
everybody else. You folks down here
in the District Of Columbia must
have to pay a pretty bill for i
censes and permits for Virginia
that senator from Nevada has done
the country a service. I'm surprised
not to hear more about it. Every
fellow from the Atlantic to the
Pacific who owns car will bless
him."
Uniform Divorce Bill
Expecting that this was only the
reaction of an unima ginative soul
woman was approached. She was
listening intently to the technical
treaty debate of Senator Pomerene,
whose argument sounded like an
encyclopedia of foot notes.
DO you know which is Senator
Jones, of Washington" she inquired
He is remarkable man, is he
not? He seems to realize the coun-
try's need, does he not? When do
you suppose they will DEBATE his
my opinion, since the senate had
anything more sensible and more
vital to the interests of the coun-
try than this bill of his standardz-
ing, all the divorce laws of the
United States. think that is CON
structive legislation. The muddIe
and complications caused by the diff
ferent standards of divorce pro-
ceedings and laws have beer a set.
back to family life"
But in the experienced and pro-
fessional atmosphere of the senate,
these two bills. in behalf of auto
general public" created less stir
than the cravats of Senator Tom
Watson Hhe senate is overwhelmed
with problems of theories and poll
cies Of government which have &C
cumulated for years, such, for in
stance, as the immigration legisla-
ton which has just been voted upon
by the house and sent to the sen.
ate. The senate does not expect this
bill regulating adm ssion of aliens
to be materially changed there.
Senator Kenyon, holding hearings
on his bill for the creation of new
Welfare department, expects to fol
low General Sawyer with other i'm
portant witnesses The discuss on so
far shows keen interest in the sub
ject and many of those who are
studying the legislation confess open
mindedness and a determination to
be deliberate in their judgment be-
cause of the obvious elementary
arguments for and against the or
ganization of any additional depa1't-
ment Of the government. Some one
at the hearing the other day en-
liyened the by-play by commenting
upon the similarity, or dissimilarity,
between General Sawyer and Gen
eral Dawes.
Penrose's Silent Power
SCuriously enough, General Dawes
has become a popular subject Tor
comparison around the capitol.
Pounds his fists like Dawes, but
does not use such strong language"
is heard in the corridors. Or, talks
something like Dawes, doesn't he.
only not as forceful and convinc-
ing" The memory of General Dawes
has impressed itself upon the cap
itol. Unfortunately for the mild cir,
cumspect and expedient type of com
mittee witness, the comparison is
canic utterances, and his take it or
leave it" manner before commit
tees.
Senator Pehrose still is holding up
the date for beginning the hearings
on a general taxation bill, although
in short time. No less than several
months will be required to cove
the subject, once begun. Experts
from the treasury department which
brought before the committee TO tes-
tify regarding the money needed to
mittee will be the target for an
avalanche of taxation problems and
dissatisfaction that has filtered n
here from all parts of the coun-
try. Hearings will start when the
silent power of Senator Penrose is
sooner. Two forceful personalities
bear down upon the upper house
the powerful submerged movements
of the senator from Pennsylvania
and the finesse and heavy oratory OF
the senator from Idaho, Borah, whose
speech against the Colombian treaty
this week was masterful.
But the senate, uncomfortably, is
confronted now with having created
expectation of further rapid action
after it's actual disposal of the Co
lombian treaty, the first treaty of
Importance to be ratified in the up
per house in a number of years.
However, because of the nature
of the work before congress it will
be the other end of the capitol that
will be able to show progress more
easily. Already more Roadway has
been made there than in congress.
Only Five Men
Rated as Slackers