Evening star., 1921-08-11
GOOD ROADS MOVE
!. |MPER|LS RECESS
I
Senators of Both Parties Join
in Demand for Action
on Measure.
GET PROMISE OF REPORT
Agreement Previously Made With
President for 3O-Day Vacation
Beginning August 20.

The Congress recess plan got a jolt
in the Senate today when democratic
and republican senators joined in de-
manding passage of the pending good
roads legislation. Senator Pittman,
democrat, Nevada, intimated that if
necessary he would consider resorting
to obstructive tactics or filibuster-
ing if the Senate should propose to
adjourn without action on the good
roads and western irrigation bills.
Chairman Townsend of the post Of
flee committee promised that the Sen
ate would be given an opportunity
TO take up the roads bill at once. He
compromise bill today or tomorrow
appropriating S50,000.000 Immediately
and s50.000,000 more in six months for
continuing federal road aid.
Senator Pittman said there was an
emergency" in the federal appro-
priations, with funds depleted: Sena-
tor Swanson. democrat, Virginia, adj
ed that federal appropriations were
needed at once to prevent "demoran-
cation" of the states road work lor
the fall and winter.
Speeding Up Orders.
Speeding up orders were given in
Congress late yesterday under an
agreement between President Hard
ing and republican leaders for
thrty-day adjournment of both
House and Senate about August 20.
providing that in the meantime the
agricultural credits measure is enact
ed and the House passes the tax re-
vision bill.
Under the tentative plan. the rail-
road debts funding. the allied debt
refunding and other bills would go over
until September. Enactment of sew
Gra1 nth rrDoyN 0rfa mt hnfn
the recess date, however is con-
templated.
The recess and legislative program
was arranged more definitely by the
President at a luncheon yesterday
with Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
OF Kansas. assistant leader, after the
Presidents discussion Tuesday with
House leaders.
Would Expedite Work.
Representations by. Senators Lodge
and Curtis that tariff, tax and rail-
road funding legislation would ac-
tually be expedited by the proposed
largely in the Presidents assent to
the thirty-day vacation. The senators
SAID that the Senate finance COM
mlttee. by working uninterruptedly
during the recess period. could make
tax bills. o'o
Before the recess leaders expect to
complete enactment of the Capper-
IIncher grain anti-gambling bill. the
shipping Boards deficiency appro-
prlatlon bill and the Willis Campbell
antl-oeer measure. The new repub-
ilcan Dill to extend the Fordney emer-
gency tariff law until the perma nent
Dill is enacted, it was indicated. prob
ably will go over until after the re-
cess.
Scheduled for Passage.
In the effort to secure their vacation
the House today will take UP the
Shipping Board deficiency bill and to-
morrow the agricultural credits meas
ure passed recently by the Senate
Both are scheduled for passage be-
fore the week end, leaving the Ship
ping Board appropriation bill for Sem
ate action next week, together with
the conference reports on the agri-
cultural credits, anti-beer and other
bills.
Next week is to be devoted primari-
ly by the House to the tax bill. 1t is
to be introduced Monday and taken
up for debate by Wednesday. Repre-
sentative Monden, republican leader.
has expressed hopes for it's passage
possibly by Thursday and not later
than Saturday of next week. The only
Senate action contemplated on the bill
before recess is formal reference to
the finance committee for work dur
ing the recess.