Evening star., 1921-06-26
What Congress Is Doing
The Senate.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Final agreement on the peace
resolution to put an end to the
technical state Of war between the
United States and Germany and
Austria may be reached by the
conferees Of the Senate and House
Washington of Senator Lodge,
chairman of the conference COM
mittee, sessions Of the committee
will be resumed ana every effort
made, it is said, to bring about a
speedy conclusion of peace by
resolution.
The unfinished busincs of the
Senate is the Frelinghuysen bill
for the establishment ue season
freight rates on coal, So AZ 10
stimulate buying and production in
the spring and summer months
1t is understood that Il serious
attempt will be made to expedite
the passage Of legislation revising
the tax laws. Republican leaders
are becoming aroused over de-
mands reaching them from all
parts of the country for such
legislation, so that the people and
business may know what to ex-
pect in the way Of taxation.
senator Watson Of Indiana, a re-
publican member of the finance
committee. sounded note OF
warning in the Senate last week,
and 1t is said that conference of
the republican leaders will be held
early this week to determine what
shall be done.
tn: Senate is compelled to wait
LOT the House to initiate tax iegis-
lation. At the outset of the ses-
SON. the House leaders insisted
upon taking up the tariff bill be.
iore the tax bill. But instea.l of
having the bill ready for report to
the House by. May /, as thew
promised. the bill will scarcely
reach the House before July l.
me senate finance committee re-
ported out the soldiers adjustment
SoNpensation bill last week, and
II Is now on the calendar. subject
to being called up for consideration
AZ any time. Chairman Penrose
OF the finance committee intro
uuceo the administration bill for
tne re1undlng of the foreign loans
oi tnls country. and hearing on the
measure are to begin Wednesday.
with Secretary Mellon of the
ably. paw"
The Senate District committee
paced four important District
biiis on the calendar during the
week. They are the Ball bin to
extend the life of the Ball rent
act until May %. 1929; the Ball
street railway merger bill. the
Capper compulsory education bill
and the Ball bill amending the
loan shark law so that pawnbrok-
ers may charge . per cent a month
IN the District instead of l per
cent Under existing law the
pawnbrokers have ceased to do
moved across the Potomac river
to Virginia, where residents of the
District are compelled to pay per
cent a month on loans.
The Army appropriation bill. car
rying the decentralization
dollar item for the increased wa
ter supply Of the District. has
been sent to the President for his
approval. The Norris amendment,
providing an additional 100000 to
begin work on the Great Falls wa
ator Norris plans to offer a sep
arate bill for this project. and
members Of the Senate District COM
mittee have promised to see that it
is given conside ration.
Senator Sterling. chairman OF
the civil service committee, is ex-
pected to make plans this week
for work on drafting a bill for the
Redistribution of government en-
ployes. Hearings on the bill have
been concluded.
The Senate has ordered an in
Quiry by the Senate committee on
education and labor into the in
dustrial disturbances in the coal
fields in West Virginia.