Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1921-01-03
TARIFF LOOMS
AS BIC CARD
IN CONGRESS
Heavy Budget of Work
Faces Senators, House
Is Not So Congested.
Walsh Resolution Upon
Disarmament Coming
Before the Committee.

Washington, Jan. 2.-Congress viii
start It's new years work with formid-
able program for the 52 working days
remaining before sine die adjournment
March g. Congestion. as usual, is on
the senate side, house activity being con-
centrated on completion of the annual
appropriation bills with the sundry civil
budget under debate and the nostoffice
bill on the waiting list.
Tariff revision is to be an important
matter this week before both senate and
house Senator Penrose, of Pennsyl-
vania, chairman Of the senate finance
committee, plans TO return TO the senate
after a years absence, aud with members
of his committee begin consideration of
the emergency tariff bill passed recently
by the house. Hearings on general tar
iff revision planned during the extra
session after March will begin Thurs
day before the house ways and means
committee and continue Indefinitely.
Hold SpeciaI Session
The senate foreign relations committee
will hold a special session to consider
international disarmament 1t will take
up the resolution of Senator Borah.
Republican, proposing a request upon the
president to initiate negotiations with
Great Britain and Japan toward an
agreement for 90 per cent cut in naval
building for a term of years. The
committee also will consider q resolution
by Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana.
proposing that the president be asked
to appoint an American representative
to meet with the disarmament committee
of the League of Nations. Senator
Hitchcock. of Nebraska, ranking Demo
hn yoift IN hnu
Senator Walsh appear before the COM
mittee. Democrats are disposed to
favor Senator Walsh's plan but have not
Indicated hostility to that of Senator
Borah.
immigration Up Also
Emergency immigration legislation is
to be taken up by the senate immigra,
ton committee. which viii being hearings
on the house bill to prohibit virtually
all immigration for 10 months
Representative Johnson. Republican,
Washington, chairman of the house i'm
migration committee. is expected to be
the first witness. The committee has
a long list of witnesses. but plans to
conclude its hearings within week or
10 days. IT has pending several bills
to establish percentage reduction in inn
migration as a substitute for complete
prohibition.
Final action on the bill to revive the
war finance corporation, designed to aid
agricultural interests, is expected this
week The bill now is before President
Wilson and if vetoed an effort is planned
to pass the measure despite executive
Esapproval. Advocates of the bill claim
to have the necessary two thirds major
ity in both senate and house.
Win Fight Veto
Early disposition is planned by the
senate Of the presidential veto last week
of the bill to SUSPEND operation of that
RESTRICTING in measure railroad pur-
chases of materials from concerns in
which their officers are interested The
bill is lying on the vice presidents desk
and Senator LaFollette. Republican.
Wisconsin. and other opponents are
prepared for q vigorous forav when the
veto message IS taken up.
Another spirited senate struggle, set
tentatively for January 10. is brewing
over the poindexter anti-strike bill
which passed the senate without debate
and with only few senator's present.
Senator IaFoilette expects to call up
his motion for reconsideration. Sena-
tor Poindextar. Republican. Washington,
author of the bill, is confident of re-
passage Of the measure.
Probe Coal Continues
Inquiry into coal prices is to be re-
sumed this week by the reconstruction
committee headed by Senator Calder.
Republican, New York. Alleged profits
OF government officials in coal sales to
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