The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-01
Congress ReconveneS and the
Senate Is Confronted With
Plenty of Work.
PEACE TREATIES SUBMITTED
Revised Tax Bill Reported But Not Be-
fore Radical "Drys" Get Into Ae-
tion-Tentative Agenda for Arms
Conference-Serbia and Al
bania Fighting.
BY EDWARD W. PIcKARD.

Congress is in session again, with
(he house marking time while the SEN
ate tries to catch up. There is tre-
mendous lot of important legislation
before the senators. and President
'arding, through Senator Watson of
diana, warned them that they must
,eed up, not only for the benefit of
nation but I'm order that Republi-
"a campaign promises may be re
eemed AS starter the President
submitted the treaties with Germany,
Austria and Hungary, without a spe-
t1al message but with the understand
ing that they shall be ratified before
the conference on limitation of arma-
mentS opens In November.
The treaties were referred to the
foreign relations committee and the
old opposition of the irrecOncilables,
led by Senator Borah, developed at
once. 1t centered on the section re
serving to the United States the right
10 have a representative on the repara-
tions commission. Borah contended
that II this right were exercised this
country would become involved Inn
medlately in the reparations dispute
that forms the cruX of the present
European problems.
At the first session Senator Penrose
reported the tax bill as revised by
the finance committee and he said he
would seek to keep 1t before the SEN
ate continuously until it is disposed
OF. Next day the measure was called
up for consideration. 1t may be two
weeks before final vote is taken on
&c. Senator Gerry was given permis-
sion to file minority report for the
Democratic members of the committee
within seven days and Senator La Fol
lette was accorded the same time to
hle his dissenting views.
The senate calendar, in addition to
this tax bill and the treaties, con-
tains such important measures as the
tariff bill. the S50O,000,000 railroad
funding bin, the Borah bill to exempt
American coastwise vessels from pay
ment of Panama canal tolls and the
bill authorizing the President and sec
retary of the treasury to refund the
S11 ,OO0, 100000 owed by the allied gov
ernments to the United States. New
ertheless, in: what appears to be utter
people, the radical "drys" made an at
tempt to capture the right of way for
the Campbell-WIllis antibeer bill. Sen
ator Sterling of South Dakota fore
stalled Senator Penrose as soon as a
quorum was obtained and moved re-
newal of consideration of that meas
ure, the conference report on 1t being
the issue. Senator Reed refused to
agree to the fixing of date for n
vote. The "wets" then renewed their
filibusteriDg tactics, but failed to get
an adjournment.
From now on there will be-no lack
of partisan politics In congress. This
was made evident on the opening day
when Pat Harrf8en of Mississippi en-
tertained the senate with a violent at
tack on the administration in which
he asserted it had displayed "pitiable
inefficlency" and practiced Outrageous
extravaganza" He scored the Pres
ident because he plays golf and spends
week ends on the Mayflower. The
immediate cause of Harrison's outburst
vas the letter written by President
Harding to Senator Mccormick of IL
Iinols recounting the achievements of
the Republican party since March 4.
This. declared the MIssissippian, was
for the purpose of influencing the New
Mexico senatorial election. Senator
Lodge arose to reply to Mr.. Harrison,
but contented himself with reading the
returns from New Mexico, showing