Evening star., 1921-11-06
What Congress Is Doing
The Senate.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The struggle tc pass the tax re-
vision bill in the Senate is expect
ed to close this week and another
struggle to adopt the conference
report on the anti-beer bill Is
scheduled to occupy the attention
Of the senator's. Under the unani-
nous consent agreement. entered
into, in the small hours OF satur-
day morning. senators will be lin
tied to ten-minute speeches on the
tax bill and amendments thereto
beginning tomorrow, and republi-
can leaders are hopeful of passing
the bill. practically in it's present
form, before adjournment Monday
might.
The proposed sales tax and the
soldiers bonus amendments to the
tax bill both met their Waterloo
in the Senate last week. But II
appears inevitable that both are
to be adopted later. Chairman
Penrose of the Senate finance COM
mittee and Chairman Fordney OF
the House ways and means COM
mittee both stated that the sales
tax was being saved to raise funds
to pay the soldiers bonus and that
a bill embodying the bonus and the
sales tax would be put through
early in the next session OF Con-
gress When the taxpayers real
ize that an entirely new and ad-
ditional tax Is to be levied on them
to meet the expenses of the bonus.
there may be loud protests.
The conference report on the
anti-beer bill will be fought
vigorously by the ''wets" In the
Senate. Senator Sterling Of
South Dakota, in charge of the
anti-beer bill, however, Is very
insistent that the bill shall pass
without further delay. Unless
some agreement for a vote on the
bill can be reached, he plans to
invoke the cloture rule. and al
ready has a petition signed by
more than enough senators.
The tentative program for the
Senate includes, of course, the
passage Of the tax bill. the pass
age of the anti-beer bill confer
ence report, and then the railroad
funding bill. 1t Is considered prob
able now that no attempt will be
made to pass the foreign loan
funding bill while the conference
on limitation of ornaments is get
ting under way in Washington.
Talk has been heard of an ad-
journment Of Congress, perhaps
by November 1s. but the opinion
prevails in we'll informed circles at
the Capitol that no adjournment
will be taken until Just before
Thanksgiving day, and the recess
period will last only until the first
Monday in December, the opening
of the regular session.
Senator Tom Watson of Georgia
made charges to the effect that
many private soldiers had been
executed in France without trial
Of any kind. These charges were
resented by, Senator Wadsworth
of New York, chairman Of the
military affairs committee. The
Senate adopted a resolution in
viting Mr.. Watson to appear be-
fore special committee and
prove his charges. Mr.. Watson
declared he would not do so. and
finally the resolution was amend
ed SO as to provide for an investi-
CATION by special committee, but
omitting the invitation to Mr..
Watson to appear before it. It.is
expected this committee will meet
tomorrow and begin. its work.
The Senate adopted the confer
ence report on the good roads
bill. carrying SIS. 100000 to be used
in construction of good roads, and
the bill was sent to the President
for his approval.
The Senate District committee
will open hearings on the various
suffrage proposals for the District
of Columbia on Tuesday. AS soon
as the tax bill has been disposed
of in the Senate Senator Capper,
chairman Of the joint congress
sional committee investigating the
District$ schools. will call the
committee together to proceed
with the investigation. It is ex-
pected that the District commit
tee will report to the Senate this
week the nomination of Henry
Lincoln johnson. colored, to be
recorder of deeds.