The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-09
C0KGREssFhCES
HEAVYPROBLE|N5
PRESENT WEEK TO BE
BUSIEST OF SESSION
Opens With Tariff Emergency
And Army and Navy
Bills Up

U-,sh;rstuu MAY S.--ronGrcSs "AS
before il the busiest week thus lar vi
this session. Bcsides<a numo"r OF ''''-
nor,on, Investigations and hearings Dc
fore committees. the senate t' t" e'
forward with the. emergency tar't1 "''
and later the naval appropriation p'''
while the. house will take nptomorTo"
IN. ormv arpro2riati0n bl. and later
conc,der the nlea sure for the regulation
~ rrain exchanges. Th" long heraldea
irr,,,r,- h, the senate interstate conn
mcrce committee into the railroad Si'u-
ation is to begin TUESDAY with railway
.vecutIvcs as the first witnesses Inv
committee mans 70 go Into rail condl-
lions generally and the inquiry IS the
f,rst formal step on widespread CAM
paign for a reduction Of railroad rates.
Hearings on internal tax revision VIII
no opened tomorrow hy the senate IL
nance committee with tho sales tax plan
Tho first TO be consdcrcd.'n TuesdaE
This committee will continue ronsiaera-
tiop OF the fight being wagcd by sena-
TOR Johnson, Republican. Calltorna,
against the senate confirmation VI
David II. Blair. OF Winston-Sa>cn!' y.
e to be internal rrrenu" commissioner
strictsr Prohibition
On tho house side prcba bly, the most
;n,rnrtant hearing Of the week vii! DC
tha, uf the Judiciary committee on inc
li,l or Representative VolStcad. fcpno-
,ican. MINNESOTA. 20 Tighten ur pro-
hihi,ion enforcement and r"SCinh the
ruling of Attorney General Palmer lhat
phvsicians may prescrib" been Tor the
sick. Tomorrow the house SperE,I COM
nitter will resum" It's mveStlEa tion
,nto tho "scap" of Groyer CIeveIahu
Brrgdoll. Philadelphia draft eNader'
The senate elections committee may
.okc up the Ford-New berry election con-
lest this w""k 70 determin" to what e"-
tent the decision the supreme court SET
ling aside the conviction Of the Mlchl-
gan senator affects the senate contest
Senator Erwbcrry is eNpccted 10 re-
slime his scat in the senate early 'h's
wc-k.
one matter Of international cspec'
vii, com" hefor" a scnat" co''ln't'eI
tomorrow. The inter-"ceanlc coH'i''I-
;.c will take UP three b!llS 20 restore
rrac toll nrivi!cSes 10 American vessels
pa Ssn% through til" lanania can't l.
senator Horah. Republican. Idaho. chair
action 10 null!fr thr fro" tolls repeal
law Of tn, Wilson administration, but
the suhicc: promises ~ bring about
negotiations with the executive Hr"h'h
Of the government and also many dip
lomatic questions.
Pass Tariff wednesday
Passage of th.' emergency tarritr ni!!
hv the senate or Wednc sday ts planned
and the measure -thcn viii so to CONFER
cnce for composing nf differences be-
,yrc1 tho senate and house. The two
important measures. the immigration
hill and the budgr: measure. arc now In
conference with final enactment or the
former late this week planned by lead
crs.
Renewal OF the long fight over the
future size OF the regular army Is ex-
pected when the house takes up the
army appropriation bill. while senate
consideration Of the naval measure Is
expected to rrecipitate a fight over
interna tional disarmament.