Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-03
DISAR ARMAMENT WILL BE
CONSIDERED BY SENATE
Emergency immigration to Be
Taken Up by Committee
Of Senators.
HEARINGS ON SOLDIER BONUS
Final Action Will Bc Taken on
War Finance Corporation Meas
urc Now Before Wilson.
tgy Associated press.l

WASHINGTON. Jan. ..--congress
tomorrow will start It's new years
work with Il formidable program for
tho Hf,y-two working days remain
ing before sine die Adjournment
March 3. Congestion. Ak usual. is on
the Senate side. House activity being
concentrated on completion Of the an
nual appropriation bills. with the
sundry civil budget under debate and
the post-oTice bill on the waiting list.
Tariff revision is to be an impor-
tant matter this week before both
Senate and House. Senator Penrosc.
OF Pennsylvania. chairman OF the
Senate Finance Committee. plans 10
return TO tho Senate tomorrow after
a years absence. and with members
OF his committee begin consideration
OF the emergency tariff bill passed
recently BY the House. Hearings on
general tariff revision planned during
the extra session after March 4 will
begin Thursday before the House
Ways and Means Committee and con-
tInuc Indefinitely.
Tho senate Foreign Relations Com
mittcc VIII hold special session to-
morrow TO consider international dis
armament. Il will take UP the reso-
luton OF Senator Borah, Republican.
Idaho. proposing request upon the
President TO initiate negotiations with
Great Britain and Japan toward an
agreement for Il so per cent cut in
naval building for term Of years
The committee also vii! consider n
resolution by Senator Walsh. Demo
crat Montana. proposing that the
President be asked 10 appoint an
American representative TO meet with
the disarmament committee OF the
league OF nations. Senator Hitchcock.
OF Nebraska. ranking Democrat on
the committee. will ask to have Sem
ator walsh appear before the COM
mittce. Democrats are disposed to
favor Senator waIsh's plan, but have
not indicated hostility to that of
Senator Borah. Open hearings by the
committee are not contemplated and
early action is expected
Take Up Immigration.
Emergency immigration legislation
is TO be taken UP tomorrow by the
Senate immigration COMMITTEES. which
Will begin hearings on the House bill
to prohibit virtually all immigration
for ten months Representative
Johnson. Republican. Washington.
chairman of the House immigration
Committee. is expected to be the first
witness. and Representative SicEel.
Republican. New York. and other op-
ponents OF the bill also will be heard
at an early date. The committee has
a long list of witnesses. but plans to
conclude it's hearings within n week
or ten days. 1t has pending several
biils TO establish percentage rcduc-
tion in immigration as substitute
for complete prohibition.
Final action or the bill to revive
the War Finance Corporation. de-
signed to aid agricultural interests.
is expected this week. The bill now
Is before President Wilson. and n
vetoed. an effort is planned to pass
the measure despite executive disap-
proval. Advocates OF the bill claim
to have the necessary two-third'y ma
tority In both Senate and House.
Early disposition iS planned by tho
Senate of the presidential veto last
week of the bill to suspend operation
OF that portion OF the CLAYTON nnti-
trust law restricting, in measure,
railroad purchases Of materials from
concerns in which their officers arc
Interested. The bill is lying on the
Vice Presidents desk. and Senator Ia
Toilette, Republican. Wisconsin, and
other opponents are prepared for
vigorous foray when the veto mes
sage is taken up.
Reconsider Antistrike Act.
Another spirited Senate struggle.
set tentatively for Monday. January
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