The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-09
CONGRESS TAKES
STEPS To CARRY
ON BIG PROGRAM
solons Prepare 10 Work on Hardlnu's
Recommendations; Realize Cannot
Complete Whole List al the
Present Session.
TAKE UP TAX MATTER
CONSIDERATION SOON
Rural Credits, Railroads. Immlora.
tlon. Child Labor. Prohibition
and Other Legislative Prob.
lens Given Attention.
Dy PAUL n. MALLoN

Omitted Press staff Correspondent
Washington. Dec. 9.-Congreas 20
day took initial steps 60 carry oul
the huge Legislative program outlined
yesterday by President Harding. al
though II Il realized that all The
recommendation cannot be enacted
ni this session. Tho legislative situa.
lion az the result OF the presidents
address may be summarized aa fol
lows:
TAXATlON-The house ways and
means committee will ask the rules
committee next week 10 arrange "a
sandwich between appropriation bills
resolutions for amending the constl'
tuition 10 prohibit tax exemptions.
Ways and means leaders hope To
have the house adopt the resolution
next Wednesday.
RURAL 'CREDITs-ln both houses
the agriculture and banking and cur.
rency committees will tackle a mass
OF legislation and try TO whip into
fhape a bill that will satisfy the farm
bloc and the administration. In the
house the Anderson bill. creating a
farm credits department with $1,000
600 capital In each fereral reserve
bank. probably will be the basis OF
committee work.
RAuJROADS-The presidents rec
ommendation for abolition OF the rail.
road labor board and his other sug-
gested legislative reforms in the
transportation law will be consid-
cred by the house and senate inter-
state commerce committees at meet
ings to be held within few days.
II Mr.. Harding's recommendations
for the merger OF the railroads into
few big systems and for legisla.
tl0n to prevent strikes are insisted
upon there can be no railroad legis-
lation at this session. II Is consid'
cred unlikely by leaders that, with
the approprition bills and other rou-
tine problems to attend TO, congress
will find time this winter to tackle
the big controversial question o. rail-
road legislation
IMMIG senate ard
house immigration committees VIII
meet the coming week. While imml-
grafton Is considered too large a
question for satisfactory solution In
the hustle of a short session. there
will be much discussion OF 1t. The
house committee will have hearings
on resolutions admitting war reiu-
gees from Turkey and Thrace.
Mr.. Harding's suggestion for regis
tration of aliens would require trea-
ties and is inadvisable, in the opin-
ion of some house leaders. Chairman
Johnson of the house committee
wants to reduce the present per
cent limit on immigration to l IL
per cent.
CHILD LABOR-The house judi
ciary committee probably VIII pre-
sent a resolution amending the con
stitution to give congress power 10
prevent child labor.
PROHIBITION = The presidents $
denunciation of violators of the vol
stead act and the eighteenth amend
ment was expected to result in new
legislative suggestions for enforce
ment.
Leaders. howeevr, said congress
wps not called on at this time to 40
ANYTHING about prohibition. After
the presidents conference with tne
governors some legislative steps may
be taken.