The New York herald., 1922-11-08
HARDING WILL ISSUE
EXTRA SESSION CALL
Announced After Cabinet
Meeting He Will Have Con-
gress Convene Nov. 20.
Special Dispatch 70 THE NEw YonK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., Nov. ..

Special Dispatch 70 THE NEW YonK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. C.. Nov. J.
President Harding intends to call an
extra session of Congress to convene
November 20.
Although it has been generally un-
derstood that the President would call
Congress back before December 4. when
the regular session begins, no official
information on the subject was obtain
able until to-day aftev the Cabinet
meeting.
The main purpose Of the special ses-
sion will be consideration of the ship
subsidy bill. The President Is extremely
anxious to have the measure--designed
to aid the merchant maripe--placed on
the statute books. He and the Shipping
Board are convinced that legislation is
needed to save the merchant marine.
The fate of the subsidy bin depends
largely upon the result Of the election.
Should the Republicans retain their con-
troll of both branches of Congress by
safe margins it will be considered an in
dorsement of the Administration and
will give impetus to favorable action OF
the ship subsidy hill. In the event that
the Democrats make heavy inroads in
both Senate and House it will seriously
hurt the subsidy bill If 1t does not ac-
tually defeat 1t.
Senator Curtis (kans.) the Republi-
can whip. feels confident that the SUBJ
sidy bill win be passed without much
delay He says its passage would mean
saving of s50.o00,000 per annum to
the nation. for unless private parties are
given that sum to take over and OPP
crate the United States ships then Con-
gress must Appropriate 800. 100000 per
annum to make UP the deficit of the
Shipping Board.
The chief opposition to the subsidy bill
will center around the farm bloc in
Senate and House. Already the bloc is
being supplied with statistics to back UP
their fight by farmers organizations,
otably the National Grange. The lat
ter Is compiling statistics to show that
the local. State and national taxes paid
by the farmers now exceed the entire
profits of their crops. The point will be
made by spokesmen for the farmers in
Congress that the farmers under the
circumstances are more deserving of a
subsidy than the shipping interests.
A drive will also be made by the
farm bloc TO have the Federal taxes
on agricultural implements and other
farm needs reduced as step toward
financial relief to farmers. Then. too. the
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farmers will be pushed. Senator Cap
per (Kans.). chairman of the Senate
farm bloc, has openly announced his
opposition to the ship subsidy bill
President Harding will submit to the
extra session tho plan OF Government
reorganization prepared by the joint
Congressional committee which was re-
Gently submitted by Walter F. Brown.
There have been few changes in the
plan as IT has been outlined several
times in THE NEW YORK HERALD. L.
provides for a number of consultations
and shifting of departmental fnnc-
tons in several places. Details Of the
Brown report will be withheld until il
IS submitted TO Congress.
Early action on the plan will he
urged. as will railroad legislation de-
signed to strengthen the Railroad Labor
Board and to move the board from Chi
cago to Washington Congress will be
asked to make Its functions coordinate
with those OF the Interstate Commerce.
Commission. 1t Is hoped to get this
legislation under tho way in time TO
obtain action before the end OF the Con-
gress March 4 next. II 1t can be done
on extra session running through next
summer will not be necessary.