Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-19
SENATE AND
HOUSE WILL
ACT AT ONCE n G.
Passage Of Some Of Neces-
sary Bills Next Week is
!. Probable.
Plan to Put Teeth Into La
bor Board Decisions May
Go Over.

sociated Press. .)-Republican leaders
;, in congress today proceeded with
plans for action soon on some of the
Legislation asked yesterday by Presi-
dent Harding in his address on the
coal and railroad strike. ;:
The presidents minor proposals, 1t
3 was said, would be taken UP first,
with prospects of indefinite delay on
the part of major proposals. Senator
Kellogg, Republican, Minnesota, to-
day sought to arrange meeting of
the senate foreign relations commit
tee next Monday to consider his bill
giving federal protection to and fed
eral court jurisdiction over aliens
which legislation was urged Wgor-
ously by the president.
The executives recommendation
vestigate the coal industry will be
taken up soon. Chairman Borah of
the senate labor committee said, but
probably not until after the senate
disposal Of the soldiers bonus bill,
which is to be taken up next week,
with hard fight promised. Senator
!, Borah today received the letter of
OF commerce, recommending legisla-
tion against coal profiteering. There
were no indications, however, that
the recommendation for a federal
coal purchasing and selling corpora
ton or for legal authority to control
coal prices and distribution would be
considered soon in the senate.
Washington, Aug. 19.-Plans for
carrying oVt President Harding's rec
concentrations to congress yesterday
concerning legislation to control the
present situation brought about by
the miners strike and. designed to
forestall similar future difficulties,
were under way today. Both senate
and house Republican leaders prom:
ised speedy action and they were said
to have the support of most Of the
Democratic leaders. .25 i
Members Of the house interstate
commerce commission last night were
requested in kilograms sent by Rep
i iresentative Mondell, Republican hoor
leader. to return to. Washington At
htllss 9 nd a1ess' as. heir pa1aA aAa
tit bart'atSteast next week was de-
The proposed legislation, it was in
dicated by leaders, will .fbe confined
for the present to measures to set UP
an agency to purchase, sell and dig
tribute coal in interstate commerce
ascertain the facts in the coal in.
dustry. The agency proposition
which would be designated primarily
to control prices, 1t was indicated
likely would require more time fol
consideration than the fact finding
commission as some leaders were said
to oppose the recreation of any such
body as the wartime coal admins.
tration, which they declared was MOI
q success. y ,-
Other recommendations made BY
Mr. Harding to congress such as legis
lation ito put teeth" into decisions o.
the railroad labor board and fol
! federal protection ofJaliens were ex
I pected to go over to- the next session
\ Leaders Opinions.
The determination Of the presiden
ito use all the power of the govern
ment to maintain transportation ant
sustain the right of men to work" wa
almost universally approved by mem
bers Of congress. The two Republican
leaders had this to say:
Representative Mondell: The pres
ident performed real service in re
!, iterating the determination of tn
government to assist in all Lawful
ways the maintenance Of order AM
the preservation Of the peoples right
under the laws"
ment Of the law and the protection o
all men whb wish; to work and of tn
rights of the American people, h
will certainly have my most earnes
support, and in my opinion the heart
support Of congress and of the Amer
lean people"
Representative Garrett. the Demo
cratic house leader, said the presi
dents message was $50 6omplicate
and involved that 1t is impossible t
: und derstand precisely what he means.
Senator Underwood, the Democrat
leader of the senate, had no commen
to make. E9 III.