Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-19
Amendments Are Accept
able to House Say
Members
GLASS IS NAMED
Harding is Likely to Put
Virginia Junior Sena-
tor on Debt Funding
Commission
lBY ISAAC GREGG)


the British Debt Funding Bill
will be accepted by that body
without a change in the Senate
amendments and with very little
debate. Enactment of the meas
ure into law is now merely
matter of routine, they said.
Both the amendment which re-
quires that Congress pass on
future debt settlements and that
which increases the membership
of the commission to eight, SO
as to insure the appointment or
three Democrats on the body,
are entirely acceptable to the
House. The purpose of the IN
crease is to give President Hard
ing authority to select three min
ority members on the commits
sion TO act with the five Re-
publicans. 1t is understood that
the President will appoint one
member each from the House
and Senate and one member
from civil life, all Democrats.
The name of Senator Carter
Glass. of Virginia. is being pro-.
minently mentioned as the Dem
ocratic member to represent the
Senate and his friends are say
ing that it is quite likely that
the President will name the jun
ior Senator from the Old Do
minion.
The Sena%e majority added to
the House majority for the debt
funding measure is demonstra-
tive of the overwhelming senti-
mcnt Of the country in favor of
the settlement and will be coun
ter irritant to the propaganda
for cancellation of other debts.
il was declared today. House
leaders will take prompt action
on the debt bill. The Senat@
amendments will be brought up
early this week and after the
House approves the Senate ac-
ton, the bill will be sent to the
President at once. 1t will not
be necessary for the bill to go
back to the Senate.
Although Il canvass has shown
the House of Representatives 10
be overwhelmingly in favor OF
the Norris resolution for a Con-
stitutional amendment moving
up the time of the Inauguration
of the President and Of the meet
ing of Congress, the MondeIl-
Fordney Campbell reactionary
group in the House-all lame
ducks-may prevent that body
from acting on the measure at
this session. Mr.. Mondell said
today that he was opposed to
taking up the matter at this
session because it ought to have
long and serious consideration
which the House would be un-
able to give it at this session.
This was said seriously despite
the fact that Mr.. Mondell engi-
neered the rule whereby the 3d.
600. 900. 900 soldier bonus bill
passed the House in four hours
without opportunity for amend
ment. Inasmuch as Mr.. Mondell
is still tk2 majority leader OF
the House and more or less con-
trolls its progress, his word vii!
have powerful weight in the
disposition of the Norris resolu-
tion.
Representative Campbell is
Chairman Of the Rules Commit
tee which would have to report
a special rule for consideration
of the Norris resolution. lie is
also opposed to it and presuma-
bly, will use his influence TO pre-
vent action on it at this session.
Mr.. Fordney's stand is not
known at this time, but the pre-
sumption is that he will fall in
line with his brother lame ducks
and reactionaries and oppose ac-
ton at. this session.
Daniel Willard, President Of