Evening star., 1923-12-07
SENATORS ACTIVE
WITH NEW BILLS.
Lodge Proposes immigration
Measure Coinciding With
! Johnson's in House.

The flood of bills and resolutions
damned up by the delay of the House
in organizing was loosed yesterday as
soon as the new Congress actually got
on it's, feet. There were few senators
or representatives who did not have I
at least one proposal for legislation
\ restrictive immigration bill sim
liar to that offered in the House by
Chairman Johnson of the immigra-
tion committee, was introduced by
Senator Lodge, republican. Massa-
cffusetts.
Senator Capper, republican. Kansas,
introduced his bill to amend the
transportation act so as to restore
the powers or state railroad commits
sions and to repeal the rate and con-
solidation sections.
Other Senate measures would pro-
vide for:
Removal OF present surcharges
from passenger and Pullman fares:
separate bills by Senators CaDpar and
Moses, republican. New Hampshire.
Urges Bounty on Cotton.
Granting a bounty of 10 cents
rOufd upon all cotton raised in the
United States of and exceeding "a
inch fiber. by Senator Cameron, re-
publican. Arizona.
Establishment of a separate depart
ment of mines to supervise govern
n1ent activities now under various
bureaus. by Senator Oddie. republican,
OF Nevada.
remission of further interest pay
nentS upon the Chinese indemnity,
by Senator Lodge.
The placing of calcium arsenate,
used to fight boil Weevils upon the
free list, by Senator Harris, democrat,
Georgia.
Amendment of the cotton futures
act to require certain deliveries under
future contracts, by Senator Dial,
democrat, South Carolina.
lhat members of Congress shall not
b" appointed to positions under the
FEDERAL government within two years
OF the date they leave office, by Sena-
tor Dill, democrat, Washington
RemisSion of the S630.0OO deficit in
Cured by the Near East Relief fund,
ny Senator Wadsworth, republican,
New York.
New Deportation Bill.
=, Deportation of aliens who violate
the prohibition act. by Senator Spen-
Ger, republican, Missouri
Appointment of commission to
determine what alcoholic content of
beverage is in fact intoxicating
vas proposed in a bill introduced by
Appointment by the President of a
committee on the racial question
would be authorized under bill in
would make annual reports to Con-
gress of the results of its study of
the whole racial question.
The committee would consist of
nine members, three white persons
to be appointed from the south, three
white persons to be named from the
north and three negroes.
II would operate under the Secre-
tary of the Interior and it's eXpendi-
lures would be limited to $o0,o0o a
year.
Establishment of a federal court
of conciliation which would lave the
power to hear and determine indus
trial disputes affecting operation Of
bill introduced today by Senator
Spencer.
Five Amendments Urged.
Five resolutions proposing amend
ments to the Constitution which
failed of action in the last Congress
were introduced again today in the
Senate.
Senator Mccormick. republican. H.
linois, proposed a child labor amend
ment, which was approved at con-
ference today at the Capitol of rep
resentatives of number of women's
organizations, presided over by Sam
uel Gompers, president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. 1t would
give Congress power to prohibit the
years of age and to prescribe the
conditions of such labor.
4 child labor amendment of some
what similar terms was proposed by
Senator Shortridge, republican, Cali
fornia
Senator Harris, democrat. Georgia,
reintroduced his amendment propos-
ing that the President be elected for
one term of six years and that he
be ineligible for reelection.