Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-09
EXTRA SESSION
UNNECESSARY
Tentative Program Arranged For
Remainder Of Congress Fir-
ginia Enforcement Good
fRv Isaa- Gregg


alton in Congress has been so
much clarified in the last three or
four days that the leaders no
longer fear an extra session will
be necessary and they are now
casting up the program of legls-
lation to be acted on in the
less than two months remaining
of the short session.
Here is the program as 1t has
been tentatively arranged by the
Republican leaders in both Houses
The ship subsidy bill will be
permitted to die natural death
in the Senate after having
"ride" at the conclusion of cOnsid-
GRAFTON of the appropriation bills.
All appropriation bills will be
enacted into law unless 4 quarrel
among the members of the farm
bloc threatens to tie up other leg
islation.
The so-called truth-in-fabricS
bill win be enacted with amend
ments.
The resolutions submitting to
the states the constitutional
amendment prohibiting tax free
securities will be enacted if possi-
bic.
The Robinson bill for American
representation on the Reparations
Commission will not be enacted
because of the probability OF 4
fillibuster on it.
A bill to remove restrictions on
the debt funding commission may
be passed, depending on the
senrength Of the opposition to it
and the result Of pending negotia-
tions between the British and
American commissions.
An omnibus public buildings
bill will fall by the wayside.
Despite the bitter disappoint
ment felt by the Republican ad-
ministration over the failure to
secure favorable action upon the
ship subsidy bill at the present
session and the likelihood that
any attempt to pass it before
March will result in defeat. Re-
publican leaders are claiming that
the present session is we'll up in
it's work and that none of the eX-
ecutive departments will suffer
through inaction on the part of
Congress.
The Senate has already report
ed seven of the twelve great sup
ply bills, including those for the
Treasury, State and Justice De-
partments, Commerce and Labor
Departments, Navy Departent,
Departent of Agriculture, Interior
Departent and the second defici-
eny bill.
Only four bills remain to be
passed BY the House, they being
the bill making appropriations
for the independent offices, the
District of Columbia Appropria-
ton Bill, the appropriation for
the legislative establishment and
the War Deartment bill.
A great deal of interest is be-
ing manifested in the report that
Secretaries Weeks and DENLY may
be called into the unfortunate con-
troversy in the Bureaus of the
United States War Veterans and
the Public Health. over which
Brigadier General Sawyer, the
Presidents physician, acts as CO.
lordinator Of disqualification.
The fight which centers around
the army and navy officers con-
neted with these bureaus may be
secondary to a movement which
will cause inquiry into some of
the practices propounded by Gen.
eral Sawyer and some of the
matters in which he has taken an
unnecessary interest.
! There does not seem to be the
Ipropr coordination and it is hoped
bv the veterans that the relation
ship OF General Sawyer TO mat
ters in which they have interest
lmsy he eliminsted without ur.
pleasant developments.
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