Evening star., 1923-01-14
Supply Measures, Including
That of D. c., and Farm
Credits Most Certain.
NO BONUS, STRIKE, RAIL,
REINFORCEMENT SEEN
Compromise Reclassifcation Plan
Embodies Sterling-Lehlbach
Principles.

With the present Congress due Il
expire just seven weeks from las
night-the 4th of March this yeal
falls on Sunday-it is possible. this
| leaders say, to forecast with som,
certainty what legislation will b,
enacted-and what will not bs
enacted.
The big annual supply bills will bt
passed. The legislation to extend te
the farmers of the country additional
credit facilities also will go through
These measures, 1t Is said by LEADING
republicans and democrats. will com.
prise the principal legislation thai
will be enacted before adjournment.
About the administration shipping
bill there is a division Of opinion
But there are not lacking administra-
ton senators who say that there !:
really no chance of bringing thai
measure to a final vote.
That there will be no special aeS.
sion of the new Congress next sprii
is practically the unanimous cpinio
of both republicans and democrat
Many Subjects to BE Left.
Many important subjects will nei
be dealt with at the present session.
and if there is to be no special sea.
sion they will not be dealt with unit.
the next Congress meets In DecembeI
There will be no legislation reappo.
;ioning the representation OF the stateJ
in the House. There will be no legis.
Iation dealing with the transporta-
ton system of the country. There
will be no legislation designed to pre-.
vent coal strikes such as occurrei
| last year and which have brought
about a great deal of suffering this
winter and extremely high prices for
coal. There will be no soldier bonus
Legislation. All of these matters
must go over, it is said. The Prest-
dent in his addresses to Congress has
| urged the passage, not only of the
shipping bill, but of legislation deal
ing with industrial situations. with
the railroads and with farm credits.
1t appears that only the last OF his
| recommendations Is to be carried out.
Farm Bill Coming Up.
The Senate. it is expected, will take
up for consideration tomorrow the
farm credits legislation. Two bills
have been reported favorably from
the banking and currency committee.
One is the Capper bill, designed par
ticularly to help the live stock pro-
ducers, and the other the Lenroot bill.
1t is expected that the Capper bill
will be considered first.
These two bills. in the opinion of
some of the senators. fell far short of
giving the assistance to the farmers
which they are entitled to. Senator
Norbeck, republican, OF South Dakota,
who has given much attention to the
matter of farm credit legislation. is
sued a minority report last night
criticizing the Lenroot bill as propos-
ing IAN awkward and unscientific
system" OF extending aid to the
farmers.
Deplores Lack of Action.
Senator Norbeck. who offered a
rural credits bill which was not acted
upon by the banking committee, de-
clared the Lenroot-Anderson bill, by
allocating among the twelve federal
farm land bank districts fund of
/ $50. 100000 as a guarantee for farm
loans, took no regard of "the well
known fact that shortage of credit Is
more acute in certain districts than
in others" He added that farm loan
land banks had no facilities, and the
bill would call for new and expensive
organizations.
Senator Simmons of North Carolina,
democrat, also holds that the bills re-
ported to the Senate do not give ade-
quate relief to the farmers.
The proponents of the administra-
tion shipping bill in the Senate have
agreed to give the farm credits leg
islation the right of way. 1t appears,
therefore, that consideration of the
shipping bill will be delayed for some
time. 1t has been variously esti-
mated that the Senate will take from
ten days to three or four weeks to
complete it's work on the farm
credits bill.
Four supply Bills to Pass.
The Senate still has four of the
big apprOpTldllOn DliiS TO pass. lneS
are the independent offices bill, the
War Department bill, the District of
Columbia bill and the Legislative
bill. There may also be another de-
fciency bill. The House has still to
pass the War Department bill and
the legislative bill, and a deficiency
bill IL one is necessary.
The hope of the proponents OF the
shipping bill is that the farm credits
bill and the appropriation bills will
be passed by the Senate within
few weeks, and that then 1t will be
possible to drive. ahead to force
vote on the shipping bill. holding
night sessions, and even continuous
session If necessary.
Notwithstanding the fact that there
is a legislative jam in the Senate in
sight, there should. be opportunity to
have finally enacted some important
legislation for the District of Colum-
bia. Much of this has already passed
the Senate and is waiting its turn
in the House. For example. the teach
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