The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-27
FUND BILLS
COMING Up
T RST
Republicans Will Attempt to
Obtain Other Legislation
After These Pass

A program for the opening of
Congress on Monday was COM
pleted today by the House under
the direction of Congressman
Longworth of Ohio, the Repub-
lican leader. Speaker Gillett, who
will go to the Senate after March
3, will call the House to order
ut noon, and there will be the
opening prayer by the Reverend
J. S. Montgomery, chaplain Of
the House.
President Coolidge will trans
init and the House viii receive
the report of the Director of the
Budget, containing estimates of
appropriations necessary for the
maintenance of government during
the fiscal year beginning July /
next, and such comments on these
estimates as the President may
make.
Report to Be Read.
The report and the accompanying
letter of the President win be
read to the House, and the esti-
mates of necessary appropriations
win be referred to the House APP
preparations Committee for use In
making up appropriation bills for
the various governmental depart
ments, bureaus and agencies.
Longworth will adjourn the House
after this has been done until Tues
day, in respect to Senators Lodge,
Brandagee and Colt and Congress-
man Green, Massachusetts,, who
have died since Congress adjourned
last June
President Coolidge in expected to
send his annual message to the
House Tuesday, and its immediate
reading will be asked by Long
worth.
Such recommendations for legis-
lation as it may contain will be re-
ferred by Speaker Gillett to appro-
pirate legislative committees.
Immediately thereafter the House
will be started by Longworth at con-
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for the next fiscal year, the Inter-
for Department bill being made
ready now for report from commit
tee to the House not later than
Tuesday.
Funds Bills Privileged.
With the eleven appropriation
bills privileged over other matters
TO come before the House at the
present session Leader Longworth
will keep the way open for their
pass;Ge by the House that respon-
sibili& for the failure Of any Of
them, and the resulting necessity for
an extra sessian of the new Con-
gress after March shall not be
laid upon the House leadership.
Coming from committees at the
last session of the House and now
on House calendars for consideration
during intermissions in work on mp
preparation bills are these import
ant measures:
Howell Barley railroad DILL which
@bolishes the Railroad Labor Board
and sets up a new plan for adj
1ustment of railroad labor disputes.
Civil Service On List.
The Lehlbach Civil Service retire
ment OH pTOVlulnB a GenStaI pan
Of age retirement for Federal gov
eminent employees.
The McFadden national pank hill
which changes existing national
banking laws to permit active com.
petition by national banks with
State banking institutions especi-
ally in the matter of branch bank.
ing.
A bill proposing changes IN the
Packers Law to give cooperative
livestock organizations greater bene-
fits from the law.
The Migratory Bird bill which
seeks to throw greater legal pro-
lection about wild birds and to pro.
vide them with nesting and feed
ing reserves.
An omnibus rivers end harbors
appropriation bill, carrying about
$27,000,000 for new waterways i'm
provements.
Resolutions proposing Constitu-
tional Amendments changing dates
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