The Washington times., 1924-11-21
MUSCLE SHOALS.
ON CONGRESS
PROGRAM
Postal Pay Bill Also Likely to
Be Disposed DC. o. P.
Leaders Announce Plans
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON.
International News Service.
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International News Service.
A well defined legislative pro-
gram for the short session Of the
Sixty-eighth (''lame duck") Con-
gress, which opens week from
Monday, emerged today out of a
series of conferences held this
week by Republican leaders.
The House will start off and
occupy most of it's time with the
necessary appropriation bills. A
Tar more lengthy program awaits
the Senate. It's calendar is
crowded because of the haste of
its adjournment last June, leav-
Ing scores of bills and measures
with their fate undecided.
On the Senate List,
The Senate program, as worked
out by Republican leaders. en-
/. Disposition Of the Govern.
ment's huge water power project
at Muscle Shoals, Ala;
2. Action on President Coolidge's
veto OF the postal pay increase
8. Vote ON the Isle of Pine.
treaty, ceding the island to Cuba:
4. Passage of the second def
cheney appropriation bill, CARRYING
funds for operation of the bonus
law. the new Redistribution of
Federal employees, reclamation
projects and other purposes.
In addition, the Senate facas
resumption of the Teapot Dome
Mayfield and Internal Revenue in.
Vestigations and disposition of re-.
ports from each of the three com.
mittees. In the case of the oil
probe, the investigating COMMITTEES
VIII meet to consider recommends.
tons Tor changes in the nnhIio
!and laws and the placing of addi.
tionaI technical safeguards around
the country's natural resources.
Report on MayfieId Case.
Further testimony regarding tho
leasing of Teapot Dome win So,Ia.s.
II the United States Supreme Cso,I, m
I1onpelS Harry F. Sinclair, the
Lessee ana former Secretary of
the Interior, Albert B. FAN to renlv
~ questions propounded by the
COttee, which they refused to
last spring. 0ee1lAu
In the Mayfield case. the se,a+a
.GleCtionS committee will render =
t1hai report on the charges brought
70 unseat the Texas senator. The
senate ultimately must pass upon
the committees report.
various bills to correct defects
IN the administrative features Of
the tax law will be reported to
Congress by the Couzens committee
from time to time.
In this connection, q determined
effort undoubtly will be launched to
repeal the publicity clause of the
income tax law.
The congressional farm bloc mean.
while will demand the enactment OF
farm relief legislation but the pros.
poets for it are not considered
bright by administration leaders.
The latter oppose a reopening of
the farm legislative controversy
until after President Coolidge's new
1y appointed commission can render
a report on permanent relief.
Muscle Shoals.
The Muscle Shoals project will
come before the Senate first under
q unanimous consent agreement
adopted last May, which provided
for its consideration beginning at
2 p. m. on Wednesday, December 3.
1t will remain before the Senate
as its unfinished business until
disposed Of. Two plans, one for
Government operation and the
other for acceptance of Henry
Ford's offer, await disposition. Ad-
n1inistration leaders oppose both
proposals-1ue to the withdrawal of
Ford's bid-and favor the appro-
priation of funds to continue work
on the project without committing
the Government to any plan Of
permanent operation.
The Isle Of Pines treaty will be
considered beginning December 10
under another unanimous consent
agreement.
This treaty, drawn twenty years
ago during Roosevelt's administra-
ton, has lain in a pigeon-hole in
the Senate ever since.
1t has been opposed by Ameri-
can interests on the island because
It cedes the territory to Cuba.
Fight for Pay Bill
The fight for increased pay for
postal employees and for retirement
pay legislation has been revived.
The Congressional mail is burdened
now with pleas for immediate en-
actment OF pending bills covering
these subjects. The House and
Senate Postoffice Committees are
receiving daily many endorsements
Of the legislation.
President Coolidge vetoed a postal
salary increase bill at the close
Of the last session because 1t i'm
posed an additional salary burden
on the Treasury without providing
funds to meet the expense.
The retirement pay bill, although
perfected in committees, did not
pass the House and Senate. It
provided for retirement on pay at
the ages of fifty.eight ana sixty
three for different classes of postal
employees.
1t is claimed by those now advo-
eating immediate action by Con
gress on the pay bill that each OF
the two leading political parties
made pledges in the last campaign
TO pass this legislation.
Individual Congressman admit
personal promises to give the meas.
ure their active aid and support.
They are anxious to get an oppor-
tunity to redeem this pledge.
WOMAN URGES FLOCGINC