The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-25

congress. Within day or two there
have been conferences between the
chief executive and leaders of the two
houses, and after the conferences the
smile of confidence is said to have
been noted on the presidential visage.
The old timers here are not In the
mood of optimism with the President.
They say there will be an early adj
journment of course if the work can
be done, but they seem to think that
in this case the "if'' is not going to
have it and that the work will not be
done. Certain 1t is that If congress
does not adjourn prior to the first ma
tional convention there will not be
many congressman in town to carry
on the work.
AS the country ought to know
through constant repetition of the
statement, early adjournment or late
adjournment depends upon the senate.
1t seems entirely probable that the
senate will dispose of the bonus bill
before the revenue act is debated.
The revenue act will occupy the time
of the senate for weeks. In the form
in which it has come from the senate
finance committee it does not suit the
Democrats nor the so-called radical
Republicans. 1t contains also many
features which were not to be seen
in it as it passed the house of repre-
sentatives.
Long immigration Debate Likely.
The situation concerning immigra-
ton legislation has been set forth In
many letters and dispatches going
out of Washington. The senate will
talk immigration probably longer than
it will talk bonus. If the senators who
stand in opposition to marked
strengthening of the present restric-
tive laws shall desire to talk to pa
tience's limit on the matter, the
chances are there will be no new bill
enacted into law. Congress in this
case will be compelled to extend the
existing law for another year. This
will mean that the same number of
immigrants will be admitted between
July 1, 1924, and July l, 1925, that
have been admitted during the fiscal
year now passing.
Representatives of California are
sion of the Japanese. Seemingly they
are afraid that the present. gentle
mans agreement" between this coun-
try and Japan will pot prove to be
lasting and that unless an actual inhi-
bitiOn act is put into the new immigra-
ton measure there will be Japanese
influx into the country.
Farm Relief a Problem.
The administration, and congress
with it, is worried over the question
of farm relief. 1t is understood that
President Coolidge is opposed to the
McNary- Haugen bill because, as he
seems to think, it is price-fxing
measure. There is some chance how
ever, that amendments which may be
adopted can bring this bill into form
to be acceptable to the administration.
President Coolidge still seems to be
relying for farm relief on the Agricul-
tural Credits corporation, which, with
capital of S10,00O,000 subscribed by
nongovernmental interests, may, in
connection with the War Finance cor
poration, be able, it is thought, to
relieve the situation in the wheat
growing regions.
Within a week it is probable that all
the appropriation bills will have been
reported out of the committees. This
is only a first step, however, and spe-
cially so as far as the senate is con-
cerned The house makes short work
of appropriation bills. If certain
senators do not like certain provisions
in the bills there is bound to be an
almost endless flow of talk 1t Is
thought that in the senate the army
and navy bills will be provocative of
so much discussion that night sessions
will be inevitable.
There are in the senate some men
who seemingly think that we ought
TO be able to get along without an
army and a navy. These senators
represent that thought in some of the
communities which insisted there
should be no preparation for war when
it virtually was certain that this coun-
try would be compelled to enter into
the recent conflict.