Evening star., 1924-03-22
WORK IN CONGRESS
PUT UP TO SENATE
House Leaders Tell Coolidge
Necessary Legislation Rests
With Upper Chamber.

The ability of Congress to dispose
OF its most urgent work in time to
adjourn for the June conventions
rests largely with the Senate, in the
opinion of republican House leaders
who conferred last night with Presi-
dent Coolidge. The Executive plans
to hold similar conference shortly
with party chiefs in the Senate, and
the House leaders expressed conf
dence that Congress would be able
to complete their program. including
tax revision. before the conventions.
The President. who earlier had sent
a message to former Gov. Hanna of
North Dakota, manager OF his cam
pafgn in that state, in which lie
promised ''to advocate legislation.
use all the administrative forces of
the government and organize priv
ate enterprise to give sound economic
relief where it is needed. Impressed
upon his guests last night his de-
sire for enactment of some form OF
farm relief legislation.
LonEworth Promises Speed.
Representative Longworth, the re-
publican floor leader outlined the
program worked out in the last few
days with Il view 10 expediting pend
ing measures. and the legislative sit
uation was discussed generally. Work
will be speeded up, the President was
told. on the regular appropriation
bills, the Johnson immigration meas
ure and the child labor Amendment
proposal, with action also planned on
readju justment of postal salaries. Mr..
Longworth, predicting that the rev.
enue bill would be<disposed of before
June. declared that. in any event,
taxes payable this year would be au-
thorized.
Those who--dined with the Presi-
dent And then discussed legislation
witk him and Secretary Slemp were
Representative Longworth. Repre-
sentative Tilson of Connecticut, act
fng Speaker; Chairmen Madden OF the
appropriations committee and Smell of
the rules committee. and Representa-
tives Darrow of Pennsylvania. San
ders of Indiana, Magee of New York,
Sinnott of Oregon, Graham of Illinois
and Tincher of Kansas, members of
the republican steering committee.
Plan Farm Relief.
Although President Coolidge en-
phasized the desirability of Congress
providing some measure Of relief for
the farmers, he is understood to have
expressed no opinion as to the exact
form the legislation should take.
Various PROPOSALS pending before the
House agriculture committee were
discussed, and Mr.. Tincher, who is
a member of the committee, assured
the President that a relief measure
will be reported shortly.
The committee has been holding
hearings on both the McNary- -Haugen
and Norris Sinclair bills, as well as
the Norbeck- -Burtness bill. rejected
by the Senate, and in executive ses-
sion is now going over the McNary-
Haugen measure with a view to re-
porting it, probably with material
anne ndment.
No Rail or Coal Laws.
The House legislative program, Mr..
Coolidge was told. does not contem-
plate enactment at this session of
any drastic railroad or coal legisla-
tion.
AS TO salary -elief for postal en-
the House leaders that the Kelly
Edge bill. on which joint congress
sional hearings are now being held.
would entail too great q drain on the
Treasury.
The congressional delegation was
informed that Postmaster General
New was working out scale of
salaries, which probably would be
ready for submission to Congress
within ten days, which would nee
essitate a smaller increase in appro-