Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1924-12-04

CONGRESS- IS
IN SESSION ON.
SHORT Term.
Few Bills Face Congress

washington, d. CA surprisingly
email number of bills, in view of the
s,r months lay off of congress, were
introduced in the house at the open
inc of the final short session Monday
and not even one was introduced in
the senate. 49,
THE situation was accounted for in
mart. however, by the fact that bills
introduced at the last session and not
disposed of remain on the calendars OF
both chambers
Only % bills of general application
were introduced in the house, and
even more unusual-only 200 that fall
into the classification of ''private"
measures carrying provisions of in
terest only to limited localities were
proposed.
In addition, a joint resolution was
introduced by Representative Wright,
democrat, Georgia, to authorize APP
pointment by the president of a joint
congressional commission to study and
report on offers of Muscle Shoals.
Three of the general bills intro
duced today proposed amendment of
the conflicting publicity provisions of
the revenue act of 1924, one of which
requires that income tax returns be
opened to public inspection while an
other prohibits publication of such
returns in newspapers, magazines and
other journals. Several of these bills
also call for amendment of the i'm
migration law.
The Muscle Shoals commission pro
posed in the Wright resolution would
consist of two senators and three rep
resentatiyes to be appointed by the
president. They would be required to
report for the consideration of con-
gress with 80 days after appointment,
proposals as to the lease of the dam,
power houses nd nitrate plants at
Muscle Shoals and at Sheffield, Ala.
All proposals submitted, however,
would have to guarantee the full use
of the plant for the manufacture of
explosives for the Emitted States in
time of emergency, while production
of not less than 10000 tons of nitrates
in the form of fertilizer would be re
CURED in time of peace.
Chairman Johnson of the house inn
migration committee introduced a bill
under which aliens would be deported
of convicted of violations of the mar
cotic or liquor laws, if sentenced to
one year or more imprisonment, or II
convicted more than once for the VIC
lation of the statutes of the United
States or any of It's territories or pos
sessions.
Aliens who have become public
charges for causes duplicated aftel
their entry into this country, or WHIT
ntered by means of misleading in
formation, also would be deported un
der the proposal and no aliens would
be admitted who had formerly beef
found guilty of acts of moral tur
pitude.
Representative Perlman., republican
New York, introduced bill whicl
would allow the entry, outside quot
restrictions, of all aliens whose pass
ports were regularly vised prior Z
July /, 1924.
Another bill sponsored by Mr.. Per-
man would facilitate the entry int
the United States of near relatives o
naturalized aliens or aliens who ha
declared their intention to becom
anzens. He also proposed that pre-
Terence in the issue of immigratio
Nses be given to skilled agriculture
Workers.
| 'Ah " dlHtltu the revenue ~
as to make tax returns available fo
inspection only upon order OF tn
president and under instructions
Tue secretary of the treasury was II
fcauced by Representative Chine
uom, republican, Illinois. Corpor'
uon tax returns, however would
open to inspection to officers of ii
various states and to holders of MOI
'aan one percent of their stock.
proposal by Representative Fai
u'ld' republican, New York, won
supply repeal the tax return publici
section in the revenue act.