Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-14
HOUSE BATTLE
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modified If it is to command a ma
jority in the house. while others
among them meplbers of the commit
tee, have announced that they are
opposed to any compromise.
With a member of their party
elected as chairman of the senate in
terstate commerce committee over
Senator Cummins. Republican. Iowa,
Democratic leaders said today that
they would not press at this time for
the election of a president pro tenn,
the office now held by Cummins.
With this prospective fight out of the
way. the senate will be able to pro-
coed with its business in the regular
course. AS yet is has received no
important legislation from any of it's
committees.
Muscle Shoals and Russian recog-
milton will be the most important
subjects to come before committees
OF congress during the week. On
Tuesday the house military commit
tee will begin consideration of the
Ford and other offers for the gov
eminent nitrate project on the Ten
nesee river. The senate foreign re-
lationS sub committee to which has
been referred the Borah resolution
proposing declaration in favor of
recognition of the Soviet government
Will probably be called together to-
morrow by chairman Borah. with q
view to beginning public hearings
Tuesday.
House and Senate committees will
continue their consideration of farm
relief measures. The House agricul-
ture committee will hold further hear
ings on the Burtness bill proposing
government loans to enable wheat
growers Of the northwest to enter the
dairying ami livestock business. The
Senate agriculture committee will 20
forward with its hearings on n SINH
lar measure by Senator Norbeck, Re.
publican. South Dakota, and the Nor
ris-Sinclair bill which would provide
Tor a government corporation to buy
and sell farm products.
both or these measures have receiy-
ed the informal Endorsement of the
Senate farm bloc which will press also
Tor amendment of the TRANSPORTATION
act with view to reduced trlnspor-
tation costs of farm products. 1t will
urge particularly repeal of the rate
making section. but carly appeal may
be made to 'he interstate commerce
commission as means of cffe sting the
end sought more readily than would be
possible by action &c Congress.
Bills for the amendment of the
transportation act will be taken up
by the Senate interstate commerce
committee within few days, but II
may be some weeks before any pro-
gram OF railroad legislation is ready
for the Senate. Chairman Smith will
call the committee together not later
than Tuesday but It's first work will
be consideration OF nomination Of
members of the Interstate commerce
commission and the railroad labor
board. which have been hanging fire
since early in the session. due to the
deadlock over the committee chairman
ship.
Committee consideration of railroad
legislation in the House will await the
preparation by Chairman Winslow Of
the commerce committee Of series of
bills Incorporating the views of the ad-
ministration on the question. He hopes
10 have the measures ready for intro
duciion within a few days.
Facing row over its rules, the
House has laid aside the interior de-
partment appropriation bill on which
general debate was concluded yestnr-
day. After this measure is disposed
OF other annual supply bills will be
ready for House action.