Evening star., 1924-12-02
FEW BILLS PLACED
BEFORE THE HOUSE
Members Yesterday Present.
ed Only Measures of
Major Importance.

knowing that This session will be
oeVoted principally to appropriation
bills and major administration mems.
ures and that with rather lengthy
calendar awaiting action there is
scant chance for the initiation of new
| legislation, members OF the House
| refralned from choking the hopper
with new bills yesterday. Having
| had six months In which to mentally
digest the hundreds Of proposals for
legislation that have been fed to them
1t was expected that there would be
a reritable flood of bills and resolu-
tions introduced on the opening day.
only 2b bills of general application,
| were introduced In the House, and
even more unusual-oniy zoo that
fall into the classification of "pri-
vate' measures. carrying provisions
OF interest only to limited localities.
were proposed. In addition, Joint
resolution WAS introduced by Repre.
! sentative Wright. Democrat, Georgia.
10 authorize appointment by the
PRESIDENT OF joint congressional
commission to study and report on
| offers for Muscle Shoals.
Income Tax Publicity Up.
Three OF the general" bills intro
duced proposed amendment of the
connecting publicity provisions of
the revenue act OF 1924. one Of which
requires that income tar returns be
opened TO public inspection, while
another prohibits publication OF such
returns In newspapers magazines or
other Journals. Several Of these bills
also call for amendment or the I'M
m q ration law
Inc Muscle Shoals commission pro-
posal In the Wright resolution would
consist Of two Senators and three
IRepresentatives, to be appointed by
the President. They would be re-
CURED TO report for the consideration
OF congress, within 80 days after
appointment, proposals as to the lease
OF the dam. power houses and nitrate
pants At Muscle Shoals and at Shelf
neld. Ala. All proposals submitted.
however, would have to guarantee
the fuli use of the plants for the
manufacture of explosives for the
United states in time Of emergency
Whiie production of not less than
10000 tons OF nitrates in the form of
fertilizer would be required I'm time
OF peace.
bill Applying to Aliens. "
Chairman Johnson Of the House i'm
migration committee introduced a
Dill under which aliens would be de-
ported TX convicted Of violations OF
the narcotic or liquor lave. if sen.
tenceo 10 one year or more imprison.
Inent, or II convicted more than once
Tor the violation OF the statutes of
the United States or any OF its terri
tories or possessions.
Aliens who have become nrb,,o
charges for causes developed altar
their entry into this country, or vino
entered by means of misleading in
formation, also would be deported un.
der the proposal, and no aliens would
De admitted who had formerly been
found guilty OF acts Of moral ,urn,.
tude. N'p'-
Representative Perlman, Repub.
lican, New York. introduced q bill
which would allow the entry, outside
quota restrictions. of all aliens whose
passports were regularly viseed prior
to July i, 1894. Another bill spon-
sored by Mr.. Perlman would facii;.
tate the entry into the United States
or near relatives Of naturalixed aliens
or OF aliens who had declared thar
Intention to become citizens. He also
proposed that preference in the issue
OF immigration vises be given TO
skilled agricultural workers.
Revenue Act Amendment.
A bill to amend the revenn. so. ..
as to make tax returns ayajls bic -.
inspection only upon order OF fhs
President and under Instructions Of
the secretary OF the Treasury w.s In
troduced by Representative Ch,na-
blom, Republican, Illinois. Corners.
tion tax returns, however, would r..
open to inspection to officers of M
various States and to holders of mora
than per cent Of their stock.
Representative Watson, Repub,,c,,
pennsylvania, introduced a mess',rn
identical with that Of Mr.. ChinahIar
| except that the tax returns s,.n
would be open to the House wsSs
and means committee and to tbs
finance committee OF the Senata or -,
special committee OF the House
A proposal by Representative fair.
child, Republican, New York. wo,,id
simply repeal the tax return pubItcItv
section In the revenue act.
A bill by Representative wooa,,r
Republican, Michigan, would direct
the President to request all dsnart-
nsnts and Government agencies IN
refrain from engaging directly or in.
directly In supervising tho fulfl,ment
Of financial arrangements between
citizens OF the United States and for
eign governments, and refrain aI.o
from giving any official recornition
to transactions which might involve
the United States in any form of
military Intervention.