Evening star., 1925-12-09
1,045 Measures Already Be-
fore Senate-House Total
SWe|Ied Since Last Tally
Revealed 2,927.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
EVOKES VARIED VIEWS
Is Substantial Schedule, Curtis
says-Upper Branch Adjourns
to 0rganize-La Toilette Iss,2
Still to Be Settled-Dry Law
Proposals Increase.
Rl' the Associated Press


With President Coolidge's legisla-
tive recommendations spread on the
record and the first food of bills
and resolutions presented. the Sen
ate paused today to give its COM
mittees time to organize, while the
House went ahead with the tax bill
The non-partisan measure, carry
ing S325 100000 cut III the Nations
tax burden and indorsed in princi-
pic by the President in his annual
message yesterday, received the
praise OF leaders OF both parties on
the ways and means committee
which framed it in opening general
debate on tic bill yesterday.
BY agreement. general debate on
the mea sure will be concluded not
later than Saturday night. and lead
'crS are confident that. with d clear
right OF way. it will receive final ac-
ton IN the House before the end OF
next week. Representative Mills of
New York, Republican member Of
the ways and means committee had
prepared al address on the bill for
today.
Senate Gets I.0i5 Bills
\ number of measures proposing to
carry out TIE ma jor recommendations
of the President We're included in the
l.0+5 bills and resolutions introduced
in the Senate Yesterday as the first
crop. Meanwhile. the total of 2927
bills and resolutions thrown into the
House hopper on the first day has
more.
The reading of the Presidents mes
sage yesterday drew frequent ap-
pIause from the Republican side In
the House, with members generally
standing and applauding at the end,
but was received in the Senate with
out demonstration. Senator Curtis of
Kansas. the Republican Senate leader.
later said it was strong message
and lays out a good plan for Congress
TO follow Senator Robinson of Ar
kansas, the Democratic leader, in
dorSed its reference TO the World
Court. but expressed disappointment
over the President s views on aviation.
Representative Garrett of Tennessee.
the Democratic floor leader, assessed
the mssaS as a 'vry mdiocre pa
per" and saw in it TOO much political
opportuniSm.
La Toilette Case Tackled.
The work of completing orcaniza-
tion OF Senate committees, which went
ahead today while that body was in
adjournment until tomorrow. finds
the question whether Senator La
Toilette of Wisconsin should he class
flied as a Republican in committee
assignments still undetermined.
The Senate committee on commit
i
La Follette's case yesterday and after
a heated discussion of more than an
hour over a resolution recommend
ing his acceptance as Republican
decided to refer the issue to the Re
publican caucus.
While the House was discussing
the tax bill. a brief debate in the
Senate before adjournment Yesterday
over a resolution by Chairman Moses
of the Post Office committee to CON
tinue present postal rates until the
next session of Congress was enliven-
ed by few political sallieS from
Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri.
Action Is Deferred.
Action on the resolution was post
poned. although Senator Moses served
next April before his committee would
he able to report new rates.
The flow of proposals in the House
for liberalization or repeal of the
Nolstead act found company in 4
number of bills presented in the
Senate. The chief Senate measures
along that line were offered by the
Senators from New Jersey, Senator
Edwards. Democrat, coming out fiat
for repeal of the Volstead law, with
legalizat ton of per cent beer, while
Senator Edge, Republican. declared
for 2.75 per cent beer Dry leaders
in the House already have introduced
n number of measures to tighten pro-
hibition enforcement. while those in
the Senate have in mind similar pro-
posals for introduction there.