The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-10

The budget estimates were sent to
the capitol by messenger and the pres
ident's accompanying message outlin.
| ing details Of the governments fiscal
program was read to the house by its
clerk just after the days session be-
gan at noon.
Several house subcommittee al
ready are at work on appropriation
bills to fulfill the budget needs enum-
Grated by the president. Two Of these
measures, making money available for
the interior and post Office depart
ments, are nearing completion and will
be brought before the house next week.
The non-partisan tax reduction
measure, carrying a $325,000,000 cut in
the nations tax burden and endorsed
"in principle" by the president in his
annual message yesterday, received
the praise Of leaders OF both parties
on the ways and means committee in
opening general debate on the bill
yesterday.
BY agreement, general debate on the
measure will be concluded not later
than Saturday night and leaders are
confident that with clear right-of-
way, it will receive final action in the
house before the end of next week.
Representative Mills, New, York, Re-
publican, member of the ways and
means committee, had prepared an ad.
dress on the bill for today.
A number of measures proposing to
carry out the major recommendation
of the president were included in the
1,O46 bills and resolutions introduced
in senate yesterday as the frst crop.
While the total Of 1927 bills and reso-
buttons thrown into the house hopper
on the first day has been swelled by
several hundred more.
The reading Of the presidents lnes~
sage yesterday drew frequent ap>
plause from the Republican side Of the
house, with members generally stand
ing and applauding at the end, but
was received in he serate without
demonstration. Senator Curtis of
Kansas, the Republican senate leader,
later said it was a Strong message
and lays out good plan for congress
to follow"
Robinson Voices disappointment.
Senator Robinson Of Arkansas, the
Democratic floor leader, endorsed it's
reference to- the world court but e%.
pressed disappointment over the
presidents views on aviation. Repre-
sentative Garrett of Tennessee, the
Democratic floor leader, asserted the
message as "a very mediocre paper"
and saw in it "too much political OPP
portunism."
The work of completing organizes
ton Of the senate committees, which
went ahead today While that body
was in adjournment until tomorrow,
finds the question whether Senator
LaFollette of Wisconsin should be
classified as Republican in commit
tee assignments still undetermined.
The senate COMMITTEES u, committees
came to deadlock on Senator La
Follette's case yesterday and after
heated discussion Of more than an
hour over a resolution recommending
his acceptance as a Republican, de-
cided to refer the issue to the Re-
publican caucus.
Green Lauds New Measure.
Representative Green, Republican,
of Iowa, chairman of the ways and
means committee in opening the de-
bate on the tax reduction bill, Landed
provisions Of the bill and told the
house he opposed any attempt to in
crease the total amount of reduction
provided.
He was applauded by members Of
both rides of the chamber as he con.
cluded his explanation of the biIIs
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