Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
CONGRESS FACES
HEAVY PROGRAM
AFTER HOLIDAYS
Senate to Take Up Seating
of Nye and World Court
Issue.
HOUSE TO START WORK
ON POST OFFICE BILL
Leaders in Both Bodies Preparing
Measures to Aid in Solv-
ing Farm Problems.
BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN.

1uS d III 4IUUlcIhS.
BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN.
With the World Court as unfinished
business in open executive session in
the Senate and the Post Office ap-
preparation bill as the unfinished bust
ness in the House, both houses of
Congress will resume sessions at noon
tomorrow, following the 12-day Christ
mas holiday
In the Senate the World Court de-
bate will be laid aside temporarily to
enable the Senate to consider and act
upon the credentials of Gerald P Nye
appointed Senator from North Dakota
TO fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Senator Ladd.
The Senate committee on privileges
and elections has reported against
seating Mr.. Nye on the ground that
the State Legislature has not given
the governor of North Dakota au-
thority to fill vacancies in the Senate
temporarily since the adoption of the
constitutional amendment providing
for the direct election of Senators. A
minority report has been filed also.
Senator Golf of West Virginia, who
made the report for the committee. is
expected to bring the matter before
the Senate tomorrow as soon as the
morning business has been finished.
The probabilities are that the com
mittee Will be sustained and Mr.. NYe
will not he seated. although some OF
his friends declare that there has been
growing support for the seating OF
Mr. Nye since the committee reported.
World Court Faces Delay.
The Nye case will require all to
morrow and possibly the next day. il
was said last night. In such cir
cumstances the World Court debate
will not begin until Tuesday or We'd
nesday or even later. Senator snip
stead of Minnesota, Farmer-Laborite.
will take the floor in opposition to
American adherence TO the court as
it now exists as soon as the debate is
resumed.
Success of the administration in
its efforts TO bring about ratification
of the World Court PROTOCOL with the
Harding Hughes Coolidge reservations
is predicted confidently by the sup
porters of the court.
The opponents of the court. how
ever, are planning flank attack.
vestigation by the foreign relations
committee or a subcommittee thereof
that sentiment for the World Court
in this country has been built up
through the expenditure of money by
sn-called international bankers ana
even by foreign nations. Such an
investigation is called for In a resolu-
ton introduced December 10 by Sena-
for Reed of Missouri. Democratic
member of the foreign relations com
mittee and an opponent OF the court
proposal.
SAYS ANTI Sentiment Grows.
Senator Borah, chairman of the Tor
eign relations committee, sald last
night that he intended TO call the
committee together Wednesday anu
that he supposed it would take up the
Reed resolution. Senator bofan a ls"
EXPRESSED the opinion that sentiment
in the country against adherence 10
+bo nresent World Court was On the
increase. ,,;de
The Reed resolution proposes "lue
investigation, elatinS to the settiS
ment of the war debts negotiated Mn
Italv Belgium and other nations
rba language of the resolution Whlcn
would authorize an lnvestlsatlo!l VI
nrona ganda for the World Court Is d.
follows: ,+ ,,,oneys
And also to ascertain what none sd
have been pledged or eEPeIiete +be
what organizations exist 10 alleeI ~
actjon of the Government OF inc
ITnited States in its relations OF coli-
ta,,nlated relations with foreign gov
ernments."
Tn connection with the foreign
dabts if the inquiry proposed by sen
ator Reed be authorized, 1t is prooaole
that representatives of J. +. Morgan
E. Co. will be called to appear before
the committee to answer questions IL
sanding the loan which it was report
ed to have fioated recently iot 1'o'S'
amounting to $100.0O0,0oo.
Tax Bill to Be Considered.
While the Senate itself is WORKING
IN the case of Senator Nye ana on the
World Court, the Senate flnance CON-
mittee will tackle the tax reductloh
bill. which it hopes to report 10 the
Senate by January 20 or soon Ihere
after. Secretary Mellon OF the treas
urv Department is TO appear pelore
the committee at its meeting tomor-
row morning. The committee plans
no open hearings, but will make use
of the voluminous hearings OF the
House WAYS and means committee.
II has been freely predicted that the
tax reduction bill will meet its main
battle in the Senate. Republican lead
ers however continue to express con-
fdence that the bill will pass that
BODY in much the same form as II
passed the House. There VIII be Ell
forts on the part of some of the Dem
ocrats and the Progressive bloc to
increase the maximum SurtaX from
20 per cent to 25 or 80 per cent.
There will be efforts on the part of
MANY of the Democrats to extend the
neriod of settlement of the public
debt due to the war to 80 or 45 years
instead of following out the program
of the administration for retiring the
debt in about Is years. In this, how
ever, the Democrats will not have the
support of many of the Progressives.
who believe with the regular Repub-
licans in retiring the debt at the
earliest opportunity. There Will be
attacks also on the estate tax clause
of the House bill and upon the section
repealing the income tax publicity
clause of the existing law.
Farm Issues in Front.
The farm crop surplus problem
looms up as one of the most difficult
and important matters for which
legislative remedy will be sought.
The House committee on agriculture
is expected to begin work on 1t Jan
uary H. Indeed. next week promises
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