Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-05
Law MAKERS
GATHER FOR
SHORT Term
Although Gavel VIII
Bang Monday, Rep
resentatives Already .
Busily Engaged

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Dec 4.-lH1
To all intents and purpOs es, congress
had assembled tonight for three
months session. although the formal
ity OF banging the gavel ending a five
months recess will not take place un-
til Monday at noon.
The senators and representatives,
are nearly all here; they have been
doing the shinps that are most neces-
sary 10 get through the Legislative
clouds for several days in private
and unofficial conference outside the
legislative chambers, in restaurants,
in offices, and elsewhere.
Tomorrow will bring IN some tardy'
members and some will come IN even
On Monday morning, but 20 far as
the activities of the capital are con-
cerned. the session is officially on
Thrusting aside vexatious prob
lens, such as taxation, insurgents, ra-
dio control and others, the republican
leadership looked far enough ahead
today 70 map out a program for a
week ahead for the house al least.
Business Keynote
Business will be the keynote, after
an early adjournment on Monday and
Tuesday out w respect for members
who have died during the recess.
President Coolidges messages are
expected TO be read on Tuesday, and
most Of the remainder Of the week
will he given 10 a consideration Of
the treasury post office appropriation
bill.
The senate, where rules Of pro-
cedure are not 50 applicable to re-
striction of activity. viii appoint its
usual committee Monday to accom-
pany similar delegation from the
house 10 notify the president that
congress has assembled; will hear
the presid ent's message early in the
week. administer the oath of office to
one or two senators and then tie open
70 whatever business is decided upon.
One Of the first things expected il
the bringing up Of the Geneva treaty
prohibiting the use Of poison gas.
which Is favored by Chairman Borah
of the foreign relations COMMITTEES
and the state department and which
IN being vigorously opposed by the
American Legion and others. Pro-
hibitiOn enforcement, medication
bills. coal strike bills and bills affect
ing every interest Of American life
will rour into both houses in the
meantime.
Simmons Urges Reduction
With the nations Legislators as
semblcd. Senator Simmons. Of North
Carolina, who ~ ranking democratic
member Of the senate finance COM
mittee, tonight seized the opportuni-
II 70 issue 2 statement urging repub-
lican8 20 Join with the democrats IN
making "the reasonable reduction In
internal revenue taxes which the
constantly mounting and now gigantic
surplus IN the treasury fully war
rants" The statement which the
senator said was endorsed by Repre-
sentative Garner. ranking democrat
OF the house ways and means COM
mittee. the tax originating body Of
congress. w expected 10 fall on unen-
thusiastic cars, inasmuch as republi-
can leaders Of all shades have shown
no inclination IN consider new tax
revision legislation, some of them
even looking c0ldly on administration
suggestion for v credit on income tax
payments A democratic tax bill to
reduce taX payments by S350,OOO.O0O
will be offered IN the house on Thurs
day. Whether IL will he met with a
republican tax credit measure is not
certain, because republicans are not
mt al certain as 10 their course.