The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-04
NYESEAT And
WORLDC0URT
FACE SENATE
Congress Has a Longer Pro-
gram Now Than Before
Christmas Recess
NEW ISSUES ARE ADDED
Surplus Farm Crop Problem,
Geneva Conference, An.
thracite Situation
NYE CASE Up TUESDAY

~ ZANE VIZ TUESDAY
Washington, D. C., Jan. 4.-(P)
-No"sau. a..VM " GMe case "a
Gerald p. Nye, whose seat ~
senator from North Dakota ~
contested. went over today until
Tuesday because of the absence
Of Senator stephens, Democrat,
Mississippi.
Mr.. Stephens il enc Of the
signers of the minority report Of
the senate elections committee
which Is investigating the case.
Washington, Jan. s.-LR-Con-
gress returned to work today facing
longer calendar then it left when
it began the Christmas recess nearly
two weeks ago.
To the pre-holiday list OF, pending
issues. including the world court,
tax reduction bill, debt settlements
and appropriation measures, have
been added the surplus farm crop
problem, the Geneva disarmament
preliminary conference and new
angles Of the anthracite situation.
The question of American adhcr-
ence to the world court remained
before the senate, with the probabil-
ity that it might be displaced for a
time by the case of Senator Gerald
p. Nye, whose legal right to a seat
by appointment by the North Dakota
governor is involved.
The house was prepared to vote
on the treasury and postoffice APP
preparation bill, clearing the way for
consideration tomorrow Of q resolu-
tion empowering a joint congression-
al commission to receive bids for
disposal Of the Muscle Shoal prop.
erty. "a
Will Ask Expense Money
Before long the administration 10
expected to ask congress for an ap-
preparation to defray expenses of
American representation ON the pre-
liminary commission which is to
meet in Geneva in preparation for q
disarmament conference. President
Coolidge has about decided on the
step and he anticipates little opposi-
tion at the capitol.
Important committees Of both
houses also have busy programs.
While the foreign debt agreements
awaited the house ways and means
committee today, the senate finance
committee had before it the tax bill,
passed on to it by the house just be-
fore the recess. Secretary Mellon,
who in conferences with senate Lead
ers has approved the tax bill in sub
stantially it's present form, was
ready to testify before both commit
tees.
The house interstate CONNIE rec
committee, directed by resolution to
inquire into alleged manipulation of
rubber prices by the British colon
ial governments, planned to begin
the investigation during the week
The same committee in the senate is
to open hearings on the first piece
of railroad legislation of the ses-
sion-the Gooding bill, to prohibit
railroads from charging more for
short hauls than for long hauls.
TO Request Immediste Hearings
Immediate hearings before the
house agricultural committee on the
proposal Of aiding farmers in dis
posing of surplus crops are to be
sought by members of the Iowa dele
cation who have bills ready for
presentation. The same question is
being considered by Secretary Jar.
dine, who has arranged for confer.
ences with interested persons during
the month.
The situation resulting from ces-
sation Of work in the anthracite
mines also is to come more forcibly
before the house, one impending
measure proposing government oper-
alton of the mines when a strike
lasts longer than 30 days.