Evening star., 1926-11-28
HEAVY LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
FACES CONGRESS THIS WINTER
Rivers and Harbors Bill TO Get Preference December
IA and Lausanne Treaty Will Come Up
After Holidays.

actually enacted. Senator McNary of
Oregon. who is slated to succeed Sen
ator Norris as chairman of the com
mittee on agriculture, plans to revive
in simplitied form his bill, which was
defeated at the last session, embody-
ing the principle of an equalization
fee for certain farm products.
The question Of what should be
done with the anticipated Treasury
surplus for the current fiscal year also
Is expected to furnish q source of
senatorial debate during the session.
The administration has put forth
proposal that the taxpayers he given
the benefit of the surplus by a rebate
or credit on coming tax payments
without disturbing the schedules Of
the present income tax law. Demo
Gratis, in commenting on this, have
already indicated they would contend
for a revision of the tax schedules.
Radio Bill i'm Conference.
Both the House and Senate passed
bills at the last session to set up
machinery for the regulation and con-
troll of radio, but the two measures
contained essential differences and
We're left in conference when Congress
adjourned. The conferees will resume
deliberations next month and it is
have this important legislation
enacted at the short session.
The House bill provided for the ad-
ministration of radio control by the
Secretary of Commerce, with a COM
mission to which the Secretary might
refer questions for decision or to
which an aggrieved party might ap-
peal. The Senate amended the mea-
sure by eliminating reference to the
INApN ,.,fr1
ing the powers of the commission pro-
Senate bill calls for a commission of
five appointed by the President, with
the consent of the Senate, and to re-
ceive $4,000 a year each.
Another important measure which
was left in conference upon adjourn
nlent in July and which may be put
through the final stages of enactment
at this session is the McFadden
branch banking bill. making certain
changes in the banking laws.
Muscle Shoals Action Uncertain.
The question of what to do with the
Muscle Shoals development in Ala
bama remains an unfinished problem
in the Senate, but to what extent it
will figure in the business of the short
session Is somewhat uncertain at this
time.
The Senate has on its calendar sew
eral bills relating to prohibition en-
forcement, namely: One to place
agents under civil service, another to
strengthen certain provisions of the
dry law and third to create q bu-
reau of prohibition in the Treasury
Department.
One leader on the Republican side,
who is favorable to prohibition, said
a few days ago that in view of the
controversial nature of the subject he
doubted whether the pending legisla-
ton could be put through at a short
session.
The various modification proposals
or the vets also are Oh the Senate
calendar. but they have attached to
them the adverse report of the judi
ciary committee and are hardly. to be
considered as haXing any chance of
consideration dUfing the coming ses-
sion.
The rivers and harbors bill, directed
by Senator Jones of Washington,
chairman of the commerce commit
tee, may be brought to a vote in the
Senate before Christmas in view Of
the limitation on debate already
agreed to. The limit on the amount
of time Senator may consume on
this measure begins December 20.
Some Projects Reduced.
AS it passed the House the rivers
and harbors bill carried an aggregate
Of $83 1858, 900. The Senate committee
reduced some projects and inserted
certain new Items, the net result Of