New Britain herald., 1926-11-30
CLOSING SESSION
 ID BE BUSY ONE
Republicans, Democrats, Iwur- gents All Active

Washington. NOV. 3o f'-lhe confused chorus of preseason talk at the capitol is rising In volume as tho last assembly of the sixty-ninth congress approaches. with various notes which have been dormant thrusting out of more atention.
 Not only are the farm relief ad- vocates crying their wares and re- publican leaders discussing, in mod era tones of reconciliation, the status of insurgent members of their party, but the democrats have projected a motif of their own which dwells on tax and tariff reduction. the plight of agriculture and corrup- ton in primaries.
 Behind all Of this more or less informal medley can be heard the muted efforts of number of con- mittees which are lustily striking their anvils to fashion a supply of bills that will give the house plenty to debate about from the moment 1t meets.
 Although the committes anvils are placed behind closed doors, 1t s possible now and then, to detect the purport of their part in the general chorus. For instance, in the barred room of the house appropriations committee considerable discussion has taken place in the last few days over the advisability of re- duction in the navy's enlisted per sonnel.
 A number of members of the sub committee drafting the annual navy department supply bill have been at odds with the budget bureau over what should constitute the enlisted strength of the sea forces for the fiscal year beginning next July l.
 The budget is represented as fayoring a pairing down by several hundred of the present enlisted strength of S5,500 men. This has not met with unanimous approval among the committee members.
 If the committee should sanction any reduction. some feel, it should meet the strong opposition when the bill come up for consideration on the house floor, and many favor & more nearly unanimous solution of the problem in committee if possible.
 Although the outcome of the dis pute will not become known until the navy bill is reported to the house, probably about the second week of the session. there are indi- cations that the enlisted strength will remain unchanged.
 The democratic program has been announced by t,.e partys floor leader in the senate, Robinson of Arkan- sas. It contemplates liberal policy for relief in agriculture, permanent reduction of taxes and tariff rates rather than enactment of the admin istration's tax credit proposal, and decisive action for the protection of the senate against the impeachment of its honor and the impairment Of it's influence" through corruption in primaries.
 INGSOLldIlOllS lOohlA6 " iSolOASSsioht to insurgent republicans of commit tee positions and other party privil- eges taken away from them because of their support of the LaFollette presidential ticket in 1924 are pro- ceeding more rapidly in the senate than in the house. In the senate, only one of the excluded insurgents, Frazier, of North Dakota, remains on the rolls. and, in view of his ap- parent willingness to accept com- mittee assignments as republican. the incident, as far as he is con- cerned probably can be closed soon after congress meets. In the house, | however, more than a dozen insur- gents were barred from the repub- lican caucus and therefore. the sit uation is considerably more complex than in the senate, so 1t Is possible that the re-adjustm may have to await the convening of the roth con- yreSS