Evening star., 1926-12-06
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, any other man ever. served in Con-
greSS.
This being the special session for
action upon money bills carrying ap-
propriations to support all activity of
the Federal and District governments,
the annual budget will be submitted
to the House on Wednesday. This
budget has been unofiicially studied by
subcommittee Of the House appro-
priations committee. with the result
that the first of the big supply bills,
that for the Post ONCE and Treasury
Departments, is ready for submission
to the House on Wednesday.
Special order Of business for Thurs
day on the program Of House leader
ship is consideration Of the bill report
ed on by the judiciary committee in.
creasing the salaries Of Federal judges.
1t is expected that this measure will
be passed promptly without any seri-
Gus opposition. Following this the re-
mainder Of the week will be devoted
to consideration Of the Post ONCE
Treasury appropriation bill.
1900 Bills ON Calendars.
More than $4,000 bills are already
on the Senate and House calendars,
where they were left without action
when the last session ended in July,
and an untold number have been
conceived during the recess. Most Of
the bills. Of course, have only local
or sectional significance or are peren-
malls introduced ct the request Of vari-
Gus organizations. but many are press
ing for attention and some embody
vigorously controverted issues which
portend lengthy debates.
Appropriation bills to supply funds
for all agencies Of the executive
branch Of the Government must be
enacted. and advocates Of legislation
touching upon radio control, prohibi-
ton, taxation, alien property, Muscle
Shoals. branch banking. farm relief
and rivers and ilarbors are clamoring
for attention, together with several
international problems Among these
alien property, radio and the McF'ad-
den branch banking bills. the Lau-
same treaty with Turkey and the
treaty to outlaw use Of poisonous gas
in warfare have been accorded places
on tentative programs prepared for
the Senate and House.
Chairman Madden of the appropria-
tions committee plans to place the
Treasury Post Office supply bill before
the House and press for action before
the end of the week. making room for
q similar measure affecting either the
Interior Department or the Agricul-
t,lre Department.
Judges Bill Up Thursday.
Consideration Of the Treasury. Post
Office bill will be interrupted Thurs
day, however. under an agreement ef-
fected at the last session for taking
up the proposal for increasing the sal
aries Of the Federal judiciary. In the
Senate December IA has been fixed as
the date for beginning consideration
OF the rivers and harbors bill. which
was passed by the House at the last
session only after a bitter fight, and
was the subject Of acrimonious hear
ings before the Senate committee.
Executive nominations to I'LL many
Gus Federal services will make the
first week of the session lively for
those interested in patronage, while
Chairman Borah Of the Senate for.
eign relations committee intends to
start the battle over the gas treaty
without delay. He and Senator Swan.
son of Virginia, ranking Democrat Of
the committee, will lead the fight for
the treaty. while the opposition, which
is backed by the American Legion,
will be headed by Senators Reed of
Pennsylvania and Moses of New
Hampshire, Republicans.
gated to stay in Washington during
the fight and to do what it can to
bring about rejection Of the treaty.