Evening star., 1926-12-13
TAX, FARM AND WET
! ISSUES DOMINANT
Congress Facing Other Fights
!. While These Remain
Unsettled.
H. the Associated Press

D. the Associated Press
The controversial specter@ of farm
relief. prohibition and taxation glared
at Congress today as it entered the
second week OF its final short session.
At the same time masses Of less spec
facular work were piling up on desks,
IN committees and in the background.
As matters of immediate concern.
the Senate faced the proposal TOR eN-
tension of the maternity act for one
YEAR. the Muscle Shoals question, the
Dossihilitv of q vote on sending the
poison gas treaty back to the foreign
relations committee, and receipt as q
court of impeachment OF the resolu-
ton adopted by the House for dlsmls-
sal OF proceedings against federal
Judge George w. English of ILLINOIS,
resigned.
In the House the $500, 100000 In
.erjor Department bill had the right
Of way. with another supply bill, pro-
x-iding for the Agriculture Depart
rnent. lodged in the ofting. Demo
cratic strategists were considering
,,lans 10 outwit the Republicans IN
fha tax revision fight. and the meas
IRE for adjustment of alien property
claims was listed for conSlaeralioh
"Wednesday.
La Guardia Starts Wet Move.
Another item the House had TO CON
slider was the determination OF Aep-
resentatiye La Guardia, Repunllcdh'
New York, to get his views on pro-
hibition before the chamber. lncol
porated in the form OF constltuCiollai
amendment. the New York hepie-
santatiye's ideas embraced local op'
would be permitted to become wet or
dry according to the will of their
electorates. with the Federal Govern
ment establishing regulations TOE
manufacture. transportation ana SAFE
of liquor. Border patrols woulo oe
provided for dry States at the eA-
pense of wet neighbors.
eve have Smarted under a law
which was forced upon the country
and upon many against thelr WISHES
and desires and have learned that
such a law is not entorclble'
La Guardia explained. therefore,
changing the law, We should not re-
neat the mistakes OF the past anu
must take into consideration tile
other fellows wishes. although ne
faiIed 10 take ours into considera-
ton"
Republican leaders said tax re-
vision was a closed incident. as lar
as this session Of Congress IS con-
cerned, after the House ways ana
means committee, Spurred by Rep-
,esentatiye Garner of Texas, rank
ing Democrat member, voted Satur-
day, along party lines, 10 sneive an
tax legislation for the present, lnclud-
ing not only the $335.000,00o tax re-
duction bill advanced by the minority
.~1.,, tod Fs
nlinistration.
Garner Renews Tax Fight.
No alteration in the Democratic
viewpoint has been indicated, however,
and Garner issued q statement last
night renewing the attack on the
Republican position that It IS not yet
possible to determine how much sur
plus the present revenue acW Will pro-
vide after the current hscal year.
Garner held that, mot only would the
entire country be benefited" by the
enactment of the Democratic proposal,
but there would still be nice sur
plus left in the Treasury" President
Coolidge and Secretary Mellon want
TO hand back TO the big boys and
regular campaign contributors taxes
that have already been passed on to
the consumer and then reduce taxes
III 1927 just before the election, ne
said, adding that 'it's a nice little
scheme, but they shouldn't get away
with it,
Revival of the farm relief contro-
versy promises to be New Year
rather than Christmas visitation for
Congress, but it's heralds are already
sounding the approach. The equaliza-
ton fee, as heretofore. is the dominat-
ing note Of discord, and Senator Nc
Nary, Republican, Oregon, is about
ready to introduce revised measure
enbodving that principle in the Sen
ate. Some member of the House. not
yet announced, probably will intro
duce like measure in that chamber.
The real row over the question isn't
scheduled to begin, however, until the
Senate and House agriculture commit
tees begin hearings OIL the bill after
Christmas recess.