New Britain herald., 1927-02-02
Committee R ejects Medicinal Liquor Plan House Turns Down Amendment to Naval Appropriation Bill.
Veterans Bureau Loans at 6 Per Cent Agreed Upon No Action on Mexican Propaganda Probe-En- voy to Ireland Likely.
SMITH CASE AGAIN .
 BEING DISCUSSED

Washington, Feb. ? LF-The sen- ate agreed today to go on record not later than Friday on the democratic proposal for tax reduction at this session of congress.
 Filibuster Threatened
 Facing threatened democratic filibuster, republican leaders accept ed unanimous consent agreement for action by D. m. Friday on the resolution of Senator Harrison, .dem- ocrat, Mississippi, which would e1- press it as the sense of the senate that a reduction in the permanent tax schedules should be made before the March adjournment. The reso- lution would not in itself, however. accomplish any tax revision.
 Senator Harrison again, served notice today that he would tie up the legislative machinery of the senate each day until he got an agreement for vote on his resolution. Senator Curtis, the republican leader. shut of opposition by agreeing to a vote Friday.
 Medicinal Liquor Bill
 The treasury's proposal for re- plenishing the stock Of medicinal liquor was rejected today by the house ways and means committee by vote of 16 to s.
 A subcommittee was appointed to inquire further into the subject. and to draft new measure, eliminating objections which members found in the treasury bill.
 The rejected proposal, sponsored by General Andrews, would have created a government corporation to manufacture and control medicinal liquor with a provision that its stock could pass to private individuals. The committee felt that this provision might injure prohibition enforce ment. ....
 Veterans Bureau Loans
 Loans by the Veterans Bureau at 6 per cent interest on bonus certifi- cates has been agreed upon by the house ways and means committee.
 Chairman Green was instructed to introduce a new bill today for this purpose with the understanding that it would be approved by the commit tee at once.
 Nearly dozen bills had been ot- fered for making bonus loans, but the committee failed to decide in favor Of any of them.
 No Propaganda Probe
 By vote of eight to five, tho senate foreign relations committee today indefinitely postponed action on the Norriss resolution proposing an investigation of published reports that the state department sought to disseminate propaganda about Bol- shevik activities in Mexico
 Senator Norris. Republican, Ne. braska, author of the resolution, ap- peared before the committee to urge action. Chairman Borah declined to disclose how senators lined up on the roll call.
 The Nicaraguan situation was discussed briefly today by the sen- ate foreign relations committee, on the basis of the Wheeler resolu- ton urging the president to with draw American marines and war; ships from the Central American republic. No action was taken.
 Kellogg Issues Denial
 Secretary Kellogg today author- ized a blanket denial of charges made by Sacasa and his represent atives that American marines or bluejackets have committed out rages against the Sacasa forces in the establishment of neutral zones.
 An attack upon its foreign affairs committee was made in the house today by Representative Connally. democrat. Texas. for approving the Fairchild resolution endorsing the Nicaraguan- Mexican policy.
 The committee on foreign affairs doe not care what the presidents policy is, for 1t means to approve that policy whatever it is." Connally said.
 4he leSaA Quoleu iIolu di ASSo- ciated Press dispatch that the Washington government did not propose to recognize Sacasa should his faction overthrow the Diaz forces in Nicaragua.
 This is a denial of rights to those people," he said.
 Envoy to Ireland
 Plans to send regular American diplomatic representatives to tho Irish Free State and to Canada have so far progressed that a state de- partment request for appropriation, for the purpose now is before ths budget bureau.
 The names of the men selected for ministers to the two countries were not made public. but the state de- partment did not deny London re- ports that 1t had asked the Dublin government whether Frederick 4. (Continued on Pags l4l r~