Evening star., 1928-12-14
WOMEN WILL URGE
NEW LEGISLATION
Four in House Are Divided on
Necessity of Calling
Extra Session.

ny the Associated Press.
LEGISLATION put into action by femi-
nine fingers will make up siZable part
of the bills introduced in this session
of Congress, if plans of the four woman
members of the House of Representa-
tiyes materialize.
Three have definite bills. dealing with
problems beside those of their home
States, which they plan to bring to the
attention Of their colegislators. The
fourth is interested in many things, but
will not say definitely what proposals
she will make.
None of the matters in which the
women are interested and on which
they are working with view to get
ting legislation is in the ''woman's legis-
lation". class.
Mrs. Rogers FavOrs Tariff.
Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers of Massa-
clauSettS, reelected to the Seventy-first
Congress by 10000 majority, is very
much concerned with the tariff ques-
ton and all matters pertaining to for
eign trade. She is working on one or
two bills providing increased schedules
on cotton, woolens, boots. hides and
textiles, and also higher tariff on An
ished garments. She also hopes to in
troduce some legislation that will pro-
Woe an improved IOT6lSIl tIduS SeINlCe
and more trade agents.
She believes that there should be an
extra session of Congress, but that its
duties should be an upward revision of
the tariff on certain commodities manu-
factured in Massachusetts, and that
farm relief should be dealt with in the
regular short session. She will lend
her support to any sane" farm relief
legislation that will bring the maximum
relief to the Midwestern farmer with a
minimum of sacrifice on the part OF
Eastern manufacturers.
She expects to propose some amend
mentS to the foreign service reorganiZa-
ton bill introduced by her husband in
1924, which will give salary increases
to certain members of the foreign Serv-
ice and provide several minor altefa-
tions in organization of the service.
Mrs. Rogers S15,000,0 900 general mill
tary disqualification bill secured such
support in the lest session of Congress
that she is inspired to try bill for
more beds in veterans hospitals this
term. @
Mrs Rogers, an ardent supporter of
the naval cruiser bill and all provisions
for national defense, is in accord with
the program outlined by President Cool
idge in his Armistice day speech.
Extra Session Is Opposed.
Mrs Mary T. Norton of New jersey,
the only woman Democratic member,
Is working on amendments to the Welch
bill passed last session, which, she con-
tends, does not effect its purpose of
increasing the pay of lower -salaried
Government employees.
She believes that Congress cannot
get around to farm relief legislation
this session and is definitely opposed
to an extra session. She is supporter
OF the doctrine of big Navy and plans
to vote for the naval cruiser bill.
National defense and settlement of
Boulder Dam are close to the heart of
Mrs. Florence p. Kahn of California,
whose husband. Julius Kahn, was war
time chairman of the House military
committee.
"We have disarmed enough. we have
made all the overtureS," she said. Now
let some of the others do it,
She is working on the proposed re-
Apportionment of representation in the /
House. under which California will |
gain three to six new members. She |
believes in high tariff and farm relief, |
without the equalization fee or any, /
thing like it.
Mrs. Katherine Langley of Kentucky |
Is busy consulting artists and architects
trying to figure the sum needed to erect
a war memorial arch in the Union
Station here, which she viii propose
within the next three months. She be-
lleyeS that the reapportionment of the
House can wait until after the 1880
census is completed, since it has gone
20 far. Kentucky will lose two seats
under the projected plan.
She believes an extra session of Con-
gTcss should be called to deal with the
agriculture problem If nothing is ac-
complshed during the regular session.
Any relief measure must have nothing
in it corresponding to the equalization
Zee to secure her support
Her interest in war veterans lecis-
iation will this year lead her to sIlp-
port and perhaps propose a new method
Of consolidation of all veterans aid or
ganizations.