New Britain herald., 1928-12-01
CONGRESS ALREADY
Showing ACTIVITY
Rolt Alensahd BY Plans to
Keep Campaign Pledges

Washington. Dec. l N1Return'
ing to the capitol to pick up where
they left off last May, members Of
the SEVENTEEN congress today found
their calendar Of unfinished and
routine business for the concluding
short session beginning on Monday
complicated by new demands OF
campaign promises.
Campaign Pledges
Even before the arriving congress
sional hosts could get into their
desks today to bring out old bills
neglected in the press of the last
session. conferences were being
called to take up the fate OF legisla-
tive promises born in the intervening
national campaign. principally tarin
revision and farm relief.
When the opening session OF the
house is concluded. Monday after
noon republican members OF the
ways and means committee will
meet to discuss the much discussed
question OF whether tariff revision Is
to be undertaken and. II SO, when.
Unfinished Work
Unfinished work presents a real
problem in the senate which starts
off almost as soon as the gavel falls
with the resumption Of debate on the
Swing ohpson Boulder Canyon
Dam bill.
The senate also has before it the
ADMINISTRATORS naval construction
measure and the new Kellogg anti
war treaty.
While its leaders and committees
are studying over the prospects for
farm relief and tariff revision. the
house will plunge into its annual
task of appropriating the money to
run the government during the ap-
preaching fiscal year.
This is one of the chief tasks OF
the short session Of the retiring con-
gress and leaders intend to make II
the real business OF the three
months term.
Farm Relief
However, the ever-present prob
lem of farm relief and the new one
of tariff revision is holding the at
tention of the procession discussions
along with q friendly contest In the
senate as to who Is to succeed Vice
Presidentelect Curtis as republican
leader OF that body.
Opinion Of the republican leaders
who have the upper hand In both
the house and the senate has been
divided as to whether farm RELIEF In
the form Of a marketing measure
should be pressed at the short SEES
sion or left to an extra session
which Mr.. Hoover has promised II
the problem Is not disposed OF at the
short session.
Senator McNary has drafted a
new farm marketing bill and will
ask immediate action on 1t.
Extra Session
Senators Borah. Idaho, and
Brookhart, Iowa, want an extra SEES
sion for farm relief and want tariff
revision as we'll as marketing bill
taken up then.
So far as the tariff revision is
concerned the action yesterday OF
Chairman Hawley of the house ways
and means committee in calling re-
publicaps of the committee to-
getbr on Monday for discussion
OF this question may 60 long way
in clearing the atmosphere.
Hawley said that the meeting
would be held to determine whether
hearings would be held as the first
step toward writing q new bill. He
thought a general revision bill
could be put through as quickly al
an emergency measure designed to
aid agriculture.
II there Is to be an extra session
and only the far-away president
elect who comes into Office on next
March I, can decide that-opinion
Is divided as to when it should he
held. Speaker Longworth of the
house and Senator Watson OF In
DIANA a prospective senate leader,
say ID xt fall. Representative Tilson
of Connecticut. the republican
leader Of the house. and Senator
Smoot Of Ctah. the chairman Of the
powerful senate finance committee.
say right away. that is, next spring
when the new congress comes into
Office.