The Washington times., 1929-11-30
TENTATIVE:
WATSON

Enactment Of a tax reduction
Dill, a decision in the case of Sen
ator-elect William S. Ware CRO Of
pennsylvania, and passage Of the
new tariff bill through the Senate
oy Christmas, was the tentative
program adopted today by Admin
lStration leaders for the regular
session Of Congress, starting Mon
day.
While billions of dollars worth
OF regular appropriation bills will
pc given the right of way at times,
administration chieftainS were
anxious to get the new tax reduc-
tlon bill through Congress at the
earliest possible moment. This
proposal has the approval Of
Democratic and InSurgent leaders
and probably will be carried to q
successful conclusion.
Watson Back on Job
This program has the approval
OF Senator James E. Watson of
Indiana, the Republican floor
leader, who returned from a vaca-
ton in Florida to pacify rebelling
factions in the Republican ranks
OF the Senate. In series of con-
ferences with other Republican
leaders, Watson was believed to
have worked out a program tend
ing to restore peace in the Repub-
l1can ranks on all issues save the
pending tariff bill.
The peace negotiations were
understood to include various ap-
polntmentS to vacancies on the
Senate's important committees
and the pending shake-up in COM
mittee chairmanships. Some of
the independents will be appeased
by the naming of Senator Jones
OF Washington to the chairman
ship of the Appropriations Com
mittee, and the appointment of
Senator Johnson of California as
chairman of the Commerce Com
mittee.
Watson already has endorsed
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin,
an Insurgent, for a Republican
vacancy on the Finance Commit.
tee. Unless some Senator, senior
to La Toilette, steps out at the
last moment and claims this
post, it will go to La Toilette. This
will tend to pacify the Insurgent
element as will the naming OF
Senator Schall, of Minnesota, as
chairman of the InteroceanicI
Canals Committee.
Tariff War Still On
The Young Turk" movement,
which died for the present when
Congress adjourned, will be modi-
fled by other assignments. The
naming of Senator McNary of
Oregon as assistant Republican
leader to succeed Jones, will have
q further mitigating effect.
With Watson back on the job
peace seemed to have been re-
stored on all battle fronts, ex-
cepting the tariff wars. There,
the Democratic -Insurgent coalition
will continue to dominate the
Senate and to write its own
wishes into the new tariff bill.
The House will consider meas
ures of vast import to the buSi-
ness world in the new session be-
ginning Monday, but will not
rock the business boat by spec
tacular investigations or halt the
Hoover prosperity drive by radical
legislation, Representative Bert
rand H. Smell (R) of New York,
chairman of the Rules Committee,
which frames the House program,
predicted today.
The House program, partiCu
larly as it relates to business,
was forecast by Chairman Smell
as follows:
Tax reduction. to have pro-
cedence. May pass next Friday.
Branch banking legislation.
Likely to be considered by House
Banking Committee on recommen-
dations of Comptroller General
and Treasury.
Regulation of interstate motor
busses already considered for three
years by the House Interstate
Commerce Committee. Smell de-
clined to predict the outcome of
efforts along this line.
Railroad consolidation to be con-
sidercd by Interstate Commerce
Committee. Doubtful whether bill
will reach House floor.
Disposition of Muscle Shoals,
to be taken up by Military Affairs
Committee.
Measures for further develop
ment of inland waterways pro
gram.
Appropriation of upwards Of
$4,000 100000 to meet Federal Gov
ernment's expenditures for one
year.
Guggenheim to Study