The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-29
Long Roll of important Bills
Will Be Faced on
Return Dec. 2.
TARIFF is WORST SNAG
Prohibition Fight Also to Be
Revived; Tax Cuts May
Be Considered.
BY ROSCOE B. FLEMING
Times staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Seldom
in peace time history has an Ameri-
can congress faced more work OF a
more important session for domes-
tic legislation than the regular seS-
sion beginning next Monday.
Tariff. prohibition, tax reduction,
power and communications hear
ings and legislation are important
subjects.
Bills supplying approximately
$4,000, 900 900 to run the government
for the next year must be passed.
The interstate commerce commit
tee will launch its inquiry into COM
munciations and power under Sen
ator Couzens, the lobby and Shearer
investigation committees are eX-
pected to continue, and an inveStl-
CATION also will be conducted into
marketing of cotton.
The senate also faces bitter and
possibly extended fight over the
seating of William S. Ware, senator
elect from Pennsylvania. BY SEM,
ate order, consideration Of his case
is to begin Tuesday.
Prohibition Bill Up
The prohibition fight will center
around the bill of Senator Shep-
pard of Texas to make the buyer
equally guilty with the seller OF
liquor. Despite passage of the dras-
tic Jones law last session, showing
that congressional sentiment is I'M
changed on the general subject of
prohibition, this bill is expected to
meet stiff opposition.
Mrs. Florence P. Kahn of Cali
fornia also proposes to make the
federal government responsible for
money damages to innocent victims
of dry agents guns.
Despite it's Importance, passage OF
the $160,000,000 tax reduction bill Is
expected to take little time, as lead
ers of both parties in general APP
prove of it.
The reverse Is true, however, of
the tariff bill, which has split the
senate into at least four factions,
and set the senate, the house and
the White Hoti~e at odds.
Tariff Measure Is Snag
The bill is expected to remain the
unfinished business of the senate
until completed, but with the mass
of important other general and Spe-
cial legislation clamoring for atten-
ton final senate passage is not ex-
pected before the middle of the
winter with succeeding tussle be-
tween the two houses over its terms
which may prevent its reaching
President Hoover before spring.
Pressing for attention also will be
the Norris bill for government oper-
alton of the Muscle Shoals plants,
pocket-vetoed by President Coolidge
when passed two years ago.
With William G. Green of st. Paul
as special attorney, the Couzens
committee quietly has been investi-
! eating the whole subject of commu-
nications.
Regulation of interstate transmits
sion of power, and of telephone and
telegraph communications, will also
be dealt with in the Couzens bill
proposing a federal communications
and power commission.
Radio Action Faced
The Federal Radio commission
will die on Dec 81 unless it's life Is
extended by congress. The resolution
for extension is expected to bring
prolonged debate.
Other extremely important legis-
lation includes the anti-labor in
junction bill, railroad consolidation
and interstate bus regulation bills.
continuance of flood control work
and Federal construction waterways,
amendments to immigration laws,
care of ex-service men, and the $780,
100000 rivers and harbors bill
! sfelved by the last congress because
of President CoolidGe's economy
program.