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Show STEPS TO DECIDE 1LMP0LICY Congress Will Start Work at Once to Frame Legislation. WASHINGTON1", Dec. 8. With preliminaries pre-liminaries of the new session disposed of, congress today began work on the mass ' of appropriation and other measures now pending, Only minor hills were considered con-sidered today in the senate and house, but committees were at work on appropriation appro-priation bills. Except fo.- these measures and the revenue rev-enue bills, the session's legislative program pro-gram remains largely to be framed. Representative Rep-resentative Kitchln, the Democratic leader lead-er in the house, said today that appropriation appro-priation measures In the main are to occupy the house. Immediate steps are to. be taken to frame legislation to deal with the railroad rail-road situation. Chairman Smith of the senate Interstate commerce committee said today he plans conferences on the subject soon with Chairman Sims of the house committee and with railroad administration officials, and experts that a joint committee will be named to inquire in-quire thoroughly Into the subject Senator Smifh said leglslatinn at this session Is necessary, as he understands the president is in favor of Immediate return of the railroads to private ov. ner-ship ner-ship unless congress decides uumi some other policy. The house post of flee commit ft- today began work on the postoffice bill, canv-ing canv-ing S36I.i77.unn, with the Intention "f completing It within a few dsvw. Tho naval committee also resumed work on the naval appropriation measure, and the military committee plann to start work nn the army bill within a f w davR. The legislative bill Is being rounded Into form, and the District of Coluinhia measure mea-sure pmWihly iv iil be reported to the house before the end of the we'k. Finishing touches were given by the senate finance rommiltee to ihe revise.) war revenue bill, which Is to t.e reported Thursday if pos-ihle. with a tmnoritv report re-port by Republicans opposing its plan to levy Jl.ftfiO, 000,000 taxes In 120- |