Show 2 GAAM fOR I C CONGRESS R. R GIVEN Republican Whip of Senate Ann Announces Measures to to Be Considered Dy L L. L C C. C MARTIN United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON WA April 9 The 9 The program program pro pro- gram for the sixty-seventh sixty congress to- to to today day had taken concrete shape In tho the to-I to hands ot of leaders of oC house houe sad and nd senate following a month of oC conferences and consideration of oC the questions' questions to be betaken betaken taken up As a result Senator Curtis Republican Republican Republican lican whip of or the senate announced to today today today to- to day that the tho program for the session I opening Monday Monda will wilt consist of 0 the following fol fol- following lowing legislation Emergency tariff and antidumping J bill bill bitt tax revision permanent tariff national budget t bill soldier lIer bonus army and navy appropriation bills reclassifiCAtion reclassification re- re classifiCAtion of oC government and Colombian treat treaty KEEP TO ESSENTIALS Curtis and other leaders Indicated their Intention of or keeping the work of oC the first session of oC the new congress down to essentials There I Is II enough work In the program outlined to keep con congress ess here hero until next fall taU and the leaders want rant to recess as early as the they can While the principal legislative measures measures mea mea- suros of 0 th the Republican program are being put through the railroad question question question ques ques- tion the tho merchant marine labor mattera matters matters mat mat- tera questions of oC public welfare affairs af at- fairs in the Philippines and Cuba and the foreign relations generally of or the tho United States will be investigated by various committees in the house and senate HOUSE IS READY The Th house Is ready for tor- immediate action on the Fordney emergency y tariff tar iff bill which former Cormer President Wilson vetoed It will be reintroduced Manday Monday Mon Man day and taken up Ve Wednesday with the hope that it can be passed Thursday at atthe atthe the tho latest Following conferences at the capitol yesterday with Senator Penrose and others Secretary of ot the Treasury Mellon Mellon Mel Mel- lon Ion put experts to preparing figures on tax and tariff matters particularly on tax revisions which he promised to submit to house and senate committees committees committees commit commit- tees by ray May 1 1 While the house is I working on tho the emergency tariff Penrose Penrose Penrose Pen- Pen rose announced the senate finance committee would begin tax hearings taking up first the various suggestions for a sales tax tar The senate will devote the first eight days of oC its session to consideration of oC the Colombian treaty |