Show HOT SESSION OF CONGRESS TO BEGIN ONI ON DECEMBER 6 Taxes Medicinal Booze Farm Relief Loaded Issues PLENTY OF DEBATE Extra Session Seems Like Like- Likely Likely ly But Coolidge Coolid e Will Oppose It B By ROBERT RODERT T S SMALL I Special Correspondent of The Tl Press Ire A Association socIA Copyright 1928 1926 Consolidated Press Association WASHINGTON OTON Nov No 27 Con 27 Con gress Is I meeting late Ide this year ear and just when there Is I little time to spare pare The Th session will not get under way woy until a week from Mon Mon- Monday Mon Mon- Monday Monday day which will Ill be December 6 tand and must adjourn March 4 This gIve gives less than three months for legislative work with the Christ Christ- Christmas Christmas mas ma holidays J to be considered Inthe In Inthe inthe the bargain The Th Christmas ad adjournment ad- ad adJoUrnment undoubtedly will be brief and every enry effort will be b made to speed the laggard legislators But at first glance fiance the tusk of at getting through by March 4 seems well nigh nich Impossible and the th talk of f extra session r ilon Is I heard on every hand President Is no not l considering such sueh a possibility how how- however however ever Ha lie believes congress will doIt do Its work and be glad to go so home early He H doesn't want the con con- congress con gress on his hands all alt summer Mr 1111 Coolidge will be bo without an offic- offic ottic-lr ottic Ir home after March 4 for tor a II per per- perIod per period iod of five or six months month and he does not want to be b cramped In temporary quarters during the sum sum- summer sum sum-mer mer It If congress will oblige he would like to get ret away oay from Wash Wash- Washington WashIngton Washington ington lat late In the spring The White House Houe Is to be done over while he Is gone cone COOLIDGE OPTIMIST Mr Coolidge Is a born optimist Ho He Is about the th only J person erson who sees To 5 es legislative lex daylight dalIght da ahead other tr It looks look as asif aIt if IC congress wilt will meet In a terrIble nati narl and and that It may be unable to disentangle Itself sufficiently topas to pass bills bill bY pass the a appropriation March Marth 4 The Th Democrats Democrat have hav made no plan of oC action as yet et They can easily force fore an extra session s lon It IC they desire and call Into being the new senate which will be so close close- closely closely ly divided between the two old par par- parties parties parties ties that anything may happen Democrats counsel at the moment Is divided Some Som of the radical elements clements of the party are ar anxious to force fore an extra session on Mr Coolidge and as R a means of doing this they want at I least ast one pos pos- possibly possibly pos possibly sibly more mor of at the big supply bills talked to death In the senate If 1 such uch tactIcs tactic are resorted to It ItIs itis ItIs Is expected ther there will b be a loud explosion In the general direction of the th vice president of these Unit Unit- United United United ed States Slates BrIg General Charles G 0 Daw Daws s General Dawes has hos been trying to tell the country the th sen- sen senate sen senate ate rules are all wrong but hasn't had many listeners He H fully ex- ex expects ex expect the comIng congress to fur fur- furnish fur furnish nish 1 the horrible example for tor whIch he has ha been waiting FILIBUSTER OPPOSED Conservative Democrats are all against the th program ot of filibuster nd delay They believe they will stand better before betor the th country If they do not obstruct the orderly f actions of oC o government It Is per per- perfectly perfectly per perfectly true tru the t-e Republicans forced nn an n extra lon upon President In 1919 after their smash smash- mh-Ing mh tug Ing victory at th the polls In No November r o vember In 1918 Hit Hita a 0 few day days daye for be-for be- be before tore fore the but armistice armistice but some of C Continued d on Page Pays Seen EXTRA SESSION SEEMS liKELY l t rage Pasc On One the Iho D Democrats do not feel the time Is la ripe for retaliation for tor while It li is rue the he Democrats como corno pretty cl cIse e to controlling the new senate they tack lack Jo control of or the house of ot r lesen representatives representatives and coul could 1 get nowhere with witha a legislative program of ot their own But entirely apart alart front from an ex- ex ex extra tra session program there would seem to be trouble enough ahead when the congress meets meet this year In tO t 0 O first place placa there Is II an es- es es estimated treasury surplus of ot some some- something something something thing like which Is to tobo tobo tobo bo the tio toot football ball of or the session Al- Al Already Al AI Already ready a dozen different plans have been boen brought forward for Inc ot of this tare are and juicy plum COOLIDGE PLAN President Coolidge has led has led led the way with he be suggestion ot of o a re- re refund refund re refund fund on Income taxes paid 1 this y year ar The refund would bo be In the nature of ot a credit on next years year's cals taxes so as to avoid the tho heavy y heavy heavy- rk rk of oC o the treasury actually pay pay- payIng paying pay paying ing out any money A halt half regiment or of o Democrats and not a few tew Republicans have attacked the tho scheme formulated by President Coolidge and concurred In by Secretary of or the Treasury Mel Ion The Democrats generally want to take the bull lull b by the horns horna and grant sweeping income tax reductions reductions tlona en cn the theory that It if there is 15 to be bo a treasury surplus this fiscal year ear there is no reason why thero should not be a continuing one ne The Tho Democrats feel teel it will willbo ho good ca aign material for tor them to tight fight tor for further reduced taxes an and the they will III hIl make the mos of of it They Ther will charge that the Mellon Mellon Coolidge plan is merely one which will benefit the largest tax tax- taxpayers tax taxpayers payers and the corporations The Democrats will tight fight too to remove the so called nuisance taxes Including amusements automobiles etc runt TUU nEUTEr nELlEI The advocates ot of farm relief relict want the tho appropriated ed outright for tor the relief of ot the farmers They have been told be- be before before be before fore the treasury could not stand standa standa Q a big tap tor for the farmers rhey iy sy ay this excuse I ro 0 longer holds good Th They will tight right tax reduction reduction tion on tho the theory that the farm tarm- farmers ers era need ned the surplus more than the tho taxpayers Senator Watson Vahon ot of o Indiana has as como come forward with the tho scheme ot of applying the surplus to the reduction reduction reduction tion of ot the public deb Sec ary Mellon feels that enough In ii being put aside each Mch year for tor this lie does not bell behave e 1 10 a too rapid paying oft off ot or the wa and sad other public obligations So it will be seen there are aro en- en enough enough en enough ough element of ot controversy In the surplus alone to keep kep con con- congress congress gress gross talking for five or 01 six mo mos mos ta s Yet Y t all this talk and cli aU clithe the work on appropriations must b compressed Into a scant two and anda anda anda a halt half months month L liquor question also must lUst conic come up and if iC i thero ther I Is one ques ques- question ques- ques question tion lion above another which lends itself to endless talk liquor Is It The treasury is going to recommend recommend mend its plan o oft 06 starting the tho dis- dis distillation dis distillation ot or medicinal whisky In Inthis inthis inthis this country and the formation of oC ofa ofa n a government corporation to take takeover takeover lakeover over the tho oval avail blo liquor supply for proper and lawful distribution The Saloon Saloon Anti league Is opposed to starting th- th distilleries again and also opposed to putting the gov- gov government go gov government l-l l the liquor business it II ants w guppies es Imported from abroad Some super drys In inho the ho congress un undoubtedly will try to legislate medicinal liquor entirely In any event vent event there thero is plenty of ot room for tor a II grand old row ar It Is 1 stir sur- sur This coming n sear it ought ought to ho be bea hoa bea a mer hu from start to finish |