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Show IRK BEFORE 66TH CONGRESS OF THE U. S. W ASHINGTON. Die 2 Many months' J wrk on : prea. .ii I-.1' ; -,i Important aub-Jtij. aub-Jtij. Intrrnailen.il nnO domesth wi a before the 66th congress today when It ' met for Up Second and "regular" session. which Is expected to rios" onl) with the prejldcntial campaign next fall. Members of 'he both s'-nite ami house returned to work with only ten days' rest I tlnce the adjoumnient of the oxtroot - I binary session which ended November 1) whr-n the peace treaty tailt-d oi ratlflca tlon (n the senate Because of the cxttn e5iion the opening Un lacked much of ( the usual hustle attending th i ninchlnp of new se3?lon. . With the congic.-s already "In harness" 1 nd iih inn. h lejri ion ready for lm-, lm-, J ir.Mlst tonsldoratlon, lltth rtelaj In the l?lnnlnK of work was expected Calling 1 of foniile and house i oils for quotums, Ppolntnie nt of committees to notify the president and each other that congress ffiln was "on the Job" wen- HmoiiK tho cuatomar) opening tormaittics. Hegides le,-. slallve i .-commendations, , i IVfidfni Wilsons message was expo, toil r to deal with international relations ami Particularly With the treaty of Versnill s. , While early ratification o( the treaty lth eompromijed reservations was ex- . rf ted by many una tors, with hopi 'It action before the new eor. leaders be. i 1 vd the Issues Involved would be car-I car-I ried Into the presidential campaign. 5 B Tolltlcs Is duo to play a large part m I the events of the new session, the last bfor.; th.' nominating conventions next ,. ' ,urnm.r and the final i Impalgn in tin fall Leaders propose to have congress t 'cess for the conventions and work throtigh afterward Into October. I K Enactment of legislation Is expected I 4 to begin Immediately The s.-nato todnv 1 had pending with privileged status th-Cummlna th-Cummlna iajlroad bill with its provisions lnet ktrlkes ahd for return of the lall fods to private ownership, in the house, bln restrict Immigration and pro-W pro-W for deportation of alien iadica'. wua "rt on the calendar. Toe house proh. Wy will be occupied lartvly with the PPropriai.on bills for many week, and j I drrs hope to . nn. t several mi i -fore the holiday adjournment, to begin I gL " ' about Decemher 20 anl continue to January Jan-uary 6. Long debate on the railroad bill in the Senate was anticipated and leaden had Utile hopes of its enactment before I January 1. the date on which the president pres-ident has said the iods would be turned over to private operation A temporary resolution containing guaranteed compensation compen-sation for the carriers until permanent legislation Is completed will be passed tf necessary. Among the measures expected to be completed this month are the oil, coal, nns and phosphate land leasing bill and Die Edge measure authorizing formation of corporations to finance American ex- port trade. Both bills are now ln con-fereni con-fereni . I Besides the treaty of Versailles, several sev-eral other treaties nre ponding and' promise to evoke long senate debate Three treaties one guaranteeing assist J nncc to France In event of Gorman aggression, ag-gression, that establishing Poland and defining the Rhine frontier and th. long- pending $25,000,000 Colombian pact ire pending before the foreign relations com- j mlttce. The peace treaty with Austria nlso Is expected to be ready for transmission transmis-sion by the president soon. The committee com-mittee also has before it the resolution; of Republican Leader Lodge proposing that congress, by concurrent resolution. I declare the war with Germany ended This will be fought vigorously by the ! administration. Early action on the French treaty Is not planned by the committee com-mittee majority, but the Polllh treaty, the lenders say. will be pressed. Among other Important International matters pending or In prospect are tho ' bouse bills to repeal tin- Canadian reciprocity reci-procity treaty and commercial conven- j i u and trade extensions arrangements' With the allies, the enemy countries and! other nations. On the legislative calendar arc man. i measures already passed either by senate or house They include bill establishing a federal budget system, providing a pe: maneht shipping policy; regulating cold I storage of food products, and providing for development of waterpower Fiscal legislation promises to have a prominent place in the work of congress. General tarlfi revision and modification of tho International revenue laws are planned before the political Campaign Repeal of liian) war taxes will be proposed pro-posed and anti-dumping bills (o protect Amcilcnn manufacturers are pending. Permanent army ra-organisation policies, incorporating the moot question of universal uni-versal training, soon are to be brought out by the senate and house military committees while the committees must pass oh a new building program and on J bills Increasing the navy's persbhhel and lis pay, PpOlttihenI among the other himmm h 1 to be taken up are those dealing with rad- 1 lcnl aliens and anarch IS ts and the hu-ii I cost of living Leaders also plan to e attention to means of averting Industrial strikes by federal mediation or other j methods. The Lam - Mondell bill embod1. - Ing Secretary Irene's plan for farms for soldiers and sailors also Is up for passage and congress will attempt revision o'. several standing laws and repeal of th csplona" and other war measures. Pfuhicroua investigations also are planned Senate Inquiries Into Soefclcan affairs and the coal, wheat and sugar itustiona will continue while the houat 1 will carry on Its Investigations of war department activities. New investlgn j lions proposed In the senate Include that j Into the print paper idtuation and into charges by Senator Watson of Indiana, that Socialists nnd radicals are In the i mploy of the federal trade commission The senate privileges and election? com- ; iiilllee plans to take up the contest filed i by Henry Foul against election of Senator Newberr . Republican, of Michigan Senate Democrats are to bold a confer, cm e this week to elect a leader to xu--ceed the late Senator Martin of Virginia, with the contest narrowed to Senator HiKh.oek. Democrat, of Nebraska ad-inlnlstralivn ad-inlnlstralivn lOSdei In the peace treaty fight, and Senator Underwood, of Alabama, Ala-bama, for Democratic leader In the house. Conferences of the Iiepublb nns and the steering committees of both putties also ate planning ?oon to fill committee vacancies. |
