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Show CONGRESS TO MEET IN SPECIAL SPE-CIAL SESSION. Farm relief and tariff revision will be the main item for consideration consi-deration at the special session ol Congress whirh will meet April 15, according to an announcement announce-ment by Representative Tilson, of New Haven, Conn. He said that the farm relief bill will be ready near this date and that the tariff revision bill will be in shape to Bubmit to the House on nr hefora AnrM 20. He Said further that the indications are that the farm relief legislation, requiring probably not over ' r week of consideration, would be considered first. " The tariff will probably re quire from three weeks to t i month of consideration at the 'extra session,.perhaps longer, he stated, adding that he was not prepared to speculate on a pvob able adjournment date for the extra session. Among the important measures meas-ures passed by Congress during the session were: the bill to provide pro-vide funds for the necessary steps to be taken in the prevention preven-tion of Mississippi foods, tht cruiser bill that will expand the naval forces, and a new act to materially increase penalties for violation of the prohibition laws. In addition, the Senate ratified the Kellogg treaty to have war renounced as a nation al policy of the nations of the world. . |