The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-12
AF TER A|ARLANS
BYREPUbL|CANS
WILL BE FRAMED
New Legislation Must Pass
Republican Tests When
Before Congress.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE COM
ing Republican Congress- will be the
one upon which tn. burden framing
and enact:ng the reconstruction leSis-
,ation will fail. This IS the opinion
ct leaders on both sides IN the S2na;"
and the House With the spur 1t thu
war necessity gone they pointed "ut
today. Congress wiki focsat" its war
time speed and 6e"rte the greater time
TO each !t"m "f legislation.
The r.SUl2r scSs..niis OF he present
Congress will begin rra:n Monday AMI
last until the Congress dies IN March.
Such 4 p~,ss q: appropriation bills have
still 70 h" acted ui.ou that thcE, with tho
eight billion dollar reveaue bill, car;
scarcel? b. got out - the way before
adjournment will b. necessary.
1t IS freely admitted by Democrats rs
we'll as Republicans IL Congress that
the continuation Of the practice OF en-
acting into law bills drawn BY tho ex-
ecutive departments Of the Government
and hurried through Congress cannot be
continued. The necessity tor such ac-
ton and for such speed has passed.
in their opinion, and legislation from
this time forward will not bs approved
by comulittecs or pug through Congress
without complete stlcation into the
reasons for every provision OF every
measure and the probable effects.
Plans for Future.
This combination Of circumstances
points inevitably 70 the reconstruction
legislative program being enacted by the
Republican majority OF the next Senate
and House, congressional leaders said.
and the urgency OF having much Of this
legislation as soon as possible will makn
4 special session unavoidable.
One OF the measures certain 10 he
taken up by Congress when Republicans
assume control WEI be revision Of the
revenue law. In place Of some Of the
heavier taxes imposed and about to be
imposed by the administration. more
money will be sought to pay govern
mental expenses through revision OF the
tariff upward. With Senator Perrose
(Pa) and Representative Fordney
(Mich) at the head OF the finance md
ways and means committees respect
lvely this tariff protection Is looked
upon as certain so Jar as the action of
Congress IS concerned Tho President
may exercise his veto power and there
will not be 4 twc-thirds majority in
either house which can override the
veto.
ested in Just how far the President will
20 with the exercise Of the veto power.
They declare that they will be more
than willing to cooperate with the Pres!-
dent In putting the reconstruction stat
ltes on the books. However they want
the same sort Of cooperation from the
executive branch OF the government
Seek to Avoid Split.
The Republican leaders said that the
eealize that IL either Congress or the
President tried to stick too closely T.
divergent Ideas oa the form this legis-
lation should take. very little would be
accomplished They pointed out that
Congress and the President have ample
power to block completely the plans OF
zach other the President with the veto
and Congress through refusal TO ap-
prove purely administration measures
a compromise course VIII have 20 De
followed they deciared
Indications now arc that on ono or
two men who have been conspicuous In
the Senate will rest the balance OF
nower. notably Senator Robert NJ La
toilette CWis.,. While Of course there
will never be any official action to
drop the Investigation into his st. Paul
speech. the Democratic members or the
,nvcs ,igatirg committee will quietly let
the investigation go to sleep and die IN
an obscure pigeon hole.
It is feared that in tho end ooth
parties will try TO curry favor with SEN
ator La Toilette to obtain his support
on important matters. With the Senate
standing !? Republicans and ~ Demo-
Gratis. tho detection Of La Toilette TO
the Democratic ranks on otherwise
strictly party votes would make the
vote IS TO As, and would place in the
hands OF the Democratic vice presiden
the power - break the =" with his ow
vote, and break II the Democratic way.
Realizing this danger. Republicans
are expected to try to head off any
Democratic attempts to win La Toilette
over 70 their side. 1t - proSSble that
La Toilette vii, no en/sJme highly
prized craftsmanship utter Republican
rule to soothe hls~0iten ruffled feelings
and hold hju~.n line.
<sa Toilette Cas.--s Alarm.
Sost important far rs the Repub-
Iicans are concerned. IS how La Toilette
will stand on organizing the Senate.
They profess 20 II" certain that he Will
stay with the party. but underneath
there is actually a good deal of uneasi-
ness.
There Is still a chance that the Sem