The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-01
REVIEW
Of REPUBLICAN,
ACHIEVEMENTS


Of the Sixty-sixth Congress IL Ia in
structivc to look back over tho pre-
ccdirg six months and review the
legislative record of tho Republicans
houses for the first time since 1911.
The first duty OF the first Congress
when It was called together by the
President on May 10 was 10 enact
the urgent supply bills to maintain
the machinery OF government. Seven
OF those great money measures had
been left unonacted upon when the
Democrats surrendered the reins.
and II became necessary to correct
those mistakes OF omission before u
start on a legislative program could
be- made.
within IS legislative days all Of
those measures had been passed. and
with Il net savings 'to the country
over the amounts carried in the cor
responding bills for tho preceding
fiscal year OF about 100000 900.
Not only was this huge curtailmcnt
from the expenses of last year
achieved. but the bills represented
reduction from the estimates sub
mitted to Congress by the executive
departments in the sum OF more
than sl.6S5. 100000. Those esti-
mates had not been predlcated on
war conditions: they were submitted
after the signing OF the armistice.
That the Republicans refused to as
sent to them to the extent indicated
does not mean that the reasonable
needs of the government were not
provided for. No just claim has
been made that the appropriations
will not be sufficient for the period
for which they were made.
Not only have the Republicans
achieved these huge economies in
the use OF the taxpayers money. but
many items OF general legislation
have been enacted that will prove OF
incaiculable benefit to the country
as a whole. Among those laws may
be mentioned the return OF the tele-
graph. telephone and cable lines to
their owners: the woman suffrage
constitutional amendment: the en-
actment of liberal provisions for the
vocational training of wounded sol
diers; the Incorporation OF the
American Legion; additional COM
pensation for postal employees: more
stringent restrictions governing In i
migration; several laws facilitating
the reclamation and development of
the public domain OF the west; ex-
tension OF food control act with add
ed penalties for profiteering; in
crease in the allowances for certain
classes OF injury under the war risk
act. and others.
While the Senate has been en-
gagged most of the time in the con
sideration of the peace treaty, the
successful adoption of reservations
to which Is by far the greatest
of the session, IL has
found time to cooperate in the oas-
sage of the measures enumerated.
and has given consideration in COM
mittee to many others that will re-
ceive early attention when Congress
on December 1. The
most important Ia the railroad bill
now on the Senate calendar Of busi-
ness. Merchant marine legislati, N
has been in course OF preparation by
the commerce committee. measures
dealing with phases of the tariff are
ready for report by the committee
on finance. and the army neorgani-
zation bill has been thoroughly in
by the military commit
tee. All those matters will receive
early attention in the next session. |
The house has passed a number
of other measures which but need
the approval Of the Senate to become
laws. Among them is a railroad
bill; a comprehensive merchant ma
rine measure; budget bill; an Oil,
gas and coal-land leasing bill, and
a water pewer bill. Other equally |
measures have been re-
ported from House committees and |
await early action. To quote Repub-
lican Leader Mondell of the House.
ut can be trsthfulIy said that no
Congress in American history has
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