The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-12-10

independence of Philippines and
Loan to Armoniaas Among Rec
concentrations.


of congress were in brief session to-
day to hear President Wilson's an
nual message. 1t was read by the
clerks, Mr. Wilson having he" 1ed the
advice Of the physicians not to ap-
pear in person to present his recon-
mendations.
Galleries in both senate and house
were crowded. Both those drawn by
the chance that the president might
appear in person or by the possibility
that his message might touch upon
the league Of nations questions or his
vate life. were disappointed.
Mr.. Wilson confined himself almost
wholly to domestic questions. Only
by inference did his message refer
to the nearing close OF his admins
traiton, and that was in the conclud-
ing paragraph.
The proposals he presented, the
president wrote, were not SO much a
series of recommendations as a con-
fession "of the faith in which I was
bred and which it is my solemn pur-
pose to stand by until my last fight
ing day.
Aside from hearing the presidents
message, congress made definite
progress on at least one Of the prob
lens. it faces during the brief ses-
sion. The. house received a rule ur,-
der which an effort will ! be made
Thursday to take up the immigration
bill for prompt action. 1t would limit
general debate to four hours. The
two day interval was allowed to per-
nit Representative Siegel Of New
York, member Of the innaif alton
committee, to frame minority re-
port. /; =
No other matter IN either house
has passed today beyond the commit
tee stage. At both ends Of the capi-
tol, however, members were deep IN
plans to deal with business. depres-
sion, unemployment and farmers re-
lief. Discussions IN the senate OF
tie plight of farmers delayed the
reading of the presidents message
| in that body.
Progress Being Halted.
The industrial situation also found
place in the presidents message.
! tRIcovery from war effects gave
promise ;of early completion "onsy IN
our own fortunate country" said Mr.
| Wilson, and even here .halts and is
impeded at times" A program OF
Immediately serviceable acts OF leg
islation" to aid that. recovery land
prove the indestructible, recuperative
force Of a great government Of the
people" should be undertaken, MIR.
Wilson said, adding:
zone of these is to prove that a
great democracy can keep house as
successfully and in as businesslike
fashion as any other government" :"
First among the recommended
steps Mr.. Wilson placed enactment OF
aworkable budget system" He said
he had vetoed the budget bill at the
| last session reluctantly" and be-
cause of ga constitutional objection" "
but as it was later revised in the
house, he believed it would, with 9TH
er measures, furnish foundations
! for national budget system"
Mr.. Wilson cited figures as to the
national debt and urged "rigid econ
omy,' in which all branches Of the
government should cooperate. g
81 can not over emphasize" he
said, "the necessity of economy IN
government appropriations and ex-
penditures and the avoidance by con-
gress of practices which take money
from the treasury by indefinite or re-
volving fund appropriations"
This years estimates "strikingly"
illustrated the Importance Of specific
appropriations, the president added,
the transportation act 'shaving dis
turbed" the relation between current
receipts and expenditures to the ex-
tent of over billion dollars.
cit is obvious" the message con-
tinued, "that these large payments
have already seriously limited the
governments progress in retiring the
floating debt"
The president renewed some OF the
recommendations he made at the
opening of the last session, and
added:
"I do not feel it my prvaega at
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