The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-15
U. S. Troops May Remain in Mingo
Following Urgent Appeal From Judge
Legislative Jam Is
Embarrassing TO the
Income Tax Payers
ny DAVID LAWRENCE
Copyright by The lnteiliSencer

Legislative plans tor d"hnit" under
standing by July Nr>t OF :he taNr~ that
business men must pay for th.S year
srrrp To- b. going by the boards on &C
count Of the inability 90 congress /" E''
much done a. tho present session wh {"
cnds tn a fortnight.
So much Of a genera, character VIII
ar loft over for Tho >p'cai session I" DC
sallcd by Mr.. Harding thAt IA" pan OIL
getting revenue Legislation out or 'n'
way before thu end Of luna Is obviously
impossible. During the campaign II was
whispered by the knowing ones thar
every business man IN the nit"d Stat'S
would he advised by Jul" / just no"
rrurb Of the income Of The year Jpn
must go to the government Tn" date
VAS tentatively fixed as goa because
many business houses keep tAc'- BOOKS
from july ~ July and u was CON
sldarcd vaIuahie to know. for example
lust how much buying to do ana AZ
what margin business could or 'o"-
Quoted for tho sn>u'nC year. M"r'"N'''
concerns which had failed 70 d" very
much business IN IN" first SIN month";
Of the year ta2l wrr" 20 +" HHn'ht',N
hy tho knowledge that they wouldn pc
troubled with the excess rr"ltS ta\
o,,hcr for tho first or the hast months
-
much talk Of repeating the excess proniS
taNs business can not proceed on that
ASSUMPTION until action I" that eVS'l
mas been taken and some idea = gwen
~ 10 Tho character Of the substitute
taN.
rhs Legislative Jam.
TINT, the present congress cot in'o
A Legislative Jam. !: was assume" 'A4,
March { would see ths paSSaG" oil an
the important Appropriation bills as vel
as The massage Of some general I"GiSia-
ZION for which the agricultural inter-
c>,S ii the country had been pr"SH'ns
The danger that some appropriation o'"s
may go over until the reNt session ana
that the farmers organization Will c""'
,:nur th>ir fight early n the ne\t seS
sol, = for example the hill TO control
the packers fails TO go; through makes
9, likely that the first months oil the
nov session will pc SLOW moving.
NJ. Harding is being urged TO call IN"
extra session as early as March 10 thouEh
Nr-,I - was The date that previously
had been mentioned a. tentoINe
date The date OF the extra session IS OF
double Importance TO Mr.. Harding FIRST.
- bears direct relationship TO the
amount OF work that can be accom-
pljshed before the heat OF midsummer
affects the legislature energies ana en-
thusissrn- OF an uverwvrked eonefesss
second Il means an avaHnche OF en-
fragments for the President with mem
boz Of congress who will bc seeking
o~:ccs co. Their constituents or else the
advice and Influence OF the President
with respect 20 pending legislation
President Wilson always used - shape
MS plans 80 as to keep congress away
from Washington as much possible so as
20 be -o'ievsd OF legislative pressure
but hr did not succeed Congress was
always p milestone around the neck or
rho chief executive both IN the demands
for favor and precious time.
Nard1ng's warning
Tho new President will be SO busy get
ting his foot on the ground in the frst
tey weeks of his administration that his
work in organizing N" executive de-
partrcntS will BE- seriously tnterIerred
with II ne must give his immediate at
IGNITION 20 conferences with COMPRESSION
nj leaders. II the present congress had
needed the warning sounded BY Mr..
Harding when he vas last in Washing
ton. namely 10, get as much done dur
nr this session as HISSible. Il would
nave been feasible 70 postpone the be-
ginning OF the CNtrg session TO the lat
ter part OF April and thus permit Of a.
least six weeks ~ uninterrupted effort
m getting the machinery % tho cx"cu-
tive brancn OF the government working
smoothly.
OF The many organizations whose leg
station may be los; in the shuttle this
session the farmers bureaus arc pre-
raring most actively to push their inca
~urcS through before March I. Il be-
Eins t. he apparent that the rmcr gency
Ct L., 49,,
though tho conference committees Of
White House in the next week or so.
\ presidential veto will further delay
RI" biz
The Paeksr Bill.
However thc bill to control 'hc pack
err which has already passed the senate
and has been favorahly reported ny the
house c"mrni't"" on agriculture. simply
watts AN opportunity for vote. Pct;-
TONS for a special rul" are being cir
Su'atNd IN Tho hous" and tho way de-
mandS viii ha made for a ruiz that will
make u poSSihl" for tho packer bill to
got inm"d.at" consideration. The farm
crS' furEa cations arr already emitting
6:ttcr criticism OF the Republican house
leaders, and dcma nding Il new leadership
for :h, nrNt session. This il their way
any NOV" {" Suppress packer legislation
w:ii not BE- tolerated However. N"
blight ~ the farmers - no different
rom that Of other organizations which
have, h~cn clamor:nE for action NJ the
present session OF congress and il Will
b., 4 lucky thing II the two houses pass
All tho appropriation bills in IN" shor.
time left before March I. The cause OF
the Jam - indeed lack "r leadership. bat
not necessarily congressional manage
mcrE II IS largely du" 20 the fact that
only the chief executive can steer con
cross and make Z work. Mr.. Harding
Was uraynidabIy absent and Mr. Will
sens word doesn't go very far with
congress- because 81; X Of an opposite
,olitical faith. But congress will get
INTO a similar Jaw next session unless
Mr. Harding takes the bit into his
trcth and drives congress just a. Messrs
wilson and Roosevelt found It neces-
Sa-y to do to get things done.