The Washington herald., 1921-12-26
Congress, Returning Jan.
3, Also Faces Task of
Appropriations.
RECORD OF YEAR
SHOWS PROGRESS
Farm Bloc Expected to
Keep Up Tactics, De-
spite President.

its attention ito the enactment of a
permanent tariff law.
The Senate Finance Committee ex-
poets to report out the House bill
within a short time. and leaders will
make an effort to place IT on the
statute books within a month. As
reported out in the upper chamber.
the bill will differ radically from
the form in which It passed the House,
although it will retain the Amer
lean valuation plan OF assessing du-
ties. 1t is this feature Of the bill
which will provoke the greatest de-
bate.
In addition, Congress will make
appropriations for the ensuing fiscal
year.
Tariff Bill Remains.
The tariff bill Is the principal busl-
ness remaining for disposition from
the old year. Although President
Harding asked for tariff law In
the message which accompanied the
convening Of Congress in special ses-
sion April IL. various factors inter-
fered with its passage.
The passing Of the year marks the
END or twelve months Of almost con-
unuous sessions OF Congress-. Dur
Ing that time much important Ieyts-
iation has been enacted. II marked
the frst period in more than eight
years during which the Republicans
held power In both executive and
legislative branches. They had over
whelming majorities in both cham
bers, and except for interna, dis
sensions, were able to function with
little interference.
'The period marked. as we'll. the
creation OF a new RELATIONSHIPS he
tween the President and Congress
PRESIDENT Harding. himself eleysted
from Senatorship, entered TN,
White House with the avowed In.
tention OF restoring 10 Sthe Law.
making bodies prerogatfves which
he declared had been usurped nv >
Democratic President.
An examination of the record a,
Congress shows the following a,
the most important of its accom-.
plishments:
Tax Laws Revised.
Revision. Of tax laws, which 1, is
claimed will reduce the tax hurder
during the coming calendar wear nv
*s35.000,o00: the revision being ac.
companied by repeal of the trans.
portation and excess profits taxes
and reduction OF surtax rates.
Ratification of the Co,ombior
treaty. and payment to that coun.
try of s25,o0o,ooo, settling a long.
standing dispute.
Enactment Of q hnd.o, L..
signed to put the business afYafr.
of the government on a business.
like basis, and permit scientific an.
preparation of funds.
Passage of the peace re,olu,;o,
and ratification of treaties estab,
fishing peace with the central pow
ers.
Esta ablishment Of veterans, I'm.
reau. under which are consolidate
all soldier-relief agencies.
Enactment of the Immigration re,
striction law.
Passage of the anti-beer hill for.
bidding use of beer as medicine and
| correcting defects in the volsteac
law.
Increasing the capital of tn,
Farm Loan Board from s25. 900 90,
to twice that amount.
Reducing the army to a strenptI
OF 100000, and trimming both arm,
and navy appropriations.
stops Gambling In Grain.
Passage of measure designed
to make impossible gambling in
grain.
Passage of the packer control act
providing for measure of Fedora
| supervision of the packing industry
Providing for extension of credit
to agriculture up to a billion dol.
| lars. through the issuance of securi
ties. by the war fnace corporation
Creation of a Federal hichwa,
| commission to better administe,
| Federal road aid funds.
Passage of the Edge export act
permitting combinations for foreign
| trade.
Passage of the cable control act
putting control of cable landings
under the President.
These are the principal accom-
plishments: many other laws of les,
Importance were enacted. Many
others failed of passage.
Chief among these was the for.
ciSH ucpt iSiuuuinE DILL, repeatedly
| asked by President Harding tc
| enable the administration to refund
the .000.O00.o00 owed by othe,
governments Congress is unwilling
to grant the administration the
broad powers it Is seeking. Con.
gress also refused to pass the rail.
road refunding bill, sought by the
President His project for creation
of welfare department fell by the
wayside. He failed to get anti.
lynching legislation for which he
asked.
IL StiIl Incomplete.
Reorganization of the administra.
tive branches. announced as one OF
the chief tasks of the administra-
ton. is still far from complete. Con.
gress has done virtually nothing IL
connection with II.
The President, in his various com.
munications to Congress. has en-
deavored to establish. or restore, CO.
operation between the Capital and
the White House. The task has
been one Of deiicacy, because of the
criticism that surrounded the rela-
tions of his predecessor with the
lawmakers. Harding has sought
team work"
But, at the same time, he has con-
ceived of the two branches refrain