New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Congress Did
Splendid Work.
Says Mondell
Record for Efficiency and
Dispatch of Business Is
UnexcelIed, He Declares
in Reviewing S Session
Saved People Millions
Predicts New Tariff Bill
viii Be the Most Salts
factory Since Civil War

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The special
session of Congress has from the first
moved steadily and effectively afo-s.
constructive lines, Representative Mon
dell, Of Wyoming, the House leader.
declared tonight in statement re-
viewing its achievements to date. It's
record for efficiency and flor well
planned dispatch of 6dsiness has never
been exceIled," he added.
Although the session was called uri-
marily to consider and enact tariff and
revenue legislation, Mr.. Mcndell said.
much important legislation had been
enacted while those subjects we're be-
ing considered. The permanent tariff
bill, he pointed out, had now been pre-
scented TO the House, adding that while
other Congresses have marked tina
during the preparation of tariff meas
ure, this Congress has labored dill
gently and effectively and has performed
an amount of work unmatched in any
like period under similar circum-
stances"
A 80 |ie9,VUU,uUU saved
Reviewing the list of achievements.
he said there has been Accomplished
net saving Of approximately s1o4.-
ooo,ooo on the army and navy appro-
priation bills as compared with the
same bills as they stood at the close
Of the last Congress-" He referred to
enactment of the peace resolution
terminating the state of war with Ger
many and Austria, the emergency tariff
and anti-dumping bill, the budget bill,
legislation to enable telephone COM
panies after the period of wartime
control 'to organize along sound
lines" the immigration restriction bill
and cable legislation as measures al
ready adopted. Bills to regulate the
packing industry, for consolidating
soldier relief agencies, for amending
the VoIstead act to ban medical beer
and to regulate trading in grain fu-
lures were also pointed to as about TO
become laws.
Discussing the permanent tariff bill,
Mr.. Mondell said:
"Some of US were of the opinion that
it would be wise to consider taxation
questions immediately after the pas
sage of the temporary Tariff bill, but
the sentiment of the country seemed
to be overwhelmingly in favor of the
consideration of permanent tariff
measure first. Unquestionably the
country has been impatient at the
length of time required for the prepa
ration of this measure, but an exami-
nation of its 346 pages, its thousands
of paragraphs, will convince any rea-
sonable person that the time consumed
in preparation has been we'll spent and
that a tremendous task has been speed
lily and wisely accomplished.
Best Tariff Since Civil War
"I am of the opinion that the meas
ure as it will be presented to the
House next Wednesday will have more
general and united support and COM
mendation both in the Congress and in
the Civil War. The tariff bill will be
promptly taken up and considered in
the House and upon it's passage the
Committee of Ways and Means will
proceed Immediately to the preparation
of bill to relieve the csuntry of a
considerable portion Of the war tax
burden.
"At no time did any one familiar with
the magnitude of the task believe that
tariff bill could be reported much
before July /. At no time has any one
qualified to judge believed that tariff
and taxation legislation could both be
disposed of before about September /.
With the progress that has already
been made, that can be accomplished,
and in the mean time, without in any
wise hating or delaying these two
measures of primary Importance, much
other essential legislation will be
enacted"