Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-04
HARDING WILL
ASK CONGRESS-
TO FINISH JOB
Shows No Fear Of
Hecklers Interfering
With Arms arley.
WILL PUSH BILLS
President May Make
Statement Urging
Legislation.
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
BV ROBERT BARRY


WASHINGTON, Oct. >4-President
Harding refuses to be bluffed into
abandonment of his legislative pro-
gram. He is not terrified by threats
of Republican malcontents and Demo
cratic partisans to heckle the con-
ference for the limitation of arma-
ment. Therefore, he does not look
with favor on suggestions for an
abrupt adjournment Of Congress Nov
10 in order to close the forum OF
those Senators who might be ex-
pected TO bid for spotlight favor by
attacking the work of the conference
in its organization stages.
The President has allowed it to be
known to Republican leaders that he en-
tertains no fears Of verbal attacks by
Senator's Borah Of Idaho, or Harrison Of
Mississippi, or La Toilette Of Wisconsin,
or such smaller fry az Helfn Of Alabama.
He believes the American people are in
terested so deeply in the success OF the
conference that partisan criticism cannot
prove a boomerang.
Without undertaking to dictate the
course of Congress, Mr.. Harding has
given his approval TO a program which
contcmp!ates an unremittlng drive
straight ahead for enactment OF essential
legislation. 1t is not improbable q for
nal statement OF the Administration plan
may be made in the Senate shortly so
that the country may be acquainted fully
with the legislative outlook.
WANTS ACTION ON
IMPORTANT MEASURES.
As outlined by Republican leaders fol
lowing their conference with the President
his program Is:
Passage Of the Panama Canal tolls
bill oct 10 with the distinct under
standing it is to be held up in the
House until after the limitation Of
armament conference
Ratification Of the German. Ans
trian and hungarian peace treatioa
by Oct 81
Passage OF very much amended
revenue bin. which viii carry ont
the party pledges for repeal If the
excess profits and higher bracket
personal income taxes. but which
probably will carry reductions aver
aging 3 or 4 per cent Ia the surtaxes
OF the lower brackets
In spite Of farmer, labor and House
opposition the whole tendency is toward
adoption Of the Smoot plan for a produc-
ton tnx calculated to yield approximately
81 900 900 600 Ia revenue to make Up the
losses through income and profit tax
changes.
Consideration of the conference report
on the Sterling anti beer bill. Admins
tration leaders, regardless Of taeir per
sonal opinion on the legislation. believe
a majority Of the Senate should be per
mitted to record It's decision DISPOSE
tlon OF the beer bill will be followed by
consideration Of the railroad financing
legislation. That, 1t Is believed, would
consume from two to four weeks and
therefore would be the business before
the Senate during the preliminary ses-
slons Of the conference.
The Mellon war debt funding bin
would follow the railroad bill, but the
Issues OF that legislation which lend
themselves so readily to demagogy
would not be brought forward until the
conference iSall have gotten away to
flying start.
WILL NOT DROP
TARIFF REVISION BILL.
ne AumlulhtTaJlOu ueslEes 70 put an
end to all talk that the tariff revision
bill is to be dropped. The measure viii
come before the Senate early in 1872.
Thus far there Is no disposition to allow
It to die.
Republican opponents OF the pending
tax bill have been challenged to suggest
ways and means OF raising revenues
necessary to run the Government and to
safeguard American business IL their
radical tax proposals We're to be adopted.
Senator La Folette, 1t is understood, has
accepted the challenge and viii submit q
complete substitute for the Penrose bin.
There Is very pronounced feeling that
reductions will have 10 be made in the
surtaxes on personal incomes below $780,
coo a year 1t Is very likely those
changes will be voted by the majority
party to Offset opposition to the repeal
Of the surtaxes above 80 per cent.
Senators New, Of Indiana, Moses Of New
Hampshire, Dillingham; Of Vermont and
Mclean Of Connecticut, We're among the
Republicans. who were reported to have
been won over to the Smoot plan for q
manufacturers tax.-Copyright, 1921, by
Public Ledger Company.