The Washington herald., 1921-07-09
Senate Leaders Prepare
To Hasten Tariff and
Tax Laws.
AWAIT MESSAGE
FROM PRESIDENT
McCumber Keeps Up His
Fight for Aid to Ex-
Service Men.

Republicans in the Senate are or
'ganizing their forces for an attempt
to carry into effect the program Of
the administration for sidetracking
the soldier bonus bill and expedit-
ing revision of the tariff and tax
laws.
The arrival of the message of the
President early next week will, be
the signal for a moton to send the
bonus bill back to the finance COM
mittee until the regular session.
Meantime. Senator McCumber. in
charge of the bonus bill. is waging
virtually a lone fight in its behalf,
in spite of administration opposi-
ton.
VIII Urge Major Problems.
The Presidents message, which is
now being prepared, will be con-
fined to domestic matters, 1t is
learned. The object of its recon-
mendations will be to persuade Con-
ETCbS " NOHhhC lNSCiL ihOAS H~hoSS's
to the major problems for which
the special session was summoned
tariff and taxes-and to dispose OF
these with all possible haste. Other
matters. the administration holds,
should be left for the regular ses-
sion.
The President. il is learned. is
not prepared to counsel Congress
as to whether tax revision should
precede enactment of the tariff law.
II was pointed out that the original
intention was to give tax revision
precedence, a program which since
has been changed. There Is talk
of reyerting to the original pro-
gram. and II is believed that this
may be done.
May PIacate AErarians-
A canvass made yesterday indi-
Gates that while considerable oppo-
sition will be encountered, Repub.
lican leaders will be able to. Put
ttA.1ugh their plan with votes to
snare, The agrarian group Is IN
sistent that measures for the relief
of farmers received consideration
and a considerable number OF votes
will be cast in favor of immediate
action on the bonus.
Rut IL Is hoped the Senators IRON
farming States will be piacated oy
a willingness to put through some
OF the minor agricultural measures
at once, and making the bill TOT
creation of s1oo.oOo.ooo farm export
CORPORATION unfinished business
after that. The maternity bill, un-
der the plan of the leaders, would
be passed as soon as the bonus bill
is sidetracked. After several ag-
ricultural bills were enacted and
the export bill was made unfinished
business, a series of two or three
day recesses would be undertaken.
Harding Favors Recesses.
The proposal for recesses was
one OF the things approved by Pres
ident Harding.
The bonus bill came before the
Senate yesterday, under agreement
and Senator McCumber Immediately
began a speech in its favor. When
Senator Harrison. Democrat, asked
McCumber IL he intended to lay
aside the bill on account OF develop
ments in the past twenty-four
hours. McCumber replied he would
go right ahead with it," The Sen
ate chamber was almost deserted
several times during McCumber'.
speech. and there were few inter
ruptions. No suggestion was made
that the bill go back to committee
McCumber called attention to the
fact that the President was com.
mitted to favorable action on the
bonus. and said he would assume
that the President wants to do jus
tice to the former service men az
soon as possible.
Differs on Postponement.
It believe that there may o,
times and conditions of the Treas,
ury which might make il necessary
for us to postpone doing what we
know to be just and right" sale
McCumber. I'VE may. however
differ as to the necessity for post.
poning action in this CASE
McCumber said the question re.
solves itself into one of when the
bill will become operative, and de,
clared that he had not heard either
the President or the Secretary OF
the Treasury disapprove payment,
beginning July 1, 1922, which the
Dill provides. He said the extrava.
sance of Congress had not caused
the tidal wave of CONSERVATION
"hich the soldier bonus bill hat
aroused.