Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-18
COURSE OF PRESIDENT IS
NOT RESENTED BY C. O.P.
welcome Opportunity to Divide Re
Spohslbility Between White
House and Capitol.
BONUS BILL HAS DYNAMITE
Handful of Democrats Find Salts
faction in Referring Ironically to
Woodrow Wilson AutocrncN"
ami white House Dirtation."
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"'Sh!hSt"h Correspondent OF The
Times Dispatch
WASHINt;TON. July IT-Ey nor
Scnaliy appearing before CONGRESS in
an eleventh hour effort IL put over
ms hscai policies. involving a post
poh'fn"nt ot bonus legislation the
speeding OF tax reforms and the en-
acimcni of Il satisfactory tariff bill.
president Harding has given his first
concrete sign since March / of ac-
i've ana effective party leadership
And ii is only rejecting the sen
tlmcnt of practically every import
ant Republican figure in Washington
l" say that Congress ami the country
nave Welcomed this departure on the
part OF the executive from his Oft
iN"wci purpose to keep his hands on
The legislative branch of the govern
ncnt
The fac, is. that Mr.. Harding has
discovered. somewhat bclatcdly. what
every other observer OF affairs here
has known for weeks. namely: that
his party majoritics in the House
ana senate not only were failing TO
function, but that dangerous di-
VISION IN the ranks was rapidly de-
NcIoptnS-a division that might easily
cad TO grand smash.
House aud senate ut odds.
during many weeks. for example.
he House and Senate were at odds
first. over tn" Knox peace resolution.
ana then over the disarmament uro-
gram. Each had it's own views as
L. what ought to bc dpuc-vicwe that
were in serious conhict-and neither
was able 10 ana out for certain what
he White House wanted
Even while this deadlock endured
d -.
permanent tarin measure Whole
state delegations of Republicans in
the House invciGhcd against schcd-
ulcs in the Eorlncy bill. Members
a. the committee itself broke faith
as i; was charged. by revealing pre-
maturciy what the committee had
agreed upon. Lumber and dyes and
oil bccam" issues and sim are. Aud.
while insurgency in the House might
be smothcred by the overwhelming
party vote there, operating under
/ gag ruic, !; is the insurgency IN
the Senate that party leaders most
dread
| itnusr Group ohdnrntr.
! Meanwhile. the pressure Increased
I for carly action upon the question Of
taxation. An ohduratc group in the
/ House. dominating the Ways and
Means Committee. fearful lest the
tariff might be joclicycd of the Sal
cndar entirely If temporarily laid
aside. refused to produce "A tax bill
until the House should pass the Ford
/ n"y tariff hill. The Senate rcbellcd
against this ana gave notice that il
would not pass permanent tariff
I hill until taxation had been dealt
with.
ON ton OF all this. Conrrces threat
ltnod u stampede in favor OF soldier
bonus legislation legislation which
would have imposed an unbcarnblc
burden upon the Treasury. aside from
upsvtl!nc every economy and re
irenchmcnt calculation made by the
administration There We're wide
party differences regarding this
measure hut not wide enough 20 have
delayed, much less TO defeat, it, Only
the rravcet administration warnings
had amy eject upon the stampeders.
Even while disposition OF this bill
was pending in the Senate. Republic
can leaders in that body burst forth
in hitter opposition TO the admins
tration's plan for rcfund!ng the for
cirn debt, Not only did Senator
Norah give notice that no suc.. blan-
lict legislation as asked for would
he passed but so regular 4 regular
- senator Swgut has said virtually
The same thing
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an Issue Of no, uy the Democratic
miuOritics. which are impotcut, after
all but by Republican leaders ;hcm-
selves Their" has been endless
wranglinE within tho committee
rooms ana uunr ,b. ,,,or. az tho
Two ho,,s,s
AZ has bc,n sn .r.r,.t.,Iiv assorted
his ha. rcsiiIt.d i'm Y,t,r measure
from IN. utt.r lack OF leadership ana
cohesion ON the mart OF Rcpublican
l1.rc,s in m. Hons. ana Sruo,, When