The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-02
make President Harding take hold

make President Harding take hold
pgaIns; mis- inclination.
The record Of congress IS really pref
" bad. II HIS been in session eleven
weeks. AID the bre:ity of its accom-
I,I:shmcnts is deplora ole Nothing illus
rates the situation petier than the ei-
fort to achieve peace with Germany.
The senate passed 5no resolution, the
house passed another resolution. They
both aimed at the same object and the
rn:v clash was over phraseolOgy. \ leg
,sl:.t tive bpdy which could not solve SO
simple a matter IN s!even weeks ought
no; ~ be SURPRISED il il falls low In pub
lie respect.
For eleven weeks, also. the lower
house and the senate pulled and hauled
intellectually as to whether we should
SPEND S4O0. OOO. 900 or $500 100000 on the
navy During these TWO prolonged and
futile contentious there is no doubt that
At any moment President Harding could
have brought 4 solution by eXertinS the
pressure Of his office. But up to the
present he has stradfaStly rcfra!ncd
from doing so.
Country Stirred by Delay
The one piece or Legislation that FrcJ-
idcnt Harding has directly asked ;h:s
Congress to pass was III" I'LL giving
Secretary OF the Urea Sury Mellon power
20 rcorganiZc orr foreign loans. Aside
from ;hlS specific request that President
Harding made to Congress, he d! as
party leaders announced IN the begin
ming thar thIS Congress would pass L
taxation measure. II Is tho delay as !"
these two measures that has stirred up
the country and has caused pressure
on Prrs!lcn; Harding 10 take command.
As 70 taxation, X can almost b" s;t.'!
that nothing has been done so far. Inc
Senate Finance Committee held some
hearings. Most of those who attended
them were Sp"Cia! classes Of business
men who wished minute changes IN
the schedules. The hearings were dTcary
and dcsultory. and in the end they were
closed with sense of fut!.ity. On 50
important subject AZ tho revision OF
taXrv almost nothing substantial has
been d"E".
The" is Il group Of leaders who be-
lIrvr that in addition Ia mos; OF our
present taxes we shat! have 20 have
the sales tax. The bulk of the .""rr
houS,. uf congress are opposed To IN"
sales tax Tn" leaders who believe II
must com" h"rtr>" there IS II" other
way Of rtI$.nS money ar" marking tihc
The ConSrqu,'ii." 5, ina; nothing sub
stantial is accomplished one way or the
other.
As TO the tariff. only little NOR" can
be said. The ways and means commit
tee has held hearings and in prolonged
sessions has written Il bill. l;ut IN"
writing Of 4 tariff bill by the ways ant!
means Committee is always merely Il
beginning, and in the present year 1t
means even less than Usual. Between
the bill that the ways and means COM
mittec has written and the tariff that
Will ultimately be 4 law there VIII
prrbahly be a It'll" resemblance. y OF
the real tariff making is yet ahead OF
us Some Of those who have watched
congress longest believe Il is likely that
we shall reach the first Of December
before the new tariff IS made into law.
II is this delay. the failure ct con-
gross 10 develop leaders and its failure
even 10 know what II wants. that has
brought about the imperative call to
President Harding To- assume leader
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