The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-07-20
WASHINGTON NEWS

failure Of the concurrent resolution
providing for a recess OF Congress
until July 2S, which was defeated
by the narrow margin of three votes.
drew from Senator Fletcher tDem.,
FIa.,) an excellent summary of
what the Republican Congress had
done 10 date. He thought perhaps
lapse of twenty days might give
he majority time 10 get together on
some sort Of a program. He said:
"We passed an Emergency Tariff
Bill which everybody recognizes as
an arrant fraud, a humbug, a pre-
tense. II does nobody any good and
was never intended to do anybody
any good, perhaps, on the part Of
great many.
The next thing they have done
was to pass Budget Bill WHICH
Of course. was called for by the past
administration. In fact, everything
that amounts to anything that has
been done by this administration
both with reference to our domestic
and foreign affairs. has been done
in pursuance of the principles and
policies of the Democratic admins
tration."
Referring to the passage Of
the Peace Resolution and the
blot made thereon when President
Harding signed it, he said: THE
blot on the signature of that joint
resolution is symbolic of the blot
on our national honor and the mar
ring of our good faith. Instead Of
real dove of peace we have fake
dove IN Il wooden cage passed
around for exhibition"
on proposed tax and tariff legis-
lation he said Our friends on the
other side of the aisle wanted to
press forward first tax legislation;
they insisted that the tax laws
should be simplifed, modified and
revised. That was urged by the
last administration. The majority
party in the other body THE House,
insist that tariff legislation shall
Drecede tax legislation, and there
We are. Thus far nobody has agreed
on what shall be done"
On Army and Navy appropriations
he said:
First there came up, of course.
the Army Appropriation Bill. Our
friends on the other side could not
agree as to the size Of the Army.
N the House they could not agree
rs to the size of the Army. In con-
ference they could lot agree as to
the size OF the Army. Finally we
got through bill which satisfies
nobObdy. The same thing is true
as to the Navy Bill. We have not
naqsed the Navy Bill yet. although
we have been in session here for
three months. +
THE proposition now is by the
Republican majority in the House
to pass a tariff bill-a high protec-
tive tariff bill. Every manufactur-
er, every merchant, every banker,
every business man. every producer,
every man engaged in industry OF
any sort, knows that there is no
need at this time for any high pro-
tective duties in this country. He
knows that there is no demand for
that kind of legislation. He knows
perfectly well that If you want a
tariff bill to raise revenue all you
have 10 do is to get around the table
and in half an hour you can write a
bill imposing so per cent duties on
coffee. cocoa, tea, silk. rubber, ivory,
precious stones, and on other things
not produced in this country and
raise 100000. 900 of revenue, IL
that is what you want. But no;
you want neutrality-suspicious.!
\ great WIN iHN 6oAb
in the world and all the credit in
the world, demanding protection
against the weakly cripple on the
other side of the sea-protection
against the cripple and protection to
such an extent that you do not pro-
pose to allow the cripple to be
strong enough to pay you what he
owes yau. So that Is about what
we have accomplished thus far"
The tariff bill referred TO WAS laid
before the House July 6. A House
Republican conference fixed July 81
rs the date for vote and agreed to
permit only a few schedules TO be
amended from the floor; the others
are TO be closed to amendment I'M
der a gag rule.
IN general terms the bill is TO
rptur0 IN tho old Davnp- ldrich