The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-07
CONGRESS BACK
At H. ITS L..A 4
LOTS, OF LIVELY FIGHTING is
.ExpEc TED OVER THE TARIFF
s~-- AND TAX MEASURES. b.
MEANWHILE \ { POLITICS HUNS
Some Democratic Leaders Will Try
e & to Gust National Chairman George
h White--Joe Healing Sits In for Re.
publican Chairman Adams. t,".-
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.

3 BY EDWARD B. CLARK IA
Observation-Disclosures is back at
it's work again. Bluntness of speech
occasionally being necessary, 1t might
be said that some of the senators and
representatives are sorry that the
vacation was taken. Prior to their
going away it was feared that on
reaching home they might be asked
why they were not at work. Some OF
the returned ones say that they were
asked this perhaps somewhat imperti:.
nent question.
Before adjournment comes the
taxation laws of the United States
will be fixed for another term and the
United States: also will know what its
tariff schedules arctic be. There viii
be plenty Of interest of the sharp kind
In the proceedings in the senate before
either of these great measures becomes
the law Of the land. The house and
the senate disagree on many features
Of tariff and tax, 49,, =
Some of the returned members think
that the country pretty generally Is
satisfied with the determination of
congress, under the suggestion of the
President, to postpone bonus legisla'
ton for the discharged soldiers Of the
great war. Others, however, are not
entirely satisfied that the right course
was pursued. The viewpoint depends
entirely upon whom the vacation-seek-
ing law makers talked with when they
were at home, or elsewhere, on rest
Or pleasure bent.
Effort to Gust Chairman White.
Politics is certain to interest the
national legislators during the coming
months just as it has interested them
more or less in the past. There re-
Gently has been something of tempest,
although it finally may prove to have
been in q teapot, over the question Of
a change in the craftsmanship Of the
Democratic national committee. It is
definitely known that some leading
Democrats would like to see George
White remove himself from the chair
of committee direction, and there has
been more or less publicity in. con-
nection with this desire of some Of the
LEADERS. r i : rs''%, f.
: Before long there will be meeting
Of the Democratic national committee.
and the matter will come up, possibly
for discussion, and possibly for action
if action can be forced by certain ones
willing to, take the field: It is held
by George Whites friends that,
majority of the national committee is
with him and that he will hold his
place if the matter comes to what in
the vernacular is called a Showdown"
John T. Adams, chairman of the Re-
publican national committee, has been
taking an admittedly much needed
rest. He succeeded to the duties Of the
dynamic Will Hays and he kept the
Hays pace. 1t did not put him out Of
the running but he took rest, as
everybody in Washington occasionally
must because of the partnership Of
work with the terrific summer heat Of
this Potomac country. -
In, the absence of MIR. Adams,
Joseph r. Healing of indianapolis, an
old Republican wheel horse, has. been
Sitting, in and doing, such of Mr..
Adams directive work as was possible.
Chairman Adams not only had to carry
on his labor as committee chairman,
but also the work Of trying to look
after patronage in behalf bf- the nd
ministration. One Of his jobs was to
placate disappointed. Office seekers and
to prove to their backing factions that
the other factions were more deserv-
ing of recognition. 1t Is not altogether
a thankful job. $s
Democratic Committee Very Busy.
The Democratic national committee,
Notwithstanding the rumor, and prob
ably the fact, that there is wish on
the part of certain Democrats. to effect
changes, is going ahead with it's work
in energetic fashion. The committee
is turning out an immense amount Of
what men loosely call propaganda
matter. This Is mixed more or less
with tho actual political news of the
day and, it is being sent broadcast
in the hope that the desired effects
will be manifest. r~ ~. 3.
Legislations when congress is in ses-
sion, frequently gets the first page Of
the newspapers, but If real politics is
moving legislation almost invariably
gets only such d showing as the in
side pages can give it. Politics inter-
ests Washington keenly, and seemingly
sit interests other cities, towns, viii
lagos and countrysides just as much. +
/ The other day / heard one man shy
! to another, t"This is an off year in
politics." The other answered, '"There
tain't no such thing" and in truth, as
Washington looks at it, the humorous
ungrammatical answer is the correct
one. s ne. ss
/ Senators and representatives may
work ali day long over tax or tariff
bill, but night finds. them perfectly
willing and in fact sometimes eager to
get into a political conference on ways
and means to win out next time, or to
keen from losing out next time. Hot
weather. cold weather and mild
weather, it Is all the same. It is hot