The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1921-07-28
REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS

REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS
Especial Correspondence
The Republican party has had
charge of the federal government
a little over four months.
Assembled in special session, April,
the Congress has enacted a budget
law, which, due to prompt action by
President Harding, was equipped with
the necessary personnel and in full
operation at the beginning of the
new fiscal year July l, less than 80
days after the special session conven-
ed. This piece Of legislation has
been urged by the tax payers for a
decade. President Taft urged such
legislation during his administration
but the Democratic Congress was op-
posed to it. The first Republican
Congress in 8 years, elected in 1918,
enacted a budget law, but President
Wilson vetoed i.
With a Republican Congress and a
Republican President, the law was
speedily enacted and put in opera
tim. Such a law is absolutely es-
sential if public funds are to be
handled in an orderly and economic
manner and public waste and ineffi-
cheney stopped. 1t is conservatively
estimated the operation of this law
will save the tax payers $30O,000,OO0
year in the running expenses Of
their government.
Congress has enacted an emergen-
oy tariff law which affords prptec-
ton sorely needed by the agricul-
tua'al interests, a law which will
prove it's worth when the harvested
crops of the world begin to move
within few weeks.
1t enacted an immigration law
which protects and stabilizes the la
Dor market Of this country during
the period of industrial readjust-
ment and at the same time prevents
this country's being flooded with a
class Of vicious agitators which Euro
pean nations are trying to get rid of.
BY joint resolution, Congress has
brought to an end the state of war
existing between the United States
on the one hand and Germany and
Austria Hungary on the other. BY
establishing this official peace, all
extraordinary war powers, vested in
the President and other executives,
are automatically repealed and the
way is cleared for the resumption of
diplomatic, consular and commercial
relations with Germany.
These are the more important laws
which the Republican Congress has
enacted in less than 80 days. In ad-
dition, it has held hearings and start
ed we'll on their way other important
bills, which have passed on or the
other Of the two houses. The House
Committee on Ways and Means has
prepared and reported a permanent
tariff bill.
Major committees of both Senate
and House have been in session dailv
since Congress convened, holding
hearings and drafting legislation to
be presented. These committee meet
ings attract little public attention.
but in reality they are where the real
work of Congress is performed. For
these committees to act hastilv
means the presentation of bills which
have been neither wisely considered
as to their subject matter nor care
fully prepared as to their context,
Thorough study and we'll considered
action by committees are the neces-
sary antecedents of wise legislation.
No session of Congress has witnessed
more diligent committee work than
has the present session.
l hope the United States Of Amer
lea will be able to keep disengaged
from the labyrinth Of European poh-
c'es and wars. It should be the poll
cy of the United States to administer
g their wants " without being en-
gagged in their quarrels. seorpe
.Washington u sa