Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-03
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.


| ana Philadelphia Public Ledger.
BY ROBERT BARRY.
| WASHINGTON, Oct 3-With Just TIVE
months to go, Republican leaders are
| driving hard to turn the special session
/ of Congress from the paths of failure to
ward the goal of success They are i'm
pressed by a widespread dissatisfaction
with congressional processes From every
section of the country come REPORTS O.
almost universal Endorsement and sup
port of President Harding, but of dis
! tinct distrust OF if not disgust with Con
gress.
! However much they may, in public
statements, point with pride" the party
I managers view with alarm" in private
estimates Of progress on capitol hill
Congress has not done the things fol
which the President called the special
session in April. Moreover, one of them
the tariff revision bin must go over unit,
we'll along in 1922 1t will be thrown
into the mill with appropriation bills.
THE TAX BILL
IN MIDDLE.
The tax bill is in a muddle in the
Senate. There is every reason to believe
1t will be torn to pieces over any protest
by SeantOr PenrOse. coalition of
Democrats and Repubn as is becoming
daily more aggressive active against
the measure. There seems a fair chance
for the Smoot sales tax plan, discarded
with disdain a few short weeks ago. 1t
may prove the salvation of the majority,
necessity for revenue forcing adoption
of a tax plan which Senator's Smoot and
Watson pleaded for in vain when
courage was required to put it forward.
Taxes on transportation are almost
certain to go. Income and corporation
levies are decidedly up in the air. The
Democratic and farmer "bloc" forces may
put over some radical changes before
the final roll call in the Senate.
There IS nothing reminiscent of Re
publican days Of yore in that Congress
sional failure to accomplish the ends OF
the special session.
Now there is pronounced feeling
among Republican Senator's that the
party must take a leaf from the book Of
yesterday. They believe the Senate must
function more efficiently. Although they
may sympathlze privately with the fill
clustering Of the half dozen opponents of
the anti-beer bill, they do not relish es-
pecially the idea that six men of ninety
six can tie the Senate hand and foot and
bend the whole legislative processes to
ity" does not detel the "blocs' and cliques
and coalitions.
AGAIN MAY CALL
on WILSON TACTICS.
There is a strong sentiment at the Capt.
tol that President Harding must abandon
somewhat his desire not to emulate
Woodrow Wilson's dictation to Congress.
There IS a feeling he must act as the re-
sQonsible head of the Republican party
to speed up matters. Forty odd Repub-
Hcan Senators are committed to a pre-
gram contemplating more energetic lead
ership. One Senator stands in the way.
He holds his personal wishes in higher
esteem than the success OF his party.
With the limitation Of armament con-
ference just around the corner, Senator
Lodge is required to participate actively
In routine procedure In the Senate. 1t IS
proper he should direct the Administra-
ton fight for ratification OF the treaties,
but no one believes he should be harassed