Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-10-14
NO RECESS
DURING FARLEY
MondeII Sees Harding, Who Puts
a Quietus on the Plan Of
Some Legislators.
HOLDS THEY SHOULD STAY
And Satisfy the country's Demand for
the Accomplishment Of Their Vital
Tasks---House Leader Sug-
sests Breathing SPELL"

ington.-Presldent Harding We
toed the suggestion that Congress
should take a recess when the disarma-
ment conference assemblies on Novem-
Der II, the recess to continue until the
beginning OF the regular session In
December. The President had a talk
with Representative Mondell, Repub-
llcan leader Of the house, who an
nounced later that there would be no
recess other than "a breathing spelp
from Thanksgiving until the Decem-
Der session.
The position of the President is that
there has been delay In the enactment
of important legislation, particularly
tax revision and railroad relief, and
under the circumstances Congress hns
no warrant for taking a recess. He
believes that the country expects Con-
gress to accomplish something, and
that quickly.
There il no evidence that the Presi-
dent has been concerned over the talk
that with the ornaments conference In
session congressional orators would de-
sire 10 express their views on Amerl-
cas- international relations and that
some would make speeches of char
acter that would not be helpful. Peo-
pie are saying that Congress is not do.
ing its duty and many congressman
would like to go home TO look after
their political fences. There is sus-
picion that this Is at the bottom Of
much OF the agitation for another re-
cess.
But President Harding is not In har-
mony with the idea, and the desires Of
party leaders to be guided by his views
was shown by the statement by Mr.
Mondell that there would be no recess
except for the Thanksgiving holiday.
To many questions as to his confer
ence with President Harding, he an
swered by issuing this statement:
II think the Congress should con-
tinue in session until the program Of
legislation now before us is disposed Of
or so far progressed as to insure its
completion very early in the regular
session, which begins December 5, so
as not to interfere with the regular APP
preparation program Of that session.
l am quite confident this will be done.
A breathing spell for period from
the oath of November Thanksgiving
to the beginning Of the regular session.
the 9Th Of December, will probably be
desired and desirable, but in view Of
the urgency Of the various measures
which have passed the house and have
not been disposed of by the senate
such as the tax bill, the tariff bill and
the railroad bill, and of measures
which have not been considered by the
house, such as the foreign debt re-
funding bill, the suggested adjourn
ment during the meeting of the con.
ference on the limitation of ornaments
is out of the question"
AS 10 the measures De included In
the program Mr.. Mondell enumerated
the tax bill, the general tariff bill, the
so-caled railroad bill, and added:
"All having passed the house, the
fate of those important measures now
rests with the senate, He. con-
tinued:
1.-THE anti.beer bill still awaits &C
ton by the senate on the conference
report The road bill, carrying impor-
tant legislative provisions and appro-
priations proposed by the senate, Is in
conference and should be disposed of
promptly. A measure extending the
emergency tariff law will be consider.
ed by the house at an early date and
should become law unless the Ford |
ney tariff bill should be enacted before
November q, when the emergency
tariff explres-which does not seem
probable. The bill providing for the
apportionment OF the members OF the |
house of representatives viii be con-
sidered by the house next week. The |
so-caled maternity bill, recommended |
by the President in his message to the !
Congress the beginning Of the SEES
sion, will be urged for early considera-
finn"