Milford chronicle., 1921-07-29
REPUBLICANS IN
CONGRESS- MAKE
so DAYS RECORD
Enacts Constructive Laws and Does
Splendid Committee Work.

WashingtOn-The Republican party
has had charge Of the federal govern
ment little over four months. 1t sue
ceeded years Of Democratic control.
Those critics who are complaining be-
cause the Republican Administration
has not corrected in months the
Democratic mistakes Of years uncon-
sciously pay a very high tribute to
the reconstructive ability of the Re
publican party.
Even so, the legislative accomplish
ments of the Republican Administra-
ton since March 4 surpasses by long
odds the record of any previous ad-
ministration for anything like the
same length of time. Assembled in
special session, April, the Congress
has enacted budget law, which, due
to prompt action by President Hard
ing, was equipped with the necessary
personnel and in full operation at the
beginning of the new fiscal year July
1, less than 80 days after the special
session convened. This piece Of leg
islation has been urged by tax payers
for over a decade. President Taft urg-
ed such legislation during his admin
istration but the Democratic Congress
was overwhelmingly opposed to 1t.
The first Republican Congress in 8
years, elected in 1918, enacted bud
get law, but President Wilson vetoed
it.
Budget Law Enacted
With a Republican Congress and
Republican President, the law was
speedily enacted and put in operation.
Such a law is absolutely essential if
public funds are to be handled in an
orderly and economic manner and
public waste and ineficiency are to be
1t is conserVatively estimat-
ed the operation of this law will save
the tax payers $300,000,000 year in
the running expenses of their govern
ment, while some reliable authorities
estimate the annual saving as high
as $5OO,00O,0O0.
If this were the only legislation en-
acted thus far, the Republican party
could well afford to go before the
country on that alone.
But that is only a beginning. Con-
gress has enacted an emergency tar
if law which affords protection sore !
" needed by the agricultural interests,
4 law which will prove it's worth when
.he harvested crops of the world be-
gin to move within few weeks.
1t enacted an immigration law which
protects and stabilizes the labor mar
let of this country during the period
If industrial readjustment and at the
iame time, prevents this country's be-
ng flooded with a class of vicious ag-
tators which European nations are
rying to get rid OF.
By Joint resolution, Congress has
to an end the state Of war ex-
sting between the United States on
he one hand and Germany and Aus
ria Hungary on the other. By estab-
lshing this official peace, all extraor-
mary war powers, vested in the Pres
1ent and other executives, are auto
repealed and the way is
leared for the resumption OF d1pio-
latic, consular and commercial re-
atoms with Germany.
These are the more important laws
-hich the Republican Congress mas
nacted in less than so days. In add1-
on, it has held hearings and started
eli on their way other important bills
hich have passed one or the other
/ the two houses. The House Commit
,e on Ways and Means has prepared
nd reported a permanent tariff bill.
Committees Hard at Work
Major committees of both Senate
Id House have been in session daily
nee Congress convened, holding
earrings and drafting legislation to be
resented. These committee meetings
tract little public attention, but in
ality they are where the real work
Congress is performed. For these
,mmittees to act hastily means the
of bills which have been
either wisely considered as to their
bject matter nor carefully prepared
to their context. Tohorough study
ID well considered action by commit
es are the necessary antecedents OF
se legislation. No session of Con-
ess has witnessed more diligent
mmittee work than has the present
ssiOn, .