New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23
TESS LAUDS GREAT WORK
OF REPUBLICAN CONGRESS
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marketing facilities. Congress outlin-
ed a program of relief which is now
completed.
THE emergency tariff was passed
and became law in May. 1t restrained
by increased duties foreign importa-
tions of products whose importations
had increased so per cent, and to the
great hurt of our own farmers. Con-
gress also authorized a commission
to investigate the causes of the pros
~tration of agriculture with power to
recommend to Congress remedial leg
islation. This commission has been at
work for weeks and will Don make
its report. Congress also enacted the
packers legislation in the interests Of
the livestock industry. 1t also enact
ed what is known as the grain flu
lures act to correct the fictitious price
manipulation on the stock market.
THE Farmers Cooperative Associa-
ton bill is now in conference and will
soon become a law. This secures the
right of collective bargaining to the
agriculturist.
The agricultural aid bill permitting
the War Finance Corporation to aid
in financing exports of farm products
is Just passed and promises greater
relief by loans to European capitals
upon satisfactory security. and upon
condition that the money is limited to
be expended to purchase the product
of the American farm.
Two measures looking to assist the
farm loan banks to further extend
farm credit have been passed by both
Houses. One allows $3l 100000 to re-
lieye the credit situation, and the other
allows 5 y per cent interest on land
bank bonds.
mo Congress in our history has car
ried through such far-reaching RENE
dial legislation looking TO the rehabili-
tation of agriculture as this special
session OF the Sixty-seventh Congress.
This Congress faced not only great
err but graver questions than any form
err one in our history. One committee
of this Congress, the Ways and Means
Committee, has conducted the hear
ings and reported out the tariff and
taxation bills. Note this work, which
ordinarily could not have passed with
in two years.
THE emergency tariff to prevent i'm
mediate distress of the farm. That
measure is now a law, since May.
'"Then came the permanent tariff
bill. That legislation has been passed
through the House after weeks of
committee consideration, and was pas
sed in this body and is now in the
Senate.
THE revision Of wartime taxation.
That bill came before the House after
mature committee consideration and
was passed in this body, and is now
before the Senate. There is an an
nual saving her eof $~700,O00000 or
more than the total cost of the Gov
eminent in 1912.
The committee will now take up
the funding of the foreign loans. The
Senate is already considering this most
important problem. This will be fol-
lowed by the %refunding Of the public
debt. All this will be accomplished
before the session adjourns.
The establishment of the Veterans
Bureau, u~nifying under one hand the
activities of the War Risk Insurance
Bureau, the soldier rehabilitation pre-
viously under the Federal Board for
Vocational Education, and the Public
Health Service is already accomplish
ed, and will not only insure expedi-
tious action on disabled claims but
will operate in distinct saving to the
Government.
THE amendment to the Volstead
Act to prevent the tariff in beer
through the avenue of prescriptions
will also be placed to the credit of
this session.
The Reconsideration Of the postal
employees upon a more equitable bas-
is of compensation is also enacted IN
TO Law. These are some of the achieve
1ents already accomplished.
The calendar shows favorable COM
mittee reports to the House of 233
House bills, 70 House joint resolu-
tons, 60 House resolutions and Z
House concurrent resolutions. OF this
number. s. House bills and s House
joint resolutions have been acted uoon
by the Senate. Fifty-eight Of the 90
House resolutions reported for action
have been favorably acted upon BY
tIc House.
a Complete summary Of the ses-
sion up to date is conclusive against
the senseless criticism that the Con-
gress has been inactive.
The calendar shows a greater am
ornt OF constructive legislation than
any equal period Of legislative history.
In our pat any one OF THE great out
standing measures world have been
thought sufficient to signalize the Cor
eress."