The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-24
Congress
damned
Flibusters and Threats In
the Senate Have Side
tracked Important Leg
islation.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Copyright by Tho lnteItYencef)


washink;on. Aug. c3.--tonGresS IS n
lam as usual on me eve OF IN 'u
lournment or recess.
AKaia. !, - demonstrated tha. tho
house with its large membership can
dispose OF public business rapidly "hlie
the senate With It's practically unIim't-
ed debate Is At tho mercy or hmau
groups.
F1libus,srs and threats OF the same
can tie UP legislation at the last MIN
ute In tho senate and that's why ad-
ninistration leaders abandoned AL nope
ot passing certain major bills "hlch
rhsy had hoped 10 put through before
tho recess which begins this week ana
lasts until about October ]. Ths meas-
urs which President Harding and Sec
r.tary Mellon requested passed so that
nsSotiaelons might be Begin with the
Allied powers to arrange for payment
Of principal ard interest on the ten BILL
lion dollars they owe the United states
has been shelved until after tho recess
Men like Senator IaForetts and Borah
wanted TO ask questions ABOUT II. and
since protracted debate was Inevitable
Il has been set aside.
In Measure BtdstrAcfsd.
Tho bill 10 enable the war hnance
CORPORATION 70 handle the emergency IN
the railroad situation by paying large
sums % the railroads which have been
due them as war claims Is also side
,-acked The money was 70 have been
spent by the roads In buying equipment
and might have given business as a
whole a general stimulus this fall Con-
rress. however. influenced by tho agri-
cultural group which wants a reduction
In freight rates before helping the rail-
-oads was unable to gee the legislation
,hrouKh or course the house passed
III. bill and cleaned up Its slate nicely
but In tho senate The chances OF NIL
n.ter arsinEt the railroad bill made
n seem wiser 70 postpone consideration
Of II until after tho recess.
IT.. real stumbling olocH however,
h,. b.en tho so-called anti-ocer bill.
The house passed the conference report
substantially as tho Anu-Saioon league
leaders wanted IL. But In tho senate
rreat constitutional objections nave
g., rai..d wherein tho fourth amend
n.rt 4, held 70 conflict with the eiGh-
,..,rb .msndment. The oser bill faced
,.nnorrry defeat. The friends OF beer
h,y. this advantASs In o postponement'
rhS bYll isn't considered until after tne
r,c.s. regulations vii! have o"N0 ~
Rued meanwhile by the reahur! o:PN''
n.nr permitting the MANUFACTURE 'h
beer for medicinal purpose, "nca .ne'
-exula,ior Is made tho chances OF a1'e'-
,,r >, bv subsequent leEtsa'on SFe
slim.
~ o,,y measure which has poem
-, a, pa.saxe 10 tho bill enabling
,hA var nnance corporation 70 ieno
>.-9. sums Of money TO Agricultural
.,oor. organizations. Tho farmers nave
- +s.t- vay this seesion though the
,.,,u|, curing and business interests
,+t,, wait action on the tariff ana reNe
nue bills.
~, course the purpose OF tho recess
=. N anab,e tho senate finance cornrn'-
"a. 70 hold hearings and write 1N
b,u The argument was wisely H'S",
,h.t unless tho senate recsssea ana
r.vs r,euo.rs 90 tho senate nnSnCs
sar,tt.. 70 work uninterrups"dly on
.ne tax bill there wouldn't De any
,.r.nue law and tho old ons would haFa
.. -.-.n,ct.d. Tho renate has been
T., ..-,Ion only a Few months but me
,,,,, troubles or new administration
h.v. e.sn augmented this time by 'hH
clash IN Interests between the eas'"tN
,nd r.st.-n Republicans The latter
nav. played the b";t-r r'rateTT ana
nav, managed 20 get confederation ror
-ro.t o> theIr bills bur the easterne7s
hara NOT had effective '"3HcrshlP'
Much Bittsrness.
A. CONSEQUENCE there - an adUr's-
,ior now that much more progress
you,d hav. been made II the tax o'Il
had been given right OF Nay IN oo'n
.ou,.s and IL President Harding had
,n.is,ed upon such priority. Congress
:. clad OF a chance. however. 10 leave
IN. xrI,inr Of the bill TO the senate
srapce committee and get away on
h-i.r vacation. The rest Will be Roon
investment for the country because II
viii rive memher- n chance I" near
IRON, the folks back home and rarHcu-
,s-,v ~ tho impotence OF tho people FOR
.,1 reductions I. will assist IN put
.,,r Individual senator's In better
humor.
Ther. has rarely been a time when 80
much bitterness ard personal feeinS
x,s ev!den. n the cioakrooTH. II -
m, confined % one party but Is an e"''
dance ~ what haprers when on" 'nd!'
,,dual o. rrour gets behind pet Hieros
=, iepisla,lor and resents the "hstrne-
.,.res< ~ another irdi.idua! o. Sr"hr.
Tho senate hasn't h""n the haHpiHst
,,r,,ly these rnIdslUmer dsvs-and
hrea IN Of out-ide air away from n" ma
,,cnal capital MAJ bring IN" S"i"nS
,acL here In much better spirits IN"
,I,b more OF an !d"a ~ tho demands 0r
,,,h,lo oninior. The recess sur"Thctal-
" looks liEc DELAY. Ultimately