The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-12-30

THIS season.
AS that stalwart congressman,
William r. Wood, of Indiana, said on
the floor of the House, Everybody
is giving Congress HE'LL" while the
executive branch of the administra-
tion is using party club on the Pro-
gressive republicans to beat them
back into line.
In congressional circles, confusion
and inaction as to some legislation,
abandonment of the Railroad Funding
bill, the shameless defense of Sena-
tor Newberry and the passage of a
huge deficiency bill for the fiscal year
1922 before the calendar year 1922
begins, mark the course of the reac-
tionary republicans.
On the day following the Presi-
dents message Senator Pat Harrison
tDen., Miss.,) innocently asked if
there was anything before the Sem
ate and learning there was not, said:
Il wanted to inquire about the rail-
road funding bill = s1'he president
some time ago submitted to the con-
gress a very urgent request to pass
the railroad funding bill. The bill
passed the House and was reported
out of the Senate committee on inter-
state commerce.
Just before we adjourned the Sena-
tor from Iowa stated that at the very
first opportunity when congress re-
convened in December he would call
up the railroad funding. bill and press
il for consideration. We have been
in session three days, and while /
have seen the Senator of Iowa on the
floor, and nothing apparently of inn
portance before the Senate, | have
not heard anything of the railroac
funding bill.
Senator Curtis explained that he
understood the bill had been laid
aside because of the fact that it is
easy now to secure money, and that
the securities had been or are being
disposed of.
ut pains US to see this congress
starting out so auspiciously," said
Senator Harrison. "We had hoped
that there would be set program
laid out and that it would be rushed
to completion. = We had a good
deal OF such abandonment in the last
congress. And that is one of the reas-
ons why the congress is in such dis
repute."
The Mississippi Senator told how
the president had changed his mind on
the Bonus bill; how he had changed
front on the republican promise to
bear them, and had written a letter
IN favor Of a reduction of taxes on
large incomes, and complimented the
progressive republicans who had told
the president ''where to get off,"
scorning his letter and repudiating
his suggestion.
That rolled the president" con-
tinued Senator Harrison, al do not
know why, but / can imagine why. |
have heard that it was because he
was in close touch with the reaction.
ary, the predatory elements in this
country, who have bled the people
for their own benefit for years: that
ne was in frequent conference with
these high financiers and that GER
tain promises had been made to them
election pledges-and that they had I
called in turn, and said to him 1t is !
time TO deliver and the best way to
deliver is in the tax bill by taking !
from us some of the taxes which have
been imposed on us and placing them
on Ford automobiles and necessaries |
of life.
He spoke OF the presidents retail
alton by taking what the Senator call
ed "a rap at the agricultural proup"
ana expressed the hope that these
would not lose their patron
age as a result.
Of President Harding's plea for adj
herring to party lines Senator Harri-
son said:
He thought by that means he
night influence the distinguished jun
or senator from Kansas (Mr. Cap-
PERI, ana those who have worked
With him to stop assoeiating with
democrats in obtaining it, and vote
With the republican leadership upon
Ill measures.
1t may be that it was the first call
# the president for senators TO line
ip as a party policy to retain a seat
n this body for Truman H. New
1erry," to whom he later referred as
this friend of the president
In condemning President Headings
'equest that the executive be given
authority to fix tariff rates, and re-
'alling tie failure of the party to re-
Use the tariff after two years and
lght months in power he estimated
hat it would take the republican par
y about seven years to write a tariff
ill.
secretary Weeks Flzunts West; Lauds
Cannonism; Blames Farmers.
ne reactionaryism of the Harding
administration has been manifested
many ways by the president him
elf and praty leaders but in no way !
lore foolishly or extensively than in I
ae recent speech made in New York e
: Secretary of War Weeks at the i
invention Of life insurance presidents
rhen he pleaded for a return of Can !
onisTn in the House of Representa- I
ives. :
1t is comparable to the plea Of Sec c
atary Mellon in his first annual re- I
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