The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-13
Barometer OF Public Opini0n
Overlooking Congress.

The house of representatives., with the CON
sGnt nf the senate. Is 10 adjourn until August
10. Meanwhile the sUate will remain in torrld
end enervating Washington to wrcstle with the
tariff while the bonus and the subsidy bin are
H'ill 10 come That the house should have been
able TO clear up its calendar so far I'm advance
or the senate Is partly due to the difference in
the parliamentary rules OF the two bodies. The
house' with i've times tho membership OF the
senate, Is able to dispatch twice as many bills
IN halt the time, because II has enabled Itself to
DO business The senate fccps itself in tho fot -
tcrs OF old rules which depended largely upon
thht courtesy between gentlemen, ana that
comfy bet~een parties which have largely
Behind this explanation which ls only par
taL tHere lies large cause OF tho confusion
ana uncertainty which attend the work of con-
Ere7s, II has too much TO do. It's business in
sa9ases frop year TO year at an accelerated
rate one result * that congress Is kept I'm al o
most perpetual session. The rccesses once Gus
tomary In the long term OF congress running
Us Lh,y dlu from juno Or July to December.
nnVe become impossible. Too many bills are
pressed upon congress Each succeeding adj
minslration has too elaborate a program OF
legislation. Different measures all the time
ushtng for precedence, and tho Inevitable
consequence Is lhat many Of them have to be
jettlsoned at the end Of the congressional vow
age Then there arise fresh complaints Of Tho
lneifclency of congress.
l. Is not matter for recrlminatlon between
pohtcal parties The democrats cannot from
their own glass house throw stones at the re.
publioans The zeyll referred to affects both
parties and has long been growing no matter
which one was In power Nor In il n question
or the comparative rank in statesmanship OF
ulie congress over against another N nativc
auii'ty ana legislative experience representatives.
and senators do not vary so greatly from one
year to another. But the system under which
,h'y WORK the pressure put upon them the
impossible demands made OF them. appear often
to be OF such nature that not even supermon
colld do all that In expected OF them Tho nso-
pie look to the government for too many things
lhey seek TO lay upon congress tasks which
should be attended to by state IeEisIaftros or ~
county authorities municipalities. II is ad-
ntted that congress- does its work badly but
It is not generally perceived that this is newt
Its powers. ' go
Thoushttul men in Washington students OF
government everywhere, have been impressed
by the helghtening difficulties which come
from pling too many burdens upon the sheul-
uers or congress 1t has staggered along like
an oVerloaded horse. Various devices for ra-
loving 1t have been suggested, and some az
mem nave bocn tried. But In actual experience
lney nave not been entirely satisfnctorv Tho
Plan OF federal budget was counted upon In
save congress both time and vexatlon of spirit
hut thus far in effect 1t has done neither Then
mere was that ambitious plan of governmental
reorganization, dear TO the heart OF President
uardlng lie has had n vigorous administrators
az work on II for nearly q year, but SO great
mas been the friction developed. SO acute tho
1saIousy between departments, so pronounced
the opposition even In the cabinet that the
president has reEretfully been compelled to
plgeonhole the whole project for the time being.
~ nc theory has been advanced that the trou-
PIC "a que To the fact that the country has been
content TO put up with sccond-rate statesmen
hut h II Az our statesmen were of the first rank
the notification which they would give To tho
country Is that Americans must not demand
imposSibilities OF congress. II Is not n ouos.
tion OF "centralization of government AT Wash
lnston The theoretical quarrel over that long
since ceased 10 have much meaning. But IL is
praCucaIy matter of sending much blood
to the brain OF congress that Il becomes dan.
geronSly congested Ways and means TO re-
move part OF the pressure must somehow be
,"unI, , ,L No principle has been struck out hct-
| ter than that laid down by John stuart MIL
VINO heId mat govelnment ought TO be cen
t-ran]ed - In the way Of securing information and
lmparuns impulse and giving direction but
that the execution OF policies and the actual
work or ADMINISTRATION ought TO be left In the
largest degree possible TO the separate locall-
ues.--New York Times