The New York herald., 1922-06-15
HARDING TO DEMAND
PARTY LEADERS END
/. SNARLS IN CONGRESS
Will Insist on Expediting
Needed Measures and {
Then Adjourning.
SEES NATION ANNOYED
President Favors Sending
Bonus Back to Senate
Committee. 4
LODGE TO SEE HIM TO-DAY
Executive Wants Tariff, Ship
Subsidy and Navy Bills
Disposed Of Quickly.
BY LOUIS sEIBoLD.

By LOUIS SEIBOLD.
Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HEIAn.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. ID. C.. June IL.
Senator's and Representatives of the
Presidents party are convinced of his
determination to put an end to the
legislative snarls over the bonus, the
tariff and the ship subsidy bills.
His suggestion to House leaders that
the merchant marine bill be progressed
as rapidly as possible to obviate the
necessity for an extra session will be
followed by firm request to the Sem
ate leaders to be more expeditions in
dsposing of the tariff and in the set
ting aside of the bonus.
Senator Lodge (Mass), the party
leader of the upper house, will confer
with the President tomorrow regard
ing the Senate situation. TIE coll
leagues of the Massachusetts Senator
think he will receive a definite state
ment of the views entertained at the
White House on the political as we'll
as official and economic necessities
confronting the Republican party. Mr..
Lodge expected to see tie President
this afternoon on his return from
Massachusetts, where he has been
sounding the preliminary tocsin of his
candidacy for denomination. The
President was absent in Baltimore. so
the interview was deferred.
Harding Aware of Irritation.
Party leaders who have talked with
the President in the last two or three
days agree that he is fully cognizant
of the growing irritation of the coun-
try due to the failure of Congressional
leaders to interpret correctly the
meaning OF recent primary results.
Some have the impression that the
surprises already recorded forecast
equally surprising results in the pri-
maries TO be held in the next sixty
days unless there is pronounced i'm
provement in the Congressional situa-
tion.
To one OF his callers yesterday the
President is declared TO have ex-
pressed the opinion that the best thing
|
the ship subsidy and the naval appro-
priation bills, return the vexatious
bonus raid to the Finance Committee
and adjourn as soon as possible. He
is credited with the opinion that at
least three months should be allowed
the country TO digest the tariff and
the ship subsidy measures.
AS far as the bonus Is concerned
the Presidents mind is irrevocably set
against II. according TO leaders with
whom he has discussed the matter.
II Chairman McCumber Of the Senate
Finance Committee and other Senator'S
who are displaying signs of rebelling
against the Presidential Judgment en-
tertain any doubt as to the Presidents
exact attitude there is reason TO be-
lieve this will be removed by Mr..
Lodge after his conference with the
Executive.
Early Showdown Expected.
Both sides in the controversy over
the most troublesome measure that
probably ever has disturbed the tran
quility OF national legislators expect
showdown on the bonus in the next
four or five days. They also believe
the President will attempt to convince
the members of his party in the two
houses that the best thing they can do
TO promote their own individual
chances and help the party is TO wind
up their work without delay and
plunge into the political contests In
their respective States.
The majority of the members OF the
two houses concur in this view, al
though they differ radically as to the
processes for accomplishing II. Most
OF the Republican Senators are dis
playing dissatisfaction over the man
agoment of the tariff bill. Their chief
interest is TO get IL out OF the way
through some understanding with the
Democratic Senators. Senator Under
wood, the leader OF the Democratic
party, has frequently assured Chair
man McCumber that the minority poll
icy did not contemplate a protracted
filibuster over the tariff measure. but
they were compelled to do so by the
great amount of time consumed by
the Republican managers in explain
ing the bill.
II is a fact that Mr.. McCumber and
a few Of his colleagues who really take
an interest in the tariff measure have
filed a larger volume of the record Of
daily tariff proceedings than the Dem
ocratic critics OF the measure. Whether
the Democrats will consent to the pro-
posa which Senator Lodge Is ex-
pected 10 make during the next few
days for an agreement as to the length
! OF the debate is matter of conjecture.
, Some OF the Democratic Senator's
who believe that dissatisfaction over
, the McCumber measure will crystal
lie into Democratic advantage are In
, favor OF making such an agreemant.
1t is the consensus of Democratic Sens