New-York tribune., 1922-09-25
Party Leaders Join With
President in Request
That Congress Finish
Work Early in Spring
Extra Session to
Hurry Legislation
People Believed Tired of
Continuous Sittings:
Madden Promises Help

Hardlng, his party helmSmen at the
Capital and the Administration heads
generally are virtually agreed, it was
learned to-day. that the country needs
"a rest from Congress-"
Too many sessions and too long
sessions in recent years. they have
about decided, have literally fed UP
the people on Congress and legislation
and have entirely killed the old stimu-
lus to business, industry and the pub
lie mind that formerly accompanied
the calling together of a Congress.
The result is that there is an almost
unanimous feeling here that the gov
| crnment's business must be so ar
RANGED that the legislative slate may
be Il aned up by March A of next year
in [ der that there may be long
period, possibly until the following De-
cember, of Congressional inactivity.
This program is vouched for by
Chairman Martin Madden of the
House Appropriate Committee, upon
| whom rests large share of the re-
sponsibility for its accomplishment,
| inasmuch as the big work of the short
December 4, will be the Federal ap-
preparation bills for the next fiscal
year.
1t is pointed out that in addition to
a possible restoration of the old sig
niticance which attended the gathering
of Representatives and Senator'S at the
Capitol, long vacation from Congress
next year undoubtedly would be q
"salve for the 1924 election"
The major portion of the Admins
tration's Legislative program is al
ready out of the way. The at-
tention of the winter session will be
occupied only with the money bills
for government expenditure, the ship
measures, and with these disposed of
there will be no real need for hold
ing Congress here, it is declared.
President Harding's discussion few
days ago with Speaker Gillette, Re-
publican Leader Mondell and others, of
the possibility of special session to
lb.,ss.c be sailed about the middle of Novem=
Ser, had the sole purpose, it is said,
of providing for the long recess.
Chairman Madden's view is that no
special short session in advance of the
regular convening on December 4 will
be necessary. He is remaining at his
QeSR until Cnc 1lTSt OIL next month TO
lay the ground work for the appropria-
tion measures and has notified the thir-
ty-five members of the Appropriations
Committee 20 return to Washington on
November 10 to begin the actual work
of drafting the bills.
Although the estimates from General
Lord, the director of the budget, are
not legally required until the day Con-
gress meets in regular session, all
needed data will be in the hands of the
committee some time before that date
and five of the eleven principalsap
priation bills will be ready for con-
sideration by the House without q
minutes delay according to Repre-
sentative Madden's program.
These five, which he said may easily
be sent on to the SeI-ste by January 10,
putting much Of this sort of work out
of the way and leaving plenty of time
for consideration of the shipping bill
and other measures, are the treasury,
army, navy, agriculture and commerce
and labor bills.
"By the time these five money bills
are passed." said Chairman Madden,
there will be five more ready, and it
will be entirely up to the House how
long it takes for the disposal of the ap-
preparations.
"In any event, whether there is
special early session or not, the appro-
priaton measures will be ready for the
House snd there is no reason why Con-
gress should not get away by March A."