The New York herald., 1922-07-12
Table Of Backward Legis-
lation Ready for Presen-
tation at Meeting.
BONUS THE MOST TROUBLE
Allied Causes of Uneasiness
Are the Tariff and the Ship
Subsidy Measures.
BY LOUIS sE1BoLD.
Special Dispatch to THE Nnw York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,

BY LOUIS SElBOLDs
Special Dispatch to THE Nnw York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., July IL. 5
Republican Senate leaders will pre-
sent arguments appraised as convinc-
ing to support their appeal to the
President for help in patching up their
legislative machine.
A fairly comprehensive survey Of
conditions prevailing in the Senate was
completed this afternoon, and the re-
suits will be communicated to the
President as soon as the pressure of
other matters will permit.
One Of the most extraordinary de-
velopments of the begged condition Of
the Administration program Is the
change Of Senatorial attitude toward
the President. Senators who recently
issued solemn warnings to the White
House to refrain from meddling with
the more or less sacrosanct preroga-
tives of the Senate appear now to be
eager not only to invite but actually
to solicit the assertion of party lead
ership authority on the part Of the
President.
The action of Senator Lodge in sug-
gesting to his party associates that the
President be asked to lend helping
hand to rescue the legislative machine
from embarrassments which they cam
not remove. therefore. finds almost
unanimous approval in the Senate
wing of the Capitol.
Few If any Senators, save one Of
two pronounced insurgents, like Mr..
La Toilette and Mr.. Norris, reflect any
criticism of the Senate leaders deci-
sion to look to the White House for
help in Strengthening out the snarls
ministration measures.
The majority Of Republican Senators
admit with engaging frankness that
unless the President steps into the
breach the wrangle over the tariff.
the bonus and the ship subsidy bills
will drift along indefinitely without
decisive results and develop further
and more vexatious complications.
See Him Supreme chief.
For the first time, in fact, the su-
preme party leadership of the Presi-
dent Is ungrudgingly recognized. Even
Senator'S who have criticised him for
various causes developed by conflict
of views over specific undertakings
now accord the President the power
to put an end to the aimless and un-
productive maneuvering over pending
measures.
The patience of the President in
dealing with the situation to date has
resulted In n substantial victory in
compelling the Congressional noun
hill, as the White House was regarded
by legislators for a great many
months.
1t seems TO be the sincere hope OF
Senator'S whose nerves are cracking
under the strain Of endless and futile
controversy-and whose vocal organs
are beginning to lose robust and vigor-
Gus resonance-that the President will
heed the Macedonian cry from the
Capitol and point the way out of the
wilderness in which the members of
his party are hopelessly cropping for
Moses. The hope is predicated on
the belief that the President Is as anx-
ious to get rid of Congress as is the
rest of the country. and. in fact, as
Congress is anxious to be extricated
from its present situation.
In anticipation of call to the White
House within, the next day or two
Senator Lodge. the majority leader,
and Party Whip Curtis are preparing
information relative to legislative con :
ditions which they believe will con-
vince the President the Administra-
ton program should be stripped of
extraneous or troublesome features
and put through as soon as an agree
ment can be reached with the Demo-
Gratis.
Bonus the Big Issue.
The projects which the Senate
leaders regard as extraneous or
troublesome--or perhaps both--are
the $4,000. 100000 bonus raid and the
merchant marine bill. With these two
chief causes for existing irritation in
the Senate removed Senator Lodge
and his two associates will inform the
President that the tariff fight can be
brought to an end within three weeks
and permit the adjournment of Con-
eress by the 18th Of August.
Democratic leaders who have been
+ sounded on the subject during the
last forty-eight hours have indicated
satisfaction with the case they have
made against the Fordney- McCumber
tariff bill and will be amenable to a
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