The Lake County times., 1922-12-09
OMNIBUS
.BIL.L.OPPOSE:D|
BY HARDING
Three Lake County Cite:
We're After Post Office
Appropriations

WASHINGTON. Dec. .. Tbos|
indiana cities. including East r,hi
easo. Crown Point and Hammond
"nich want new postoffice building
and additions. likely viii bave II
Walt until the condition or mi
United States treasury becomes .ve
more improved.
President Harding ba, ns 4
known his opposition to an omnibu
Public buildings Bill at the nresen|
session O. the congress. and leader
q the senate and the house are dis
posed TO support him.
announcement of the president
position has convinced most Of tbl
members Of the public buildings an
grounds committee of the hous|
1hat such legislation should he ds
ferred- They agree with the presI|
dent that the government should
not permit its expenditures to exI
eeed its income any more than
private business would think ~ dol
ing 50 Among the Republicans ol
the committee expressing this vfeJ
was Richard \. Elliott Of the sixtl
Indiana district. who WITH becoml
ranking Republican OF the commit
tee when it reorganizes.
LANGLEY UNMovED
Representative John ". IAngle
OF Kentucky. chairman OF the con,]
mittee, however. was unmoved \
the White House plea for econony1
and proceeded with plans lootxin
70 the drafting and early rero~tin
BY the committee OF a bill carrvin
at least 100000. 900. lie asserted I'D
had no intention Of abandoning thI
project. New buildings in all thl
states were needed. he said. and thl
house. he was confident. would pasI
the bill even though II was del
nounced in some quarters as "por]
barrel" legislation.
Langley's attitude would indicatI
stiff fight II II were not for thI
fact that Republicans OF the com|
mlttec, like Elliott. probably win
not back him up. They smile al
tho chairman's defy to the presiden
The report that Langley advocated
such legislation. contained in letter.
tho chairman sent to members 81
The committee, brought condemnal
tion from many sources.
"SC = PEDAL URGED
The cor mittee was urge3 to SOD
pedal further discussion until al
excess OF government income ovej
outgo justified more liberal exponl
ditures. Budget estimates, II wal
pointed ont. would contain no prol
vision for the construction Of neI
buildings and q public buildings bill
at this session would wipe out man
times the slender surplus OF receipt
over expenditures. which was thl
Pride Of the president when II
transmitted the budget to the con|
gress.
Representatlee Mondell. Republi|
can leader or the house. sought un|
successfully to induce Langley Il
drop the proposal.
"Thc president has told me 4
dozen times that he is against I'D
bill" he told the committee chairl
man
I'm going TO report It anyway.
Langley replied. i know how th4
president feels about the bill. ia
told me not TO make & too strong.I
UNQUALIFIED DIsAPPROvAI
When reports reached the Whiii
House that the administration waj
being represented as being onli
mildly opposed to the legislation|
President Harding decided to mako
his D sftion unmistakable. III
voiced unqualified disapproyal, a 81
sertiug that the government cannoi
embark en- any such enterprise al
that proposed by Langley.
Several Indiana cities. including 4
TT. Wayne. south Bend. Terrs Hautel
Logansport. Hammond. East Chica
20. Crown Point. Rushville. Green 4
field and Richmond expected ID
participate IN the appropriation4
that were contemplated.