, 1922-10-12
What Congress Has Done

gress drew near, Senator Reed smoot, Of Utah. addressed the
Il had expected to occupy some of the time Of the senate to-.
day in rehsarsins the the sSe Of t the E admiaistration Of Ct
but a few minutes before adjournment: Perhaps it viii be just
as well for me at this time to read the headlines OF what l intended
House, Sssaf ho %pG Frank E" ": Mends!i dei nSs'ss : a see sss's ec7eyine IN ao sHs
/ will iI Content saS't %ys "i' by just Just r ( the subject e natter " Without u
that tS 1 I " should ho9i Tx ike tool to discuss in DETAIL Ss l. and many that have not
legislation which is without parallel in the history Of this country
calling for deliberadVe and constructive efforts. ~
The Republican %bids E. Iarty was pledged sdg sut to give We the country unit: con on
centa H Of Legislation nl promised setm by its IS party; c.. Consider ID its record:
no sectional, no class legislation.
"To put more business in government it enacted the Budget
'' ;Hde H1 possi Ts!ch the economy 'r'sr"" OF this administration was
which is lifted from the family and the individual of average in
come. That taxes might be still further reduced, it unsparingly
1T found 100000 men idle. To prevent further aggrava-
ton of the unemployment situation it enacted the restrictive i'm
1T found agriculture facing ruin: To relieve the situation
a bilion-dollar revolving fund to loan the farmer in his emery
fHs of + imports ppssts that the W wrase cont rBetfegi to s agricultural Mnrsn Distress distress It It
n q = the funds of the Federal farm loan bank in the sum of
.rro 1.-The he result It, was the ~ revival III as of a q leu as which brought nsas, the
# the country, again into the market, thus giving employment to
'"~ 1T enacted a permanent tariff, which insures industry and
agriculture alike protection from destructive foreign competition
and t .f w enaeted 9he s s{sseE ia%' %ReR e ersat sG0o th w's Veterans
s "nTiau' GO s%d tir};H all gov ERR r. %n1t a of reifsvi Sssl d;s.6 With v sx,
Grams. 1t appropriated for the use of that bureau more than was
appropriated for any other purpose except payment of the public
debt and interest thereon.
at found the country officially in a state of war with Ger
MANY and Austro Hungary, and by a joint resolution eestab-
lshed peace with these two nations.
at enacted that great piece of humanitarian legislation.
asked by the women of the country, the maternity act to safe
at created a refunding commission to place our foreign loans
on business like basis and formulate conditions for their pay
ment.
at authorized the formation of the cooperative marketing as
ISOLATION, which will be of mutual benefit to the producer of food
and to the consumer. 1t enacted the packers and stockyards act
for the livestock interests, and the grain futures act for the
farmer.
"To promote our foreign trade it amended the Edge Act to
facilitate the organization of corporations engaging in export
business.
"t provided for the reorganization of the Philippine financial
islands from bankruptcy, which they were facing as a result of
eight years of government under the Democratic regime.
"It came t. the relief of drouth stricken areas in our own
country, extended the time of payment due on irrigation and
reclamation projects, granted liberal aid for public roads, ex-
tended relief to the starving millions of Russia. reorganized the
Indian Bureau. strengthened the enforcement Of the Federal pro-
hibition amendment, provided for the creation of more Federal
courts in order to relieve the congestion of business and expedite
justice, and created a commission to investigate the coal industry
"In addition. the United States Senate in less than thirty days
ratified seven treaties formulated at the Arms Conference. which
duction of naval armament and a consequent reduction in taxa
ton.
"Mr. President, I could stand here for one solid hour and re-
hearse what has been accomplished by the administration, and I
say, without a question of doubt, that no legislature that ever met,
has passed so manv beneficial laws as has the present Congress
under this administration"