The Delta independent., 1922-07-14
\ GOOD RECORD
OF ACCOMPLISHMENT

Of ACCOMPLISHMENT N
Washington, July 12-(Special cor
respondence) On June Both the
House of Representatives adjourned
for six weeks in order to give the
Senate time to catch up with legisla-
ton which, under the Constitution,
must originate in the House. The
adjournment day also happened to be
the last day of the fiscal year 1922.
and marked the end Of Is months Of
legislation by Republican Congress
with the cooperation Of Republican
President. Congressman Mondell Of
Wyoming took occasion to review the
accomplishments of that period, both
with a view to refuting the scanda-
lous Democratic charge of "do-noth-
ing" Congress and to inform the peo-
pie generally as to what has actually
been accomplished since the Republi-
cans took full control Of the Govern
ment.
Up to June 80 this Congress had
placed on the statute books 1913 separ
ate laws, 311 Of them public and 81
private. The House had also passed
276 other bills. now awaiting the
action of the Senate. That rec
ord is an average of two and one
third bills passed by the House on
each legislative day OF the Congress.
The noteworthy measures enacted by
the House, some of them now under
consideration in the Senate, is the tax
revision law which will take about
H. 1ly - tha
taxpayers in the present calendar
year; the tariff bill that will doubt
less become law before the end of the
summer; the budget law under which
an annual deficit has been wiped out,
leaving a surplus of 100000, 900 in
ordinary receipts over ordinary ex-
penditures; the peace resolution end
ing the technical state OF war; the
veterans bureau act that consolidated
and made far more efficient the var
ious agencies for soldier relief; the
hospital bill appropriating $17.0oo,0Oo
for additional soldier hospitals; the
foreign-debt refunding act by which
$11 900 900, 900 Of foreign obligations
will be put in definite and negotiable
form; the Federal highway act, au-
thorizing appropriations of about
5000, 100000 for highway construction
in the next three years; the farmers
war finance act, under which about
1909 900 900 has been loaned to farm
ers, and stock growers; the Federal
maternity act; the immigration re-
striction act; the act to regulate in
terstate commerce in packers pro-
ducts; the act to prevent gambling in
grain futures; the act to encourage
the formation of agricultural coopera-
tive associations; the act extending
the farm loan law to include reclama-
tion projects; the anti-narcotics act;
the naval scrapping act to five effect
to the naval limitations treaty OF the
Washington conference; the act for
readjusting the pay OF the Army,
Navy, and allied services; an act in
creasing the pay of Patent Office en-
ployees; an act for the monthly pay
ment Of Civil War pensions; the act
appropriating $20,000,000 for starving
Russians; an act providing additional
funds for the Farm Loan Board; the
so-called Edge law for the promotion
Of export trade; the act making ex-
emptions in homestead requirements
for the benefit of ex-service men; the
act ending a great waste in public
printing; and numerous others OF
scarcely less interest to the people OF
the country.
When the Congress finally adjourns
on March 4th next, other bills now in
course Of enactment will have become
laws. Among them are the tariff bill,
the shipping bill, anti-lynching bill
bill to reclassify civil service employ
ees, and scores of others now pending
in one house or the other.
Congressman Mondell is well with
in the truth when he says, mo Con-
gress ever sat under this dome that
was more faithful, diligent, painstak-
ing, earnest, more intelligent or sound
er in its judgments and decisions than
the present Congress-"