The Delta independent., 1922-10-06
WHAT CONGRESS HAS DONE
by Senator Reed smoo,
Sept %, 1922.

the Senate today in rehearSing the ac
complishments of the administration
for the last two years, but that ia en-.
Ftirely out of the question, for it is but
a few minutes before adjournment
Perhaps it will be just as well for me
:'at this time to read the headlines of
what 1 intended to speak upon. Fur.
thermore. notice that yesterday, IN
the House, Hon. Frank w. Mondell de-
flivered speech covering about rhe
same subject matter that intended
to speak upon today; so will content
myself by just reciting the subject
matter, without any further discussion
There are great many of them here
that l should like to discuss in detail
and many that have not enumerated
The Congress has completed 1s
months of constructive legislation
which is without parallel in the his.
tory of this country. No Congress
ever came into power facing such
chaotic conditions calling for deliber-
ative and constructive efforts.
The Republican Party was pledged
to give the country constructive legis-
AoeAoa' ANo Soh5ICSS ever enact.
ed greater percentage of legislation
promised by its party. Consider Its
record:
First, and of vital Importance. it has
enacted no destructive, no sectional
no class legislation.
To put more business in govern.
ment. it enacted the Budget law, un
der which the economy program of
this administration was made possible
1t reduced the public taxes $S1s, ,OOO-
900 year, the bulk of which is lifted
from the family and individual of av-
erage income. That taxes might be
still further reduced. it unsparingly
cut public appropriations.
It found 100000 men idle. To pre-
vent further aggravation of the un-
employment situation, it enacted the
restrictive immigration law.
1t found agriculture facing ruin. To
relieve the situation it revived the
War Finance Corporation and furnish.
ed it with million-dollar revolving
fund to loan the farmer in his emer-
gency. 1t passed the farmers emur-
gency tariff, which stopped the flood
of imports that was contributing to
agricultural distress. 1t increased the
funds of the Federal farm loan bank
in the sum of $25,OOO,OOO
The result was the revival of agri-
culture which brought the farmer.
who purchases 40 per cent of the
products of the country,
again into the market, thus giving
employment to idle men.
1t enacted permanent tariff,
which insures industry and agricul-
ture alike protection from destructive
foreign competition and the working
man steady employment at a good
wage
It enacted the Sweet law, which
created the Veterans Bureau, consoli.
dating all Government agencies deal.
ing with ex-service men and facilitat.
ing the work OF relieving disabled
war veterans. 1t appropriated for the
use OF that bureau more money than
was appropriated for any other pur-
pose except payment Of the public
debt and interest thereon
It found the country officially in a
state of war with Germany and Aus
tro-Hungary, and by joint resolution
re-established peace with these two
nations.
It enacted that great piece Of hui
manitarian legislation asked by the
women of the country, the maternity
act to safeguard the welfare of in
fancy and maternity.
1t created a refunding commission
to place our foreign loans on bust.
nesslike basis and formulate condi-
tions for their payment.
1t authorized the formation of CO.
operative marketing associations.
which will be OF mutual benefit to the
producer of food and to the consumer
1t enacted the packers and stock
yards act for the livestock interests
and the grain futures act for the far.
mer. To promote our foreign trade It
amended the Edge Act to facilitate
the organization Of corporations en-
gaging in export business.
1t provided for the reorganization of
the Philippine financial system and an
extension of Philippine credit In Or
der to save the islands from bankrupt.
cy. which they were facing as a result
Of eight years Of government under
the Democratic regime.
1t came to the relief Of drouth- stric-
ken areas in our own country, extend
ed the time of payment due on irri.
CATION and reclamation projects, grant.
ed liberal aid for public roads extend.
ed relief to the starving millions of
Russia, reorganized the Indian Bureau,
strengthened the enforcement of the
Federal prohibition amendment. pro-