The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-05
Balancing OF
Budget Big
Problem Now
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
(CopyriSht by The Iutelligeuce7)

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from today The congress which has JUS;
coRVcHsd must Hr:sh is work cr an eH-
ira session Will bc called. Judging
ny the rate OF speed a which every
congress moves. relatively Ett!e can hs
accomplished IN three mowths. but this
VIII not prevent a concentration or CT
fort o. vital measures What how
ever. can he Gocc and what w.H be dcHc
are two difGHrea: things.
Tho public may expect an attempt
to do many things. az attempt a; least
- satisfy nc restless mood uc the cleo
tora;e. Is craving t"r something posi-
tive. something curative.
PrcSiden; Harding has ready mes
sage fuG oS rScommc0.It;:o"s. He
knows congress caaro, AZ; or them all.
even X 4 ecQu.esred IN RS Vo.0t oC
view. Buc the start must b. made
sometime and the record ui the CNcCu-
tive must be made clear. - though
ne kaow0s ne cannot &C. through corr
Eress very ;auch ot anything n the
three crowded months ahead. h real
iacs that Il IS his duty 20 lead. % ;1Ae
the initiative ard 20 begin a drive for
the legislation that must round cut E.S
presidential term. An extra session =
os course inevitable. The only question
. IS how ioCS after March Ith j.; can be
D. 50 many problems untouched ard 50
much unfinished business 'ha; con-
gress should have u vacation from
March A. next 20 the following De-
csmbcr Tc- more than decade con-
gress has been in almost continuous
seSsson---arc,v away from the 0auoaa.
capital more ;Aau :roHth a. time.
Shipping Problem
F.-St os all NJ. Harding wants The
sh!pp!rS problem solved. he puts this
measure above all o,hers n "rie- ot
.raportance Bu: to so-callCd short
session OF congress f-om December 20
March has the usual number ~ appCo-
pr.at.oH bills % pass which occupy a.
lcas: sixty days and often more.
These bills cannot be rushed through
nowadays as QUICKLY rs n the old days
when the entire budget Of the federal
government was a h!llicn dollars or
, less. With a rou- billion dollar budget
as > demand FOR economy due u 'ne
,ytdesnread drain oC the income ;aN Ia"
On the voters pnnActb"oS. appr2p''a-
..nr bis mas. he miautcly examined
Balancing tho Budget.
There's a a.g-s~ problem. however,
than the mere balancing 90 budget
MS YEAR. IJs 70 find an extra S0o"'-
nar 600 - pay the deficit: which has
arisen rnr the fiscal Year beginning
n.xt J.ac. Additional taxes T""i" ho'
BE- popular. And Yet revenues muSt Oe
Increased SOMEHOW.
The treasury department hash : an
po,,uccd any plan ." watch !; hopes 90
wine out that Big dctiC., iTVoav.E IL
viii be tempted 20 remain silent 50 as
70 Influence congress 20 """""'".ls S>'''
further But naturally there ~" "e Z.
demand that t@c executive 's"H." 90
,rs rnver2meH: demonstrate how the
Gef.c!: Is 20 be met.
one - ,rc principal reasons fo- The
defscl. e the shriukage OK tax receipts
,yb,,l r. pa-,ially due 20 the poo: buSi-
ross conditions oS the early pa:; Of
.r.s vcar and the preceding year. Rp:
h-s:-ess conditions are better now 'AAn
,hay have been and the 'rUt& Is there
should BE 4 noticeable Increase - rHHe-
ruCs. Nobody. Of course. can tell now
m.ch will be received from th"s"
sources. Nobody can either say 10"
,ruca can DC derived from the re" tar
tT BIN though its SPONSORS ar" no,
claiming tha. very much would Os
brought IN that way.
To Amend TAX Laws.
some amendments 20 the tax law are
certain 20 be proposed IN the extra Ses-
s,.r which VII follow after March 4.
President I.a-d.ag himself has an
,oY1ra4 ,ha, nc !sa'c satisfied with The
prcs,a. law. TIE Republicans t%h"
want the excess profits taxes restore"
ar, eager for an opportunity - have
pa, Whole tax question -sop'"cI Iai
The session which follows after March
VIII De close N IN" heels ot a p-"S'"eA-
.,2I campaign AID from political View
po.n; Il Will be essential t"r the admin