New-York tribune., 1922-09-23
Passing of Treaties and Tariff
Chief Work Of 67tI, Congress
Session OF 245 Days; 4.757 Bills Introduced: 295
Laws Passed; Appropriations Gut $500 ,o25, ,227
onder Estimates; Bonus Most Bitterly Contested

maritime maritime nations for adoption of ef-
fective means to prevent tho pollution
OF navigable waters.
Provided 100000 for relief of Amer
,cans in Smyrna and S1So,00O for
HiSed clnims commission
., reviewing the work of Congress in
'he Senate, Senator Smoot said:
:, first, and of vital Importance, it
mas enacted no destructive. no sec
Iional' ,i,r no class legislation.
10 put more business in the gov
eminent 1t enacted the budget law, un-
1er winch the economy program of this
administration was made possible
Reduced Taxation
,oo 1T reduced the public taxes $685.
u.Uo,ooo ,.s, year, the bulk of which is
il!ted from the family and individual
OF average income. That taxes might
De still further reduced, it unsparing-
~ cut public appropriations.
1T found 100000 men idle. To
prevent further aggravation Of the
Unemployment situation it enacted the
restrlctive immigration law.
n 1T found agriculture facing ruin
I,S uo relieve the situation it revived the
war Finance Corporation and fur
nished it with million-dollar revolv-
ing tund to loan the farmer in his
emergency. 1t passed the farmers
emergency tariff, which stopped the
mood of imports that was contributing
TO agricultural distress. 1t increased
the funds of the Federal Farm Loan
Bank in the sum of $4,000, 900.
Ihc result was the revival Of aeri-
culture, which brought the farmer. who
purchases 40 per cent of the manufac-
tured products Of the country, again
into the market, thus giving employ
ment to idle men.
1T enacted permanent tariff which
ihsures industry and agriculture alike
protection from destructive foreign
competition, and the workingman
steady employment at a good wage.
Created Veterans Bureau
ut enacted the Sweet law, which Gre
ated the Veterans Bureau, consolidate
ing all government agencies dealing
with ew-scrvice men and facilitating
the work of relieving disabled war
veterans.
at found the country officially in a
state of war with Germany and Austro-
Hungary, and, by a joint resolution,
re-established peace with these two
NATIONS.
at enacted that great piece of hu-
manitarian legislation asked by the
women of the country, the maternity
act, to safeguard the welfare Of in
fancy and maternity.
ut created refunding commission
to place our foreign loans on busi-
nesslike basis, and formulate condi-
tions for their payment.
at authorized the formation of CO.
operative marketing associations,
which will be of mutual benefit to the
producer of food and to the consumA e..
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.
Helped Philippines
at provided for the reorganization
of the Philippine financial system and
an extension of Philippine credit in
order to save the islands from bank
ruptcy, which they were facing as q
result of eight years Of government
under the Dem ocratic regime.
at came to the relief of drought
stricken areas in our own country, eX-
tended the time of payment due on r-
granted liberal aid for public roads
extended relief to the starving millions
of Russia, reorganized the Indian
bureau, strengthened the enforcement
of the Federal prohibition amendment,
provided for the creation of more Fed
eral courts in order to relieve the con-
gestion of business and expedite jug
tice and created commission to in
vestigate the coal inquiry.
"In addition the United States SEN
ate in less than thirty days ratified
seven treaties formulated at the arms
conference, which moved the world to-
ward peace and committed the nations
to reduction of naval armament and
consequent reduction in taxation"
Chairman John T. Adams of the Re.
publican National Committee issued
statement reviewing the entire work
OF the Congress to date, including
both the extra session and the regular
session just closed.