The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-12-01
Senator Harris Makes
Comment On Extra
Session of Congress

| WASHINGTON, D, c., Nov. 81 =
" Discussing the legislation which
Congress should consider and de-
bouncing the position of the Repup'
lean administration on several
important measures, Senator Win.
j.. Harris today made his first
comment upon returning Irom
Georgia for the extra session OF Con-
ere.s. He announced opposition e
the ship subsidy bill; advocates the
repeal Of the tariff law and amend
ment of the revenue law; urges
legislation to help in the marketing
Of agricultural products, establishing
i system of ruraI credits, and further
Stimulating the farm koan tanks.
and favorable action at once on the
Henry Ford bid for Muscle Shoals.
Senator Harris said in a statemeM
today:
"The ship subsidy bilh as recom
mended by President Harding, is q
plan of taxing the people to the ex-
tent of 80 or 40 million dollars for
the shipping trust, in my opinions
and I am opposed to the legislation.
The farmers have suffered more
financially than any other class ard
they are entitled to first considera-
ton by the Government in consider
alton Of legislation. When the farm
ers and live stock raisers prosper all
other industries are benefited, hui
when they cannot sell their products
at profit every industry suffers.
why does not President Harding
recommend 10 this do nothing and
discredited Congress some measures
that will help the people OF the
agricultural south and west? Whets
these sections prosper every section
of our country enjoys prosperity.
1.-THE election of November 7lh
was a protest Of the people against
the revenue bill passed by the Re
publican Congress placing the burden
of taxation on those least able to pay
and cxempting those NOSE able.
This law should be amended.
"The tariff la recently passed
should be repealed. It has increas-
ed the cost of living for every person
in the United States in order to help
the Republic manufacturers wko, IN
many cases, had contributed to the
campaign. 1t is vicious to tax all OF
the people to assist in paying cam
paign contributions.
The objectionable provisions Of
the Fsch-Cummins railroad aH
Should be repealed and reduction in
freight rates and passenger fares
should be made, sothat the manulac-
turers and farmers can make living
profit. Reductions will bring more
bus. ness to the railroads, in my
judgement.
Congress should pass legislation
that will help the farmer in market.
ing his crop at less expense and pre-
vent the middleman from getting all
the profits the farmer earns. Several
measures that would help the agrl
cultural situation, in in my opinion,
were introduced by me and passed
the Senate at the last session. The
farmers associations all over the
country have recommended these
bill but the Republican Congress will
not let them be voted upon. Why
not pass these bills, and others, and
give the farmers assistance in mar
keting their crops through financial
and warehouse facilities?
The Democrats were working on
a system OF rural credits to give the
! farmer cheaper Interest rates on
money. Why do the Republicans
delay this measure? The Democrats
are all urging it now.
THE Federal Farm Loan Banks
should be more prompt III making
loans and congress should increase
the present limits,
1.-THE southern cotton producers
and the western wheat farmers car
| not receive full prices for their pro-