Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-04-14
Congress Is Industrious
Record of Accomplishments Not
Excelled in Annals of
Legislation
(By Rep. Simeon D. Fess (Ohio),
Chairman Republican Con-
gressional Committee


jointed economic conditions and gel
eral unrest. No previous administr;
ton since the establishment of GU
Government came into power wit
greater domestic problems demandin
solution at its hands than confronte,
the Republican administration OF
March 4. 1921.
Immediately upon the Inauguration
of the President and his call of the
special session of the Congress a pro
gram OF rehabilitation was outlined
and work Immediately commenced to
consummate it, Undesirable immigra-
ton was flooding the country. This in
creased unemployment, rendered more
difficult a solution of our industrial
problems, while the character of many
or the immigrants was menace to
our social and political institutions. To
protect American labor and American
institutions against this invasion a law
was enacted limiting further immigra-
ton to but three per cent. of the ma
tionals already in America.
The first necessary step toward eco
nomic readjustment was necessarily
reduction of expenses and balancing Of
the budget. One of the earliest meas.
ures enacted by the Republican Con
gress was the budget law. The pre-
yious Republican Congress had en-
acted budget law, but it was vetoed |
by President Wilson. The law went /
into effect July 1, 1921, in time to apply
to the fiscal year beginning on the
same date. Whatever economies have
been effected by reason of the Budget
Bureau since that time are to be cred.
tied to the early action of the Repub.
lican Congress in putting the law on
the books which created the Budget
Bureau and made its operation DOS.
sible.
The agricultural industry of the
country was suffering in a degree
which has never been equalled in its ,
history. This important industry ]
which directly affects one-third of orr l
population and indirectly affects every \
industrial, commercial and financial n
activity, was facing bankruptcy. In /
'raer to assist the farmer in this I
period of economic distress the Re. Z
publican Congress enacted an eIab- y
rate program of agricultural rebabui. y
alton. This program of constructive ;,
legislation in behalf of the American n,
armer is without parallel in the an. pl
ials OF American legislation. The sinh.
tantial effects of this legislative Dro
ram are now apparent on every hand
Notwithstanding the Republican OF
congress elected in 1918 and assam. g.
4
LED In special session in 1919 had .
ppropriated hundreds of millions for -
S-service men, the administration ~ -,
lese FUNDS by the various executive w
sehcles controlled by the Democratic al,
40 oeen such that the ex-seryice man So
I'D received minimum of benaa, s.
ON the funds. A large part Of this mi
as que to lack Of coordination ana w
'opeFation Of the various bureaus the
ne OF the greatest pieces of eonstruo
We legislation or the Republican Con-
sss was the consolidation OF the va.
'us agencies dealing with the ov o.
80 80 man under the one head Of The D.
',erans Bureau. This assures exns so'
non as well as fair and adeors,a the
'Stment Of our disabled ex,servIce mil
.n We
10 addition 20 this consolidation ana the
'isahifaiion additional millions 49, min
piopiiated for the use OF the au. ~,
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