South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-25
HARDING MAPS OUT
HEAVY GRIND FOR
COMING CONGRESS
Desires Body 20 Move at Full
Speed and to Avoid Extra
Session If Possible.
- IorIs ITDLOW

BY LOUIS lAifADH
WASHINGTON. ID. c. oct. ga
Pres't Harding has mapped out
program that VIII mean "a swirl
hard grind for the lawmakers '..s
Ssnter but IL the s0.ou- carry our ms
wishes thcy viii have "a reward
eonnmeasu-ate with the sacrihce
Srhsch the presidential program en-
tai.s.
Their reward VIII come next
sn-5rr b, the shape OF an announce
,,-en- that there VIII be no extra ses-
mon Of congress- az has been the al
mos iuvarlable rule for more llan
q decade. and that senators and re-
presentarives will have before tnem
a Ionz period OF rest and en1oymsnI
~ private life.
The high spots IN tho Presidents
program are as follows.
1-ConRress shall Dee reconvened
70 che winters work on Nov. 90.
THE usual recess for the hoh-
q.vs shall be abandoned this year
and CONGRESS shall work straight
ahead until March q the consltu-
tional date for adjournment.
3-When congress adJourns on
March 4 70 VIII be 90 reconvene no
srore before the first Monday En- De-
cenlber. 1928. when the first regular
Fession OF the next, or SiZty-ei ghth'
rOngress win begin.
Long Recess Possible
II the presidents program - fol-
lowed the coming session viii be de-
voted to little else than action on the
ehfs-subsidy bill and the pdssage Of
tho appropriation measures which
r,frI provide the funds that viii run
the government during the fiscal
vear beginning July I. 1928, and
ending June so. 1924 The passage
o. the last appropriation bin VIII
clear the decks for the first long
recess congress VIII have had FOR
many years.
The presidents strategy IN sum
rIoning congress back 90 Washington
On Nov 90 IS evident. It VIII give
Tie law makers n flying start OF two
weeks ahead ~ the regular time Of
converting and 81 is the hope OF the
executive that during that fortnight
v7Did progress viii be made on ship
subsidy legislation.
The presidents plan 70 hold con-
szress on the Job during the holidays
VIII be I'm the nature or a surprise
package for the statesmen on Capt
toI Hin. The actual holiday ad-
journment Of congress begins, as q
rule, about Dec. 20 and ends about
Jan Z, bU- usually the law-making
mill IS in the doldrums from the
cine the regular session begins on
the first Monday In December until
the Christmas recess starts. For
some reason that appears difficult 20
fathom the solons have never been
able TO get down to serious work
until January. which means that Il
g. impossible. even at cop speed, 90
crowd through all the important
legislation that must be passed be-
fore adjournment. The alternative
has been extra sessions. which have
been held year after year and which
have come to be accepted almost as
q matter or course.
To Keep Busy
n the president has his way il viii
be dine1ent this year Congress Will
begin 10 function with a full head
OF steam on Monday Nov 20, and
VIII keep right at IL until the gavels
pound out sine die adjournment az
noon on March 4. when the sixty
seventh congress Will pass into his
tory. BY that time. Il is expected.
tho decks VIII have been entirely
cleared al appropriation bills hav-
ing been passed and signed.
The president has "A little prOEra N
Or his own which he hopes to put
into effect after congress adjourns
ON March 4. Tentative arrangements
aIready have been made and were
discussed at some length at a con-
ference which the president had a
day or so ago with Sen. Duncan u
Fletcher. OF Florida The presiden;
Is planning 20 leave WASHINGTON with
Mrs. Harding ia March for a much
needed trip OF rest and recreation
They VIII go first 20 81. Augustine.
Fla. and probably win proceed leis-
urely 20 the Panama canal Reports
that the president Coutempla-es an
earlier trip to Florida are without
foundation. While she Improvement
81 Mrs H8rdings condition is sub
stantial &C. Is necessarily slow and she
e. doomed TO spend the winter at the
white house in Washington. with her
mind free of all social and official
cares IL IS expected thai by March
che viii be SO Tar recovered that
she VIII be able % stand a long triu
and that &c viii do her much good
J. would 6e almost Impossible. in any
event. FOR the president 20 leave
Washington before March. He would
1eOpariize the program ne has
mapped OUT if be did not stay az the
helm 90 speed up congress and Ia
keep a watchful eye over his cher
tshed ship-subs dy bin.