The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-05-18

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secure the return Of the property they
properly lost through the conduct OF
war. Evidently the attorney general
does not take a very rosy view Of the
cution are generally construed in
Washington as a forecast that Mr..
D~augherty is preparing to uncover "a
niger in the woodpile."
Criticism has been heard in the
lower house of congress 5o. au3e Of
the delays in handling pubic business
in the senate. The tariff bill is he
particular source Of worry 10 he
house and that body wants the senate
to deliver the law p. d. q. Naturally
there rs a lot OF sentiment fayoring the
speeding up of this particular legisla-
ton. Undoubtedly President Harding
is as much disturbed about the delay
in passing d" tariff Law as anyone in
bill in charge are chafing under the
delays of debate. The only difference
between this bill and it's predecessors
is that the delays are stretched out
longer. That is due to the fact that
the var mad new conditions that
upset all tariff-making presidents.
But it is only fair to the senate to rec
ognize the fact that every tariff bill
that has been sent to it was little more
than a ho~dge-podge affair threshed
| ont in n onp, m itf foo nf tho hnrca "hncn
main business was to reconcile all the
traders and beneficiaries interested
in the different schedules. The debate
in the house is mere camouflage and
lasts but a few hours. As L result,
the senate practically creates the bill,
does all the celebrating, brings out
all the criticisms in its debates, and
in short furnishes all the gray mat
ter that finally determ les whethtr
there is or is not cOmmonsense in the
legislation. While the senate is go.
ing through these processes Of con
structive hard labor it comes with
mighty poor grace for the Sinking
house TO nag the upper body.
The University of Pennsylvania has
refused to further extend its leave of
absence to General Leonard Wood,
with the result that President Harding
and Secretary of War Weeks have adj
vised him that while they would be
glad to have him remain in the
Philippines, they can not ask him to
remain in the islands if he thinks his
duty to the university should decide
him to return to the United States.
Reports from Manila indicate that
General Wood is SO we'll satisfied with
himself that he will likely remain at
ms present post until the last of the
year. The Philippine colony in Wash.
ington have an idea that General
Wood will stay even longer-in fact
as long as he is permitted to remain.
a delegation of Filipinos is now en-.
route to this country to impress upon
congress the demand of their people
for an independent self government
Ihese men represent every phase Of
public life in the Philippines and it is
fair to assume that they know what
they are doing in placing themselves
in opposition to their governor-genera,
who insists on conservative American
rule being continued. General Wool
would be doing them a favor il be
would get started on his job with the
University Of Pennsylvania.
Republican senator's are as insistenr
as members of the lower house il
their support of the soldiers bonu.
legislation. Senators Dodge, McCum
Der. Curtis and Watson Of Indiana
recently called on President Hardins
to put it across with him, but il
their report to their fellow members
OF the senate they did not disclose that
they found any support at the white
house. Instead they returned with &
lot of facts which they were given t.
consider as indicative that there were
"grOundswells" that the public was
not so strongly in favor of bonus legis
lation as some members of congress
assert. The president has certainly
given cold comfort to the supporters
Of the bonus measure, and without his
cooperation the leaders in congress
feel that there is very strong probable
tiles that the bonus measure will not
go through this session. And if i,
does not get by before the fall cleo
lions, what will happen to the politi
clans when they meet the voters
back homer" On the other horn OF
the delimma the American legion nc
doubt feels that it is fighting the last
fight for the bonus, which must be put
through before the adjournment OF
this session If it is to be saved from
being permanently buried.
The ways and means committee OF
the house Of representatives has re
ported favorably a proposed constitu
tional amendment to prohibit the fur
Their issuance Of taxexempt certifi
Gates. Estimates place the amount OF
these issues last year at one billion
dollars, while perhaps nearly twenty