The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-05

sembles. These measures. of course,
publican measures. The representatives
Of the blocs in congress will have
measures of their own 10 Introduce for
which they will ask support. After
a study of the measures which are
likely TO be introduced. IL seems likely
that only two of them can be looked
upon as nonbloc and nonpartisan inso-
far as support for them in the two
houses is concerned.
The two exempted measures are i'm
migration and the bonus. On every
thing else which has been suggested
as likely to come before congress,
hlocism and partisanism will be much
in evidence. II is to be doubted, II
the Republican leaders believe that
any bills of importance. conservative
in their nature and backed by the adj
ministration. can be enacted into law
by a straight party majority.
The Republican leaders today SEEM
lngly are as anxious as ever, because
of the imminence of the presidential
campaign. to pass certain measures
by a party majority and thus to lei
the voters know that a harmonious
congressional Republicanlsm Is back
Ing a Republican administration.
Bonus Has Support Everywhere.
The bonus has its support In the
ranks of all congressional elements,
Democratic, Republican, Farmer-La-
Dor and every other element with a
name or without a name. The bonus
bill, If Ii goes through, as 1t probably
will, can be claimed as a Republican
measure only because the Republicans
have a majority in each of the two
houses-that is, they have 1t If certain
men written down as Republicans are
rightly so written down.
As for immigration, the expectation
is that any attempt 10 let more Inn
migrants into the country than may
come under the present law will be
defeated by a combination Of Repub-
leans, Democrats and bloes. The only
support for easier admission for Inn
migrants 10 the United States prob
ably will come from the extreme con
s~ervatives OF the Democratic and Re
publican parties, and there probably
are not enough of these In either house
TO secure the result that they seek.
The friends OF more lenient lmmi-
grafton laws also will have the sup
port OF representatives of certain ra-
cial groups in congress, and beyond
this they on nothing. for coun'
try-wide manifestations have proved
pretty conclusiyely to the majority
OF congressman tbs. the country wants
10 Americanize the foreigners that II
has before 1t allows others TO come
in faster than they are coming now.
One chief Republican endeayor in
the next congress will be to cut the
appropriations so hat the party can
90 before the country next summer
10 say, Look at the saving grace of
our action" II is pretty we'll known
that President Coolidge will urge econ
omy to the parsimony point. The Re-
publican majority will do its best to
meet the administrations recommen-
dation, and it can be taken for granted
that the Democrats will enter no obiec-
tons.
Army and Navy Suffering.
Certain departments of government
are having their activities checked by
a lack of funds to do what probably
ought to be done. The army and navy
particularly are suffering today and
there seems TO be no doubt at all that
they will continue to suffer. Students
of conditions say that congress may
save the people some money next win
ter by Withholding appropriations for
some Of the varied works of the gov
eminent departments, but that in the
future the taxpayers Of the country
will pay fye-fold more because of the
.present-day desire of congress to eff
feet what will look like a saving.
The Republican majority has its
legislative program, and the radical
progressiyes" have their program. The
Republican majorities in house and
senate are small and they are not
really majorities at all. The pro-
g~ressives will not allow the party to
which most of them belong, in name at
least, to put anything at all through,
unless they get something for what
they give. They are not likely to get
much, because the things which they
suggest are things TO which Republicans
who also are conservatives probably
subscribe.
An attempt will be made to secure
complete revision Of the present rail
road law. The conservatives will not
listen to this. Il is pretty we'll known
also that a certain contingent will
attempt 10 put a resolution through
which will deny the right of the Su-
preme court 10 declare unconstitutlon-
al by a five o four vote any act OF
congress.
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