The Sauk Centre herald., 1923-12-13
new CONGRESS TO BE
VERY SPECTACULAR
ARMISTICE ESTABLISHED BE-
TWEEN LEADERS MAY BE
BROKEN ON SHORT NOTICE
PORK BARREL CLAMOR
NEW CONGRESSMEN WOULD
BUILD A POSTOFFIcE IN
EVERY HAMLET
BY WILLIAM L. DALEY
National Editorial Association
Special to Sauk Centre Herald


Special to Sauk Centre Herald
Washington, Dec. 12.-Predictions
that the new Congress would be
spectacular in its performances were
easily fulfilled during the first week
of the present session. If the deveI-
opments of the week may be taken
as criterion, the Sixty-eighth Con-
gress will be noteworthy only in its
tumultuous controversies and nom
productive in helpful legislation nee
essary for the public welfare. It is
manifestly impossible for the Con-
gress as now constituted, to carry out
even portion Of the Presidents re-
Communications for legislation. Ad-
ministration leaders have displayed
their ina to cope with the situa-
ton as i, s difficult to control the ac-
tivities Of Congress with a small and
doubtful working majority. In ad-
dition, there is always the contin-
lgency of the so-called LaFolette
group, nominally listed as members
Iof the majority, kicking over traces"
land bringing about legislative inn
fpasse similar to the deadlock which
marked the fight over the Speaker
tship last week. -.
Nobody is. deceived over the armis-s
tice established between the majority
headers and the LaFollette group in
House over revision of the rules.
The factional quarrels based upon the
liberalization of rules and better rep
resentation on committees, may crop
out again before the expiration of
1.-THE truce. The controversy in which
i:7 Republican members of the House
delayed the organization, has brought
about demand throughout the coun-
try for defense of the party system
G.. o. P. leaders are worried over,
the condition which has developed
within their own ranks, as it indicates
that the party in power will find it
difficult to fulfill pledges, though they
maintain working majority on pa
per.
i The leaders of both parties have
surface in committee activities. Con-
sidering the fact that the greater
percentage of legislation is transacted
in committees, it is highly important
for political effect, at least, that the
conservative wing of the Republican
party keep control of committee as
signments else it fall short of party
pledges.
| D.
! The report Of Secretary Of Agri-
culture Wallace made public this
week reveals the difference of opin-
lion in the Cabinet as to measures for
agricultural relief. As legislative
representative of the farm organiza-
ton explains it, the Presidents plan
stops with the extension of credit, in
debating that he had accepted the re-
, port of Eugene Meyer and Frank
Mondell of the War Finance Corpor-
alton, as against the suggestions of
Mr.. Wallace. In some quarters, it is
expected that the Secretary will re-
sign in the event the differences be-
q come more pronounced. Ordinarily,
f the report of a Cabinet officer dis
Il cusses accomplishments of his par
: ticular department without definite
: commitments on administration pol
icies. However, there have been de-
. partures from this rule and the Sec
e retary of Agriculture has announced
e that he favors the proposal which
+ contemplates the setting up OF gov
+ ernment export commission charged
q with the duty of disposing of the sur
j plus in the form of wheat or flour in
o such manner that the domestic price
d may rise behind an adequate tariff
; barrier to the point of restoring the
n pre-war purchasing power Of wheat
n in the domestic market. !" He points
a out that working capital of fifty
IS million dollars would be required and
IS argues that Gin the end the cost would
d be paid, not out of the public treas
IS ury, but from assessment on thf
le growers benefited and should not bs
q large.
Mr.. Wallace explains that eth.
IS plan proposed could be applied NOR
c. easily to wheat than some other agri
o cultural products. Obviously if fay
1t florably considered, it should not b.
,f confined to dealing In wheat alone
OIL 1T ashouad include all -other agricul
" tural products Of which we have
considerable exportable surplus. an
the prices, Of which are substantial
re out of line. Especially should th
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