The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-03-08
CONGRESS

The sixtyseventh congress is history It was busy
session and busy Much valuable legislation
enacted and many vauless proposals rejected In
the more important business such taxation,
debt adjustment and retrenchment, being business
which effects every citizen of the United States
gress accomplished gratifying results, creditabe
alike to the administration and to the party in power
in congress If the for the reorganization of
the merchant marine had been enacted the sixty
seventh congress would have rounded a splendid
record of achievement
The initiative in fiscal legislation was taken, very
properly, by the president in obedience to his obga-
utmost to cut down the extraordinary taxation of the
period, to effect retrenchment in government
pendtures, to put through protective tariff, syste
Matte the governments financial business and gen.
orally to do away with the extravaganza inherited
from the preceding administration This pledge has
been more than fulfilled The majority party, under
Mr. Hardings leadership, cooperated in both branches
of congress with conspicuous ability Despite any
tional other special interests congress cut down
taxes, eliminated waste increased the revenue, pro-
tected labor and industry, and arranged for the debt
owed by Great Britain. Any one of these achieve
ments would have been notable for its effect upon the
welfare of the country; combined, they have turned
the tide of affairs from adversely toward prosperity
Taxation, retrenchment and mat
tiers of sensational news. They affect the people
powerfully but in such to escape notice
less they carefully analysed. The business man
who the verge of bankruptcy in 1920 and who
is doing fourishing business may not be aware
of the fact that his prosperity due the and
changed policy of the government, but it is fact,
capable of demonstration His customers are able to
buy goods What has changed their condition !?
II he will investigate he will find that unemployment
has disappeared. This is directly due to the policy
put into effect by the present administration and
gress. By cutting down taxes and protecting their
products congress has encouraged industries of all
kinds to get busy The result has been resump-
ton of business throughout the republic, scale
which is exceeding all records of this any other
country.
The creation of confidence in place of disrust
has completely changed the aspect of American in
dustry This confidence is based upon something SUBJ
santal in the form of reduced taxes, increased
against foolish legislation, protection against
cheap foreign competition and knowledge that the
United States will not be plunged inso foreign
plcatons The blame for money and time
lost through failure to enact shipping legislation does
not lie with the party power in congress 1t lies with
the minority in the senate, principally Democrats when
seized the opportunity to defeat the shipping bill by
msusng the rules of the senate.
Some of the senators who participated in the fill
buster left the senate with the sxtyseventh congress-
One two of them boosted that they felt respon-
sibty, being lame ducks" without fear of defeat
hope of reelection. The session will its
adjournment fixed by law. and therefore there will be
inducement to senators who repeat flibuster.
There will be full opportunity during the and
during the next session to consider the nature and
scope of amendment to the rule of debate which
would make flbusters impossible.