The Washington times., 1923-12-07

increased amount of Congress
sional patronage.
Conflict with President.
The legislative effect Of the Pres
loents message was startling. Out
OF approximately $500 bills already
tossed INTO the badly jammed legis-
laIlve mills at both ends OF the
CAPITOL hundreds dealt directly with
the Presidents recommendations
And Of the latter, quite az many
were In direct conflict with Mr..
CooNdge's proposals as were in sup
porL OF the Administration program.
Three OF the Presidents impor-
tant recommendations were en-
dorsed just as he desired in bills
now awaiting consideration by COM
mittees vet to be formed.
These were his proposals for dis.
position OF the Enumeration prob
lem. the racial question and cnilo
labor.
In addition. Democratic leaders
were drafting q measure to carry
out his suggestion for American
participation in the Permanent
Court Of International Justice.
On the other hand, both Republi-
can and Democratic senators intro
duced bills which directly opposed
the Presidential recommendation
Tor treating the prohibition, the
agricultural relief and the railroad
problems.
Democrats also were preparing
measures for tinkering with the
Fordney-McCu tariff bill. which
the PRESIDENT expressly said he did
not desire.
Other legislators were ready to
attack his disposition OF Muscle
Shoals. his Russian and tax reduc.
ton proposals.
proposed legislation favoring the
Coolidge recommendations included:
1. A comprehensive revision Of i'm
migration laws, providing new re-
str1ctions and gerater selective
service, introduced by Senator
Lodge, Republican leader, in the
Senate and by Congressman John.
son, Republican Of Washington, in
the House.
2. Settlement OF the racial cues
ton by creation of q Federal Com
mission of nine members, authorized
to report annually to Congress-; pro-
posed by Senator Spencer. Repub-
hcan OF Missouri, in the Senate.
3. Amendment Of the Constitution
to permit Congressional enactment
OF antichild labor laws; proposed
separately by Senators Shortridge,
Republican, OF California and Nc
Cormick, Republican of Illinois.
Opposed To Coolidge.
The bills, now before Congress,
which directly oppose the Coolidge
program, include; among the more
important:
i. Measures providing Govern
ment fixing Of prices and creation
of a wheat Sterilization corporation,
which was distinctly repudiated by
the President: proposed by Senator
Gooding, Republican. OF Idaho.
2. A broadstick attack upon the
Transportation Act In do-N
separate bills, including a prof. ii
for Congressional legislation a. BIZ
trarily slashing one-third off exist.
freight rates on farm products (pro-
duced by Senator Gooding, Repub-
lican, Of Idaho), and q repeal Of the
guarantee clause, proposed by Sena-
tor Capper Republican, of Kansas),
both Of which procedures were con-
denmed by the President.
3. A proposed ''tinkering'' with
the prohibition act, contrary to
Presidential wishes, In a bill to
create q commission for determining
the alcoholic content Of intoxicating
liquors: proposed by Senator Spen-
Ger, Republican Of Missouri.
With all this conflicting legisla.
ton already on its way through the
Congressional mill. and thousands
of other bills. prepared by legisla-
tors but not yet introduced. q de-
cidedly confused outlook faces the
Presidential nroRraYn