The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-06

Garner plan was strongly advocated
in the House by the democratic minor
ity and at times by the Republican
insurgents. There is a similar lineup
in the Senate.
Failure of the House to modify the
important features of the tax bill
along lines indicated by the Secretary
of the Treasury may eventually force
an open break between the legisla-
tive and executive branches of the
government. 1t is generally known
tnat President Coolidge will veto any
bill which varies greatly from the So
called Mellon plan. Mr.. Mellon is
conndent that mis- proposals will be
adopted though he admits there is a
possibility of failure at this session.
He has ventured the prediction that
public opinion will make it necessary
for Congress to adopt the Admins
tration plan, possibly at another ses-
sion.
Any voter familiar with political
methods knows full well that congress
sional Investigations are inspired, pri-
marily, for political purposes. 1t ap-
pears that the inquiry into the Box
Peace plan was postponed suddenly
when the sensational disclosures in
the Teapot Dome inquiry lessened the
news value of the Box hearings. The
inquiry will be resumed whenever
there is perceptible slowing up of
public interest in the oil scandal. 1t
| is also known that the demand for an
investigation of tax propaganda has
been skillfully timed in order that the
hearings may be held simultaneously
with the consideration of the tax
measure in the Senate. The proposal
of Senator Gooding to conduct an
enquiry into railroad propaganda"
has also been approved. But the i'm
portance of the Teapot Dome hear
lings makes the date of this inquiry
uncertain. The probe into the activi-
ties of Attorney General Daugherty
dovetails with the naval oil lease af-
fair and as a consequence it has the
right-of-way in the Senate.
Several important bills were re-
ported from committees to the
Senate and House calendars during
the week. The Senate Agricultural
committee reported without recon-
mendation the bill sponsored by Sen
ator Cooling, Republican, of Idaho,
for the establishment of corpora
ton to purchase grain at guaran-
teed price based on $3.50 per bushel
for No. 1 Northern, whenever the
market falls below that level. An eff
fort will be made by the proponents
of this wheat sterilization bill to
force a vote at an early date.
The report of the Senate Immigra-
ton committee adopting the census
of 1910 as the basis for immigration
quotas brings out sharp divisions be-
tween the Senate and House immigra-
ton bills. The measure now pending
in the House fixes the census of 1890
as the basis for determining quotas of
two per cent. The opinion prevails
that the johnson bill will be consid-
erably later in conference, as the
State Department has complained
that many of it's provisions will bring
ahout strained Diplomatic relations.
Both Senate and House committees
agree on reducing the percentage
from to per cent of the number
of nationals in this country.
The Senate passed bill appro-
priating $1,O00,OOO for the relief of
farmers in the drought-stricken dis
tricts of New Mexico. Senator
Wheeler, Democrat, of Montana, in
troduced resolution to provide a
similar amount in cash advances to
farmers in Montana.
Senator Howell, of Nebraska, has
introduced a bill to abolish the Rail-
road Labor Board and substitute COM
pulsory arbitration for railway labor
disputes.
The "wet" and "dry" issue has
been revived in the House with the
been revived in the House with the
proposal to legalize the manufacture
and sale of beverages with maxi
mum content of FITS per cent alcoho,
by volume. Forty members of the
House have agreed to support the
measure and are hopeful of enlisting
other support. Spokesman for the
"dry" element in the House declare
that the bill will be easily defeated.
n
President Coolidge is awaiting
the report from the Tariff Commits
sion as to it's investigation into the
wheat situation. Complaints have
been made by western wheat produc-
ers that the rates were too low and
that foreign competitors were sue
cessfully invading the American mar
get. Under the present flexible tariff
law the Chief executive has authority
to raise and lower the rates SO per
cent.
r.
The report of the advisory counse.
of the Federal Reserve Board in
which it was decided that the redis-
count rate would not be changed, in
dicates that the country is financially
sound. The recommendation that il
would be inadvisable to revise the
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