The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-11-06
UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR NEXT
CONGRESS.

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President Coolidge's address to Congress
next month will probably deal very largely
with what might well be called unfinished
business" for as everybody knows, Congress
did not give attention to all his Recommended
lions submitted to the last session. During
the recent campaign the charge was frequent
" made by opposition parties that President
Coolidge had little legislation to his credit The
fact was that President Coolidge had made
some very definite recommendations but, owing
to a coalition between Democratic and radical
Republicans some Of these recommended atoms
were ignored and others defeated by, obstruc-
tive tactics. Z 81
1t will be observed, however, that President
Coolidge is not believer in legislation as cure
all for economic needs. He did not make a
new legislation at the last session, and some
of these were acted upon in accordance with
his advice Others were not Among the rec
concentrations which he made and which were
favoraby acted upon were provision for tenn
porary operation of the merchant marine by
the Government until a plan for private opera
ton can be adopted, theasubmission ofa~the
Child Labor amendment, the strengthening of
the immigration restriction law, reduction Of
taxes, and reduction of appropriations.
The President recommended continued in
dependence from the League of Nations but
entry into the World Court The traditional
policy on the League was continued; but no
action was taken on the World Court He rec
commended legislation for the reorganization
of the Foreign service, and this was adopted,
with prospect of great improvement through
the brighter prospects offered for men who
enter that service. He recommended provision
for more effective enforcement Of the prohi-
bition law, and this was granted. He recon-
mended enactment of the general features of
a plan for reorganization of the executive de-
partments, but no action was taken He rec
commended that the Muscle Shoals property
be orderd sold but this recommendation was
not followed $50 r~ye-vee y
One of the live subjects Of discussion at the
last session of Congress was the status of
agriculture. President Coolidge opposed vari-
Gus paternalistic schemes that were being adj
vanced, asserting that "No Complicated scheme
of relief, no plan for government fixing Of
prices, no resort to the public treasury, will
be of any permanent value in establishing agri-
culture. Simple and direct methods put into
operation by the farmer himself are the only
real sources for restoration He favored a
reorganization Of the freight rate structure,
cooperative organizations, and more tiversi-
hcation, as a means of relief The great I'M IN
provement in the agricultural situation, with
out any paternalistic Legislation having been
enacted, seems to bear out the Coolidge view
of a wise policy. 1t is not to be expected, there
fore, that in his message to the next session
he will vary from that policy
Among the other subjects concerning which
President Coolidge recommended legislation
but upon which no action was taken were the
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Waterway Improve
ment placing of first; second and third class
postmasters under the Civil Service Law,
abolition of the right to issue tax-exempt
securities, revision Of the laws governing pro
cedure of the Federal Trade Commission, re-
vision of the laws regulating radio interference,
and strengthening of the laws for the conser-
walton of our Alaskan fisheries
This review of the Presidents recommended
ton at the last session. and the action taken
or not taken, will give some idea of the sub
]ects that are likelysto be up for discussion at
the session beginning ia December 1t must
be remembered however that this will be q
short session, ending BY expiration on March
4, and that the passage Of the regular appro-
priation bills will occupy large part of the
time and attention of members of both Houses
of Congress.