The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-04-11
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Harlan Fiske Stone of New
York Is Selected to Be
Attorney General.
BY EDWARD W. PIckARD

BY EDWARD w. PlcKARD
DRESIDENT CoOLIDGES selection
for the new attorney general to
succeed Harry Daugherty may not
please the more progressive of the
western Republicans, but it is likely
to meet the approval of the party gen.
orally and probably Of the country.
Harlan Fiske Stone Of New York is
the man chosen, and in him Mr. Cool
idge believes he has found what he
required for the place-an authority
on law and an able executive. Mr..
Stone and the President are lifelong
friends and both are graduates from
Amherst. For fourteen years Mr..
Stone was dean of the Columbia uni
versity law school, and he is director
of many corporations, including the
Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line rail-
way. He is big. forceful and able
man, and Mr.. Coolidge relies on him
to give the Department Of Justice a
thorough housekeeping.
Politics, geography and factions
were disregarded in this choice Of a
new chief law officer, but the Coolidge
campaign managers believe it will
prove to have been good politics. They
call attention to the Presidents SYM
pathy with the ideas Of the western
progressives as evidenced in his otter
Of the navy portfolio to Judge Kenyon,
and it Is now asserted In Washington
that the Coolidge supporters would be
more than willing to have western
progressive nominated for vice presi-
dent. The men most talked Of for
that place are Judge Kenyon, Senator
Borah and Senator Capper. More
over, it is said Mr.. Coolidge wants
one Of that group named for tenn
porary chairman Of the Cleveland con-
vention to make the keynote speech.
Mr.. Stone visited the executive office
Wednesday and was introduced to the
administration leaders.
CHARP admonition to the majority
~ leaders in the senate and house by
the President brought on an access of
activity in pushing vital legislation to-
ward enactment. In a series of con-
ferences with those leaders he made
known his attitude, which was re-
fiected in statement by Senator Wat
son Of Indiana:
"Now that Attorney General Daugh-
erty has seen fit to resign" Mr.. Wat
son said, "a new situation presents
itself in the senate. 1t seems to me
that it is the duty of the Democrats
to join with the Republicans to bring
the senate back to its legislative func-
lions.
at has been regrettable, although
unavoidable, that four months of this
sessionAwith the most constructive
legislative program before it of the
reconstruction period following the war
have been devoted almost entirely
to the endless discussion of personal
tiles involved in the oil leases and al
legged misdoings in public office.
ssThe senate must devote itself untir-
ingly If it hopes to conclude consid-
Grafton of the legislative program and
adjourn by June, which we ought to
do. The general prosperity of the
country would be aided by congress en-
acting It's program without delay so
business can adjust itself to new con-
dltions called for in new laws"
The senate finance committee worked
day and night on the tax reduction
bill, on which the leaders Of both par
ties profess to wish speedy action.
Early in the week the committee unani-
mously approved the house provision
for retroactive reduction Of 25 per
cent in taxes on 1923 incomes paid in
1924, and 1t is considered certain that
the senate will accept this. The tax
payer will pay one-half of the next
installment, due June 10, and three
fourths of each of the last two Install
ments. If the tax has been paid in
full a refund of one-fourth will be
made the taxpayers. OF course numer-
Gus changes in the house bill We're
made by the committee mainly for the
purpose of raising additional revenues.
Secretary Of the Treasury Mellon read
to the committee a long argument for