The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-10
then in the Senate,

then In the Senate.
According to present plans, the
World Court proposal will be present.
ed to the Senate on December 18th,
but it is doubtful if a vote will be
taken until sometime in January or
February. The proposition is SO in
volved and connected up at times
with the League of Nations that it
cannot be disposed of without tire
some discussion.
In the House attention will be
given to appropriation bills, although
the tax measure has the right of way.
Congress will probably adjourn De-
cember 10, or 10, for the holidays Sc
that there is little time available fol-
actual legislative work.
The budget message of the Presi-
dent transmitting estimates of re-
ceipts and expenditures for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1927, has pro-
voked considerable discussion. 1t is
estimated that the surplus for 1926
will amount to $3.50, 100000. Prior
to the war if appropriations We're
made exceeding one billion dollars
the tax payers would be startled. The
1927 budget calls for expenditures
expenditures amounting to approx
mately three and one-half billions dol.
lars.
The President expects that in 1927
there will be surplus of three
hundred and thirty million dollars
which will bring about a further re-
duction in taxes. 1t is interesting to
note that the President does not
claim that the credit for thesurplus
of receipts over expenditures is due
to his economy program. He admits
quite frankly that "this qualifying
difference between estimates and &C.
tual results was due mainly to un-
expected increases in receipts. - 1t
is the Chief Executives contention,
however, that reduction in govern
mental expenditures helped to swell
the total. He is entitled to his opin-
ions, the minority says, but no parti-
san credit is given or asked.
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With pressure from their local dis
tricts for Federal buildings, especial
ly post office structures, members OF
Congress find little consolation in
the Presidents recommendation for
building appropriation. This omni-
bus bill providing for approximately
500, 100000 for the erection of post
offices, etc., has been stamped as a
"pork barrel" measure. The Presi-
dent warns Congress not to pass an
act of that kind which might be de-
scribed he says as general parcel.
ing out of favors." The President will
approve of a fair measure.
Another proposition that Congress
will probably handle as delicately as
hot Goals is the apportionment bill.
This would provide for the redistrict-
ing of Congressional divisions. There
are various factors which contribute
to the delay in carrying out this leg
islation. For instance, there are GER
tain constitutional questions involved
but more influential are the factors
of jealousy between the rural and
the city districts as to representation
in the National Congress. 1t is said
if the apportionmenI were made solely
on the basis of population the large
cities would control the congress.
Sentiment is apparently against in
creasing the number of legislators as
the membership of the House is now
regarded as too large and unwieldy.
In the reapportionment some states
would lose and gains would accrue to
the more popular states.
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth
has provided Washington with its
choicest topic of conversation for 20
years. 1t begun in the days when
she was the belle of the White House
and today it centers around here in
her new role as wife of the Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
For years Mrs. Longworth has
placed the imprint of her unusual
personality on Washington life. She
has gone her way sweetly independ-
ent. But now she has obligations
and the entire social world wonders
how she will meet them. Though she
has always had it in her power to be
social dictator, Mrs. Longworth has
kept aloof from the ordinary social
world. Possessing that rare combi-
nation of beauty and brains, she has
allowed the latter to predominant in
shaping her life. AS a consequence.
Mrs. Longworth is more familiar with