Evening star., 1925-12-05
CONGRESS TO FIND
PLANS ALL LAID
viii Meet With PreIiminarieS
Out Of Way-Can Act on
Bills at Once.

Br Consolidated Press
Congress comes back next Monday
under circumstances altogether unique
IN legislative history. Due to the oper-
alton of the budget system and the
pressure of public opinion for tax
reform, much of the work, which
ordinarily would consume several
weeks in December and January,
already has been accomplished and
the way is prepared for business
like disposition of accumulated bills
and projects.
The demand of the hour is To get
things done. For years Congress has
gone its leisurely way Needless Of
the ClamCr for action instead of
talk. And while members of Con-
cress may not be ready to admit.
Yet that public opinion is bearing
down on them hard TO waste as little
time rs possible, nevertheless. there
IS abundant evidence of a disposition
tC avoid protracted debate.
Vice President Dawes has been
touring the country for many months
arguing about the Senate rules. H.,
Viii not succeed in getting any literal
modification. but. nevertheless. he
has put the Senate on the defensive
FilibuSterS will have to he justified
or else the accusing finger. if not
voice. or the Vice President win he
directed thereto at once. The Senate
did not relish the Vice Presidents
criticism. but most of all. tn" Sen
ate will not enjoy seinc Mr.. Dawes
viewpoint indicated. Nh Dawes has
virtually challenged the Senate this
session to delay public business.
&. o. T.. Has Biz Majority.
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even better than il has been for years
tho rules permit of quick dispatch Of
bills and the Republicans have such
comfortable ma iority that they will
feel inclined to return TO the, rules of
couple of sessions ago. when the in
srrSents could obstruct business much
less easily than they could under the
rules Of the last session.
Most of the insurgency has diSap-
pe&red because the 1924 election gave
the Republicans such a clear hold that
combination between Democrat and
inSurCent Republicans would be Of
little avail now. In the Senate. wiser
heads have at last prevailed and the
talk of furnishing" insurgents is com
Ing 10 nauGht. as predicted. Even
young Enh La Toilette can come back
into the Republican told il he - dc.
SreS. and he will want to he given
The regular Republican leaders have
learned that it does not pay. polite
ally. To make martyrs of a minority
in the ranks uf the party. especially
when it looks as il the Republican
MA ajortiy in the next Congress might
be cut down.
Seek Md of President.
Looking ahead to the 1926 elections.
when one-third of the Senate comes
up for reelection the Democratic
members are from surely Democratic
States. whereas the Republicans will
in nearly every case face contest.
The Republicans cannot possibly hold
every seat they now have unless the
Republican tidal wave develops pro
portions like that of 1924 and this
isn't considered likely in an off year.
The Senate will be the body which
will he dominated by consideration ot
the 1926 elections. because individual
members will be making a desperate
fight for reelection. This means
much time will have 10 he given away
from the Senate 10 things going on
back home.
Standing out above all other factors
et the moment is the prestige Of The
President with his own party. He
has done as much ~ anybody else 10
wen the parry together LOT IIe SliiiDi'
reason that members of Congress al
wavs like presidential support when
q chief Executive l. popular and
ignore il when he is weak. Mr.. Cool
idge actually pulled into power in the
1924 election many members of the
House and Senate. Some might have
been defeated without his help. Thi>;
not only insureS their support, but
tells members who are UP for election
year hence that the aid Of the
President will be invaluable.
Mr.. Coolidge is working more than
ever through his cabinet in the rela-
tions of the executive branch with
Congress. The department heads have
fought their battles with the budgel
director and arc now preparing to
Justify their figures before Congress.
Presidential assistance will be neceS-
sarv in q few ior instances. but
generally speaking the budget will go
through as, PLANNED. -. l..
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