The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-10
CONGRESS Is Coming

Some time in October Congress will be convened
to take I'D it's unfinished business. That is what Con-
gress always convened for since its business is always
unfinished But, at the moment it is more unfinished
than usual due to the action of reactionary members
in the last session; their ibuster prevented passage
Of the flood control bill designed to avert great dis
aster from the waters of the Colorado River; the
same fibuster also prevented the granting Of power
to the Reed committee to complete its investigation of
slush fund primaries and finally prevented the ap-
preparation of money for carrying essential work
Of the Government
Always unfinished, the business of Congress, and
it always will be- so long as we have representative
form of government
Now and then we get impatient with Congress.
We get tired of reading about debates. We say, why
don't they quit and go home and give us little peace
That's because we are lazy. While Congress is
doing it's work feel that it is necessary to think
about Government problems. The congressman are
only employees and feel it necessary to watch
what they do But we get tired of thinking.
month or so of the exercise about all we can stand
What we'd like would be king emperor, en-
dowed with complete wisdom and very kind instincts.
We'd Like to turn the job to him. allowing him
to do our thinking and deciding for us. We'd like
that, but know it isn't possible We car not count
on the wisdom of king his kind in
stincts We have to accept the responsibility for man.
aging affairs and we do so-through Congress.
The coming Congress will have much of impor-
lance to do. The one thing of most immediate i'm
portance that it might be dong-voting money for
the relief and rehabilitation of the flooded districts
viii probably be beyond doing when it meets The
President has avoided calling this extra session early
enough for that. BY October the elaborate scheme
whereby financial interests will lend money at inter-
est to the stricken sections will doubtless be too we'll
under way for Congress to do anything about It,
Coolidge likes to have Congress in session even
less than lazy constituents like it. The very fact
that he has called this extra session is evidence
enough of the need for it.
Tax reduction, by Congress, is said to be one of
the things most desired by the President from the
coming session. Withholding money from the flood
sufferers has helped to make tax reduction possible
Well, much as we hate to think we've got some
thought coming to tax reduction We've got to help
our Congressman decide whether it better to reduce
taxes now or use the present surplus to reduce our
national debt-which would mean continual tax re-
auctions throughout the years to come If we decide
for tax reduction we've got to determine whose taxes
are due to be reduced
snail 1t be, for instance those interests which
have been given the profitable job of financing flood
lief? Reduction of corporation taxes and the srtax
on big incomes is likely to be the Administrations
program. Tax reduction of course doesn't neces-
sarty mean reduction of your taxes
Congress is coming and we've got to start think
Ing.