The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-23
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Opening of New Congress
kansas City Wins the
C. O. p. Convention.
by EDWARD w. PIcKARp

by EDWARD w. PicKARD
fDRIMED for lively fights on various
= issues, the Seventeen congress be-
gan its first session on Monday. The
house Immediately reelected Nicholas
iLongworth, but organization of the SEN
ate and committee assignments in both
houses was delayed. With the open
ing of the senate on Tuesday came the
first gun in the battle over the seating
of Frank L. Smith and w. S. Ware,
.senators-elect from Illinois and Penn
sylvania respectively. Norris of Ne
braska led off with a resolution sum-
marily refusing the two membership
in the senate. Counter resolutions by
their friends, that they be allowed to
. take the oath of Office and that the
Acharges Of corrupt election practices
be referred to the committee on priv
seges and elections, were offered. On
ednesday Senator Borah had his say
support Of the latter resolutions
the senate, by vote of So to %.
led that Smith could not take the
Later the same action was
in the case of Ware. Both cases
referred to the Reed committee
campaign expenditures.
RESIDENT COOLIDGE'S message.
read to congress Tuesday, was Il
aightforward, business-like docu-
ent, setting forth the needs of the
country as he saw them and advising
rs to the future. He did not with
draw step In his attitude on con-
froversial questions and consequently
the message in its entirety was pleas
ing only to his thick and thin support
ers. The program he recommended for
the nation may be summarized thus:
Farm relief-creation of federal farm
board to administer revolving fund
to aid co-0peratives. Flood control
Construction of bikes, spillways and
aids to navigation In the lower Missis.
sippi. Observation-Disclosures reduction
as recommended by Secretary Mellon.
Merchant marine-stop further build
ing and turn ships over to private
ownership. Inland navigation-Pro-
lection of the Gulf-to-the-Atlantic wa
terway through the st. Lawrence
Panama Construction Of $12.-
100000 dam at Alhajuela for flood pro-
n lection. National defense-An army
large enough for protection Of the ma
ton with generous supply of off,
GERS; more cruisers, airplane carriers
Rnd submarines for the navy but no
participation In navy building race.
= phe president also urged strict en-.
forcement of prohibition and again
: asked that the Chief Executive be
given authority to act during coal
strikes. In the matter Of foreign rela.
ti0ns he recommended understandings
with other nations toward outlawing
war and negotiations of covenants not
0ut OF harmony with the Constitution.
The Presidents farm relief PROPOSE
tion did not at all suit the corn belt
men; his recommendations as to taxes
was at variance with the ideas of the
ways and means committee, which on
the same day introduced its bill call
ing for q tax reduction of $232, 735, 900,
much greater than was favored by Sec
retary Mellon; the Limitation of flood
control work to the lower Mississippi
was contrary to the views of a great
many who advocate much more COM
prehensive policy; the big navy" men
were not satisfied with his program
for fighting ships, and both parties
are split on his merchant marine
policy.
ATEDNESDAY President Coolidge
w submitted his annual budget mes
sage, and again warned congress that
taxes should not be reduced by more
than $225, 100000. The budget he offered
for the fiscal year 1929 calls for total
expenditures, exclusive of those of the
.postal service, amounting to $780,
1881. This is about $64.000.000 less
than the estimated expenditures of the
current fiscal year of 1928, but repre-
sents an increase of about $63 100000
over actual disbursements of the fiscal
wear 1927.
On the basis of estimated receipts.
tneA fiscal year { $500. 49,.