Milford chronicle., 1928-06-08
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
[FrOm National Editorial AssOciafiOH1
ESPECIAL TO cHRoNICLEl ]

Washington, June 6.-With the
first session of the Seventieth Con-
gress in the dim past, Washington
loses some of its hustle and hustle,
and now awaits the results of the
Kansas City and Houston conven-
tions to revive interest in politics.
Outside of Boulder Dam, the
Welch bill, increasing the pay of
government employees, probably
caused more confusion and dis
cussion in the Capital than any bill
of late years. Among the measures
which received final Congressional
action during the session just ended
are: tax reduction, farm relief, flood
control, merchant marine, extension
of the Inland Waterways Corpora
ton, Muscle Shoals, and alien prop
erty legislation. Under the rules
governing procedure in both Houses
of Congress bills that are undis-
posed of at the end of one session
retain their status at the opening
of a subsequent session of the
same Congress. Many organiza-
tions and individuals who were dis
appointed that their pet measures
did not receive Congressional action
at the last session will have an op-
portunity to bring them to the at
tention of Congress before March 4,
1929. This is particularly crafty
ing to many who had important
pieces of legislation go through the
state of committee work, and others
even passed by one House.
One of the outstanding peculiari- |
ties of the session of Congress just |
closed is the fact that it was able to |
accomplish so much with a Senate |
not under control of either party,
and a House which at times did not
keep it's Republican majority to-
gether. The Administration did a
great deal of compromising on de-
tails of legislation, the most no
table example of which is the aban-
lonment of the plan for local con-
.ributions for Mississippi flood
works.
The McNary-Haugen farm relief
measure provided the chief example
If Presidential veto and also of the
of Congress to be
ruly deliberative in the face of
strongly organized popular agita-
ion for a definite scheme of ligisla-
ion. 1t is stated that a large pro-
portion of the members of Congress
Who voted for the McNary-H -Haugen
ill firmly believed that it would
meet with a Presidential veto.
Iowever, this is usually the senti-
1ent regarding highly controver-
ial legislation, in which Congress
nd the Executive and organized
ublic sentiment exercise almost
quail powers. Public sentiment is
ne of the most powerful influences
f today and business interests are
it methodically.
The American merchant marine
ids fair to once more take it's place
l the shipping sun, place con-
.antly on the wane since the days
the old American clipper ships.
nactment of the Jones-White ship
ing bill, providing a construction
AN fund of $25O,OOO,0OO to be lent
American shipping at prevailing
ties of interest, has awakened the
of American lines. Ship
vners on the Pacific Coast have
ready announced their intention
the Shipping Board for new ton
lge construction in the amount of
S4O,OOO,OOO, for ships
be used in trade with the Orient.
President Coolidge has decided to
end his summer vacation in log
bin on the Brule River in Wiscon-
4. It had been rumored that the
lief Executive would not go west
ain this summer and that his pre-
renee pointed toward the New
lgland states. Some of the ardent
,olidge supporters believe that the
selection is marked
tn a political tinge, but this sug-
stion is completely discounted at
e White House. Those closely as
ciated with the President say
ey are sure no circumstances will
Ise that would induce the Presi-
Mt to accept the nomination, and
1T Mr.. Coolidge was influenced in
! decision by the high altitude,
! cool air and the excellent fishing
cred in the myriad lakes that dot
It portion of Wisconsin.