Evening star., 1953-07-07
The Political Min
83d Congress Drives
For Early Adjournment
Voters Won't Be Unhoppy
Because Of Fewer Lows
By Gould Lincoln

Under the whip of the Republican
leadership, and the whip of their own
desires, the members of the S3d Con-
gress are driving toward an adjourn
ment. with July 81 in mind. The House
has virtually completed its work, except
for passage Of the Mutual Security
appropriations and for the expected
passage Of a bill to extend the excess
profits tax on corporations. with some
notifications. until next January l..
The Senate is not so far along, but it
can act with the rapidity Of a machine
gun, once 1t gets the desire to shake
the dust of Washington from its feet.
An early adjournment will mean that
a number OF items on the Eisenhower
program will not be acted upon: that
they will have to 60 over until next
year. 1t means that the Republican
leadership is willing to have the Demo-
Gratis cry from the houSetops that the
83d Congress is "do-nothing Con-
greSS," and take chance with the
voters and public opinion, hoping to
make up for lost time at the second
session of Congress which opens jan
uary 8. Indeed. such program means
that the Congress, when it reassem-
bles, will have to work fast and hard
to get through new tax legislation.
which has been promised: new labor
legislation, amending the Taft-Hartley
Act; new social security legislation.
covering in many millions more per-
sons in that system; statehood for
Hawaii. civil rights and number Of
Afh i,H % &IA
nual supply bills for the Government.
''Mess" Cleaned Up.
President Eisenhower, in his first
session of the 83d Congress has demon
strated that Chief Executive can get
along with the National Legislature-if
he puts his mind to it-and can get
things from the Legislature if he has a
good cause. The majority of his pro-
posals, including plans for reorganiza-
ton of the Federal agencies and de-
partmentS. have been approved, or are
in that process. Further, the President
has had support for his program OF
economy, and for retaining existing
Federal taxes until balanced budget
can be approached.
Indeed, Gen. Eisenhower has gone
about cleaning up "the mess" in Wash
ington in methodical and effective
manner. There is a changed atmos-
phere in the Capital City. A Depart
ment of Justice, under an Attorney
General determined to see that the laws
are enforced and that laxity in Coy
ernment shall end, is playing its full
part. There is a strong effort being
made, too, to see that Government
money be spent wisely and without
waste Confident predictions are to the
effect that by the end of this year the
men of wide experience in business
who have been placed at the head OF
departments and agencies, and in other
important positions, will have "deliv-
cred" with benefit to the country.
SOCIALISM" Halted.
In addition, Gen. Eisenhower has
struck a blow against the creeping
socialism" which had become more
than a threat under the administra-
tions of Roosevelt and Truman. The
response has been loud criticism from
the Fair Dealers, but the President has
gone his way nevertheless. It has now
become a virtue to save money paid
into the Federal Treasury by the tax
payers, instead of virtue to toss it
out with both hands. The untouchable
Truman budget for the national Gov
ernment-which Democrats challenged
the new administration and the new
Congress to cut - has been SlaShed
downward by more than $40 billion.
The lavishness of the Truman ad-
miniStration has left the Eisenhower
administration a legacy of spending
many uneXpended but pledged billions
of dollars. Despite that. the admins
tration is making its way to more solid
financial ground and reduction in
taxes is hoped for in 1854.
When Gen. Eisenhower took Office
the country was not suffering from
lack of laws. It has had plethora of
laws stuffed down its throat. The fact,
therefore, that the 83d Congress has
failed to enact long list of new Fed
eral laws is not likely to have a bad
political effect
In the field Of foreign affairs, the
country still looks hopefully to the
President. 1t does not expect him to
yield to unreasonable demands by
President Rhee of the South Korean
Republic. 1t looks with favor on his
handling of affairs in other sections
of the world, especially Western Europe.
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