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Show v MAY WHIP VP David Lawrence predicts that President Pres-ident Harding will begin to whip congress up soon, in the hope of getting get-ting something accomplished. It begins be-gins to be evident that, much as the president may dislike to assume the role of boss of the congress, something some-thing must be done to get action. The president desires action on tax and tariff legislation. Congress in session ses-sion since early last March, has done nothing worth mentioning toward enacting en-acting such legislation. The time has been taken up in fighting over appropriations. ap-propriations. No great economies are being effected in the appropriation business, either. The regular game begins with a very high estimate by the senate committee, a lower estimate, esti-mate, but still much too high, by the house committee, and a compromise ; in conference that places the appro- j piation away up in the clouds. This is the way this congress, in which the nation reposed such high hopes, is going about the business of reducing taxes. President Harding is justified in his determination to do a little bossing. bos-sing. It was alright to condemn Wilson Wil-son for this sort of thing, but when it comes1 to brass or copper tacks what is a poor president going to do? If he permits congress to maunder and squander at its own pace and in its own fashion, assuredly both he and the congress will be repudiated by the people. So long as he has any lines by which to guide and any whip with which to gesture, the president who has to live with a do-nothing congress had better sit on the box and drive. |