Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1914-12-11
short SESSION MUST BE De,
VOTED LARGELY TO ANNUAL
APPROPRIATION BILLS
BIG PROGRAM.
MEMBERS Of HOUSE AND
SENATE ARE VERY BUSY
Fifteen Bills AppropriatIng More Than.
q Billion Dollars Must BE Passed
Without DeIay-Many Other
Important Measures Are
Now Pending.


action the final session Of the Sixty
third congress, the gavels fell in the
senate and house at noon today, and
the legislators took up the tasks they
abandoned late in October. Crowded
calendars confronted both houses, al
though it is apparent that the short
session, expiring March 4 by consti-
tutional limitation, must be devoted
largely to the annual appropriation,
bills.
Little time was lost in preliminaries:
in either house today. Except for the.
hand shaking and the jfbes of both
Republicans and Democrats concern
ing the results Of the last election, the
business of legislating began without
special ceremony or incident. There.
was not the excitement attendant up
on the converting Of new congress,
when members are sworn in for their
terms.
Crowded galleries were present In
senate and house, chief interest at
taching, however. to the lower body,
where the membership is larger and
where there was promised renewal
Of the cotton-relief filibuster which
tied up congress Just before adjourn
ment in October.
Heavy Program Prepared.
A survey Of the calendars shows al.
most record-breaking legislative pro.
gram, the features being as follows:
Fifteen appropriation bills must be
passed. This means that congress-
must apportion more than one billion
dollars between December 2 and
March 4. There will be approximately
sixty-five working days, making the
average appropriation per day about
seventeen million dollars, estimating
that the total appropriations will be at
least $1,100,000.000, as compared with
$1.116,o0o.000 for the long session.
II the fight for public buildings
bin, succeeds there will be le supply
measures and as extended fights are
imminent over rivers and harbors, the
naval increase and the army appro-'
priation bill. night sessions probably
will be the rule during the short ses-
sion.
"A f1libuster against any Of the appro-
priation bills will result in the report,
OF special "gag" rule in the house.
A cloture rule Is impossible in the,
senate. !;
Two Unfinished Currency Billie. !
When the house adjourned late In
October there were pending as unfin-
ished business two bills to amend the,
currency law and the Henry cotton.
relief amendment to these bills.
The passage Of these bills was pre-.
vented by the Henry cotton loan
amendment directing the placing Of
$250.000.000 in southern banks to be
loaned on the cotton and tobacco
crops.
AS soon as these bills are disposed
OF. the District of Columbia appropria-,
ton bill, the first of the annual bud.
gets. will be ready for report from the.
appropriations committee. It will be,
followed by the legislative, executive;
and judicial appropriation bill. !
II the house should have breathinel
spell on appropriation bills It has. on
the calendar bills Of major Importance,
which it can consider. They are:
The administration bill for govern
ment-owned steamship line, with ~
capital Of $30,000,0o0. A rule is ready
to bring this bill up. /
The coast guard bill, to combine thet
revenue cutter and the life-savine1
services.
The Foster bill to conserve the "a.
dunn supply. already made in order
under a special rule which was tenn
porarily withdrawn.
Senate Also to Be Busy.
One Of the principal bills sent over
to the senate by the lower body is the
Burnett immigration bill, which con-
tains the literacy test that brought
about veto by President Taft nearly:
two years ago. This bill will bring
on a protracted senate debate.
Avtators Damage German Station.
The Hague, Dec. bombs dropped
BY French aviators at Freiburg. in the
grand duchy Of Baden. destroyed nor
ton Of the railway. Reports received
here say the aviators escaped despite
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