The Arvada enterprise., 1915-03-11
S|XTY-TH|RD CONGRESS
REcORDBREAKiNG SESSION DIES
WITHOUT STRUGGLE.
Expire With lt.-President VIII
son Signs Seamen's Measure.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-The Sixty third Con.
gress-a record breaker in many re-
spects-expired by limitation at noon
March 4th.
With an unusual record OF legisla-
ton accomplished. bangs of gavels in
the Senate and the House sounded
'"Taps' on the session launched a
month after President Wilson's inaug
uration two years ago.
Swan songs" were sung by retiring
House members. Resolutions of felici-
ty were given Speaker Clark and tho
party leaders. A costly oil painting OF
himself was the members gift to the
retiring Democratic leader. Represen-
tative Underwood.
After an all-nisht vigil Congress
showed an unexpected burst Of speed
and practically finished its legislative
work nearly two hours before tho time
OF adjournment.
Two of the principal appropriation
bill. failed at the last moment. and
joint resolutions were passed extend
ing the current appropriations for the
Postoffice Department and tho Indian
Bureau over the next fiscal year.
The clause in the po0toifice appro-
priation bill providing that assistant
postmasters be abolished, was olimi-
mated by the conference report.
The House finally passed and sent
to the President the resolution passed
by the Senate. giving the President
power to enforce this nations neu-
trality.
The ship purchase bill Is dead.
Administration senators, threatened
with continuation of the Republican
filihuster. did not plan another attempt
to revive it. The bill dies in confer
ence
Rural credits legislation also is dead.
Instead. a congressional commission is
authorized to investigate the whole
subject and report to the next Con-
gress by Jan. 1. 1916.
The House passed the bill providing
aid to Alaskan agricultural colleges;
approved dropping the Impeachment
charges against former judge Daniel
Thew Wright, and, as tribute to the
veteran representative, Bartlett OF
Georgia. who retircs, passed n bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for a federal build
ing at Forsyth. Georgia.
Cleaned States.
The House, cleaning its slate before
ten o'clock, settled down to wait for
noon. Democratic Leader Underwood.
making his last speech on the floor
for he goes to the Senate in the Sixty
fourth Congress-declared the House
had done its work and 1t would not be
the fault OF that body II the govern
ment's finances were not cared for.
Use Senate. after concurring with
the House extension OF the postal and
Indian appropriations. went into ex-
ccutive session to work on nomina.
lions.
President Wilson went to the cap
itol at 10 o'clock and promptly began
signing the accumulation Of bills and
resolutions.
The President signed the La Fol-
lette seamens bill improving the
working conditions OF American sea
men and increasing iifesaving equip.
ment requirements.
Records Smashed.
In time consumed the Congress
which endnd on the 4th smashed rec
ords. 1t had been in session G37 days.
The special session called In April.
1913. leaped into the December ses.
sion that year. which continued until
last October. adjourning only five
weeks before the present session be
gan last December.
The principal accomplishments of
the Sixty.third Congress were the fol
lowing laws:
New tariff and income tax. new our
rency system. creating Fedora
Trade Commission, amending tho anti
trust act. repeal of the Panama ca
nal free tolls" provision, authoriz
ing government railro d In Alaska
empowering use Of armed forces H.
Mexico. the war tax creating Il wal
risk insurance bureau and ratification
OF twenty.one peace ,rcatics.
With the cho OF the adjournment
gavel many big figures In public lii.
retire.. Nine senators and almost Is =
representatives left Congress.
The Senate had 50 Democratic. A.
Republican ana Progressive NON