Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-18
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jects which had failed.
Scores of members of both houses
Tonight left Washington. taking with
them assurance that no extra session
of congress would be called, at least
before fall. Despite the fact that
many important bills failed Of consid-
Grafton because Of the long flibuster
against the ship purchase bill, it was
generally understood congress would
be given a. rest and the country a re
spite from legislation. 1t was regard
ed as extremely probable, however,
that the Sixty-fourth congress would
be summoned in October in order to
be able to adjourn for the political and
national campaign in 1916.
Bills Which Died.
Important measures which diel
with the end of congress along with
the ship purchase bill, were the Phil
lpp1ne enlarged self-government bill,
rural credits legislation, the bill 70
prohibit interstate commerce in goods
manufactured by child labor, and the
conservation bills. A resolution which
contemplated an investigation into
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illinois n other states, which had
been recommended by a senate COM
mittee, also failed.
While much vas proposed. very lit
tie general legislation was carried in
the appropriation bills, most Of the
measures practically being cleared OF
such provisions by points Of order.
The p~ostofice bill, which failed to
pass, contained more new legislation
than any other.
Before adjournment congress pro-
vided for several important investiga-
tons to be carried on during recess
A committee will continue the inquiry
into alleged lobbying In connection
with the ship purchase bill, a COM
mission, and democrats of the senate
appointed a special committee to re-
commend revision of senate rules with
a view to establishment cloture of de-
bate to prevent 1libpsters.
A mass of miscellaneous legislation
hurried through in the last days in
cluded claims bills, public bridge bills
and minor amendments to various
federal statutes. Most of these were
put through on the initiative of the
individual members and passed with
out objection.
Over q Billion.
The appropriations committee to-
day began the work of tabulating the
amounts of the various bills which
took money out of the treasury dur
ing the session. 1t will be several
made, but the total appropriations are
oakSpanknI ~ about 01 on nnn mn
The point resolution which contin-
ued the current postoface %appropria-
ton bills brought forth q protest from
Representative Noon. of Tennessee,
chairman OF the postoflce committee.
He declared his committee had not
been consulted regarding the decision
ofathe leaders to abandont the bill and
that the joint resolution had been put
through the houses in his absence.
Speaker Clark Reviews Work.
Washington, March Speaker !
Clark issued a statement tonight brief
ly reviewing the work Of the Sixty
third congress which he said would go
down in history as one of the great
est and most remarkable of all Con-
crosses, because it had put on the
books more constructive legislation
and was in session more days than
any other. The statement added:
1.-THE president has managed SO far.
under very difficult circumstances, to
keep the country out of war; which
would be the greatest calamity that
could happen. Let us hope that he
will succeed in keeping US out of the
gery critical circumstances in which
we find ourselves living. 1t seems TO
me that every good citizen without re.
gard to politics will endorse him in
his efforts to keep us out of war, and
efforts to maintain neutrality.
''The signs of the time indicate that
business, large and small, is recover
ing from the condition into which the
transatlantic war hurled us. To- a
reader OF the newspapers the
prospects appear to be that by the
fourth of July every man and woman
in America who desires work at a liv.
ing wage will find employment, which
is a great d~esideratum."
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