The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-04
Passes Underwood Simmons
Tariff Law With Income
Tax Provision and Glass
Currency Bill.
KILLS SHIPPING BILL
Amends Sherman Antitrust
Bill and Enacts Measure to
Provide Revenue Through,
War Tax.
TRY LEASED WlRE.I

WASHINGTON, March f.
The fall of gavels in the senate
and house at noon today brough-
to an end the remarkable Sixty
third congress which has been in
almost continuous session since
April z, 1913, and will be his
toric for the amount of majo-
legislation enacted.
The appropriations Of this congress
are the highest on record. while tn
vast amount Of important legislation
enacted chronicles the high mark for
congressional labor.
Appropriations at the first session O.
the congress reached the enormous to
tai OF 1,116, 900 900, and the sums al
propriated In the closing days of the
session ending today probably will be
as great. Detailed figures will not be
obtainable until the bills are totalec.
together with the permanent annua
appropriations. but 1t is estimated that
the Sixty-thfrd congress has levied
tribute of nearly two billion and
quarter dollars upon the federal treas
ury.
Wilson Signs Bills.
President Wilson today in the pres
ence Of the members of his cabine,
and large group Of senators affixed
his signature to the neutrality resolu-
tfon, a measure which gives him in
creased power in handling the war sit
uatton during the recess of congress.
The president also signed q large
number OF routine measures, including
one granting gold medals to the A. B.
c. mediators. He signed all the ap-
preparation bills before him with the
exception of the Indian and postoffice
bills.
Continue Bills.
The senate adjourned sine die at
1870 The house adjourned at 1920
O'Clock following an unsuccessful at
tempt to adopt the conference report
on the Indian appropriation bill Prior
to this the house had rassed a resolu-
ton continuing the Indian and post
office appropriation bills of last year
in anticipation of the failure of the
regular supply bill.
Besides the adoption of the continu-
ing resolutions for the postoffice and
Indian bills, today's work in the SEN
ate was devoted to the Indian bill fill
buster on the part OF Senator Gronna
of North Dakota. The feature of the
postoffice continuing resolution was
a clause protecting the pay of the
rural mail carriers.
Big Measures Killed.
When the new congress convenes,
whether in regular or in extraordinary
session, the important bills which died
today will be resurrected and pressed
for action. These bills, to which the
administration is committed, include
the Jones Philippine bill, the ship pur-
chase measure and the entire conserva-
tion program.
President Wilson called the new con-
gress into session within a few days
after he assumed office The big tasks
of the extra session began by the re-
peal of the Payne-Aldrich tariff law
and the enactment of currency legisla-
ton. This extra session merged into
the regular session, which began De-
cember 1, 1913, and the regular ses-
sion continued throughout another
summer, expiring October "a, 1914.
On that date the new congress had
been in session SGT days without q e.
cess.
Get Brief Respite.
The tired legislators were given a
brief respite from October "a to De-
cember 7. 1914, on which latter day
they re-assembled for the final session
of the Sixty-third congress, expiring to-
day.
Aside from its appropriations for
the operation OF the government and
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