The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-09-16
CONGRESS ENDS
LONG SESSION
President Issues Statement and
Lauds Members.
REVENUE BILL IS SIGNED
Total Cost Of Legislation Was $685.
49,, 485-Two Houses Act on
Many Crises During the
= Year.

congress, President Wilson called Mt
tentiOn to the helpful and humane
legislation" passed and declared thai
while he regretted additional legisla
ton dealing with the recent dispute be
tween the railroads and their employ
ees had not been completed he had
every reason to believe the question
would be taken up Immediately after
congress reassembles.
The presidents statement follows:
"A very remarkable session or con-
gress has just closed, full, as all recent
sessions of the congress have been, OF
helpful and humane legislation when
constitutes contributions of capital i'm
portance to the defense the economic
progress and the wholesome life of the
country.
ut Is TO be regretted that the ses-
sion could not have continued long
enough to complete the program recent
ly projected with regard to the accom-
mediation Of labor disputes between the
railways and the employees, but 1t was
not feasible i'm the circumstances to
continue the session any longer, ana,
therefore, only the most Immediately
pressing parts of the program could be
completed.
"The rest, 1t Is agreed, has merely
been postponed until 1t can be more
maturely deliberated and perfected.
have every reason to believe that 1t Is
the purpose of the leaders of the two
houses Immediately upon the reassem-
bling of congress to undertake this ad-
ditional legislation. 1t Is evident that
the country should be relieved OF the
anxiety WHICH must have been created
by recent events with regard to the fu-
ture accommodation of such dis
putes.'
S1,s5s, 1884, 4s5 Expenses Authorized.
Congress, which adjourned at 10 a.
m, appropriated exactly 81 ,626, 439, 21O,
which, with obligations and authorize
tons for the future, makes the total
$1,S5S, 1884, 4S5.
Speaker Clark, addressing the house,
referred to the session of congress as
q long, tedious and laborious session.
mo session Of congress in my recol-
lection" he said, Stayed In session 80
many days and worked so many
hours"
Soon after President Wilson reached
the capitol the revenue bill was ready
for his signature. The senate adopted
the concurrent resolution for a ten
o'clock adjournment, which already
had been passed in the house.
President Signs Revenue Bill.
The president signed the emergency
revenue bill at OPS o'clock In the pres
ence Of Senator Simmons, chairman Of
the finance committee, and Represen-
tative Rainey of the ways and means
committee.
President Wilson held reception in
his room as a-line of senators and rep
resentatives passed through while he
sat ut the table signing bills.
The president congratulated the
leaders on the opportunity for well
earned rest"
Ten o'clock In the morning was fixed
as the hour of adjournment by joint
resolution adopted by both house and
senate, and the fall of the gavels Of
Vice President Marshall and Speaker
Clark dissolved congress until Decem-
Der 4th. The drop of the gavels was
a signal for general scramble to get
away from Washington, and senators
and representatives hurried away to
get into the political campaign.
Most important Bills.
OF the 252 bills passed, the follow
ing are considered the most import
ant:
Preparedness, rural credits, Philip
pines, child labor, vocational training,
workmen's compensation, shipping,
good roads, emergency revenue, rivers
and harbors, and the eight-hour rail
bill. There were 1890 bills intro
Sduced.
Other important acts Of congress
were the ratification of the Nicaraguan
and Haitian treaties, the confirmation
of Louis ID. Brandeis as associate JUS
tice of the United States Supreme
tht EtJcCtiOu Tic
of George H. Rublee to the federal
trade commission, and the defeat OF
the Gore and McLemore resolutions to
tie the presidents hands In dealing
with the submarine crisis with Ger
many. Each of these acts involved
warm controversy.
BY far the biggest achievement Of
congress, In the opinion Of leaders OF
both sides. was the passage Of tn,
preparedness program. This program
was divided into six bills. which ap
propriated total of nearly 100000.
coo for the national defense.
The rural credits bill, regarded b!
the administration as one Of Its big
gest achievements. provided a farm
loan system and created farm-loaI
board to supervise the system.
The shipping bill created shipping
board md provided $50.0000 900 for tn,
purchase of ships to relieve the short
age OF freight-carrying facilities II
foreign trade.
The child labor bill pInccs ban o.