The sun., 1916-09-09
PRODIGAL CONGRESS
ENDS WITHOUT JAR
"TwO Billion Dollar" Session
Marked by No Rejoicing
ut the Close.
WHACk GIVEN At JAPAN
Senator Lewis Declares De-
mands on China show Re-
taliatiOn Against L. s.

wAsHiNGroN. Sept. s.--The frst scs-
sion Of the sixty-fourth Congress- came
10 an end to-day. The two houses
brought the wearisome nine months SEES
sion to a close at 10 o'clock In the morn
ing. A majority Of each house had left
and there was a quorum In neither body
at tho time Of adjournment.
The session which came TO q close
this morning made the following record
for legislative effort:
senats-Bills introduced. 1919: Sem
ate resolutions introduced. 272: joint
resolutions introduced. l7l; concurrent
resolutions introduced, IS; measures re-
ported. 7s3.
resolutions introduced. $50 joint reso.
buttons introduced. 303 concurrent reso-
ution introduced, go reports made &c
the House. 1900. Total public laws en-
acted. :67 total private laws enncted.
i5l public resolutions passed. 81; private
resolutions passed. 4.
New Record In Expenditures.
But the chief claim to distinction Of
the present session rests vol upon the
measures introduced and passed. but
upon its unparalleled expenditures and
authorizations. More than 1000. 900. zoe
authorized to be spent by a single SEES.
sion can be appreciated better when one
recurs to the days Of the late Thomas
II. Reed and the Democratic campaign
outcry against the Flfty-frst Congress
that II was "a billion dollar Congresa.'
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Congress. not a single session. which 10
only half a Congress.
The present session has spent or or
dered spent more than twice what the
entire Fffty-irst Congress expended. Tho
record Of alleged Democratic e%xtravs-
gance being four times that of the
Thomas n Reed billion dollar Con-
eress." so roundiy denounced by the
Democrats.
In the closing session OF the Senate
Senator James Hamilton Lewis, the
Democratic whip. called the State De-
partment to account for Its apparent in
activity In connection with the recent
Japanese demands on China. He de-
ciared that apparently the demands were
In retaliation To the attitude OF this
country toward admission Of the jap
anese. Russia, ne said. was a party with
Japan and sought retaliation because Of
the a~hroeation Of the American CONNER
ciai treaty.
Senator owen in withdra wing his cor.
rnpt practices bill said that the Demo-
cratic party had broken its platform
pledges relating TO such an act, but
charged that a Republican fl,buster was
responsible for the dila.ory tactics
which had prevented a vote.
Cha q, be rlain Protests.
: Senator Chamberlain OF Oregon. pro-
Testing against action OF the revenue con-
fcrees in striking from the bill his
amendment which would prohibit the al.
mission of Pacific Ocean salmon and
halibut through q foreign country except
IN bond from an American port. declared
CONGRESS had surrendered opportunity to
develop a great American Industry.
Talk about a lobby influencing Con-
rtess'' ne cried. what IL that when a
DISTINGUISHED gentleman representing the
canadian Government. Sir Joseph pope,
While he may not have hesieged Con-
gress. mas been h"siering officials OF this
Government 20 dl~scourage-this NEE sure 49,
The Senate adopted n resolution by
Senator Curtis Of Kansas directing the
Senate lobby committee to investigate
the activities OF the alleged foreign lobby
IN opposing the retaliatory provision OF
the revenue bill against Canadian Ash
cries.
The adjournment was the uuietest in
fhe memory OF the oldest Senators. The
~indup In the House was equally 1uiet.
PRESIDENT Wilson went to the Caplto,
soon after . o'clock and spent nearly an
hour signing bills. Among the measure.
laid before him was the emergency rev.
'nue bill The President congratula, ted
senator simmons on the passage OF the
measure. but expressed regret that n
'ld been necessary to abandon the Webb
bill.
After the President had informed thu
JONI committee that he had nothing
fnftneT to communicate to Congress" he
""'Ned 70 the front Of the Capitol In
'"mpany with Vice-President Marshall
and Speaker Clark and posed for
movie" photographers.