Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-12
CONGRESS QUITS;
JOB UNFINISHED
President, Rolled, Puts Blame on
G. 0. P. Senators for Failure
of Big Bills.
NO FUNDS TO OPERATE ROADS
Republican Tactics Hurt Heroes, Says
Secretary Baker-Reerets That
Number of Men Must Remain
in Service for Longer Time.

Washington, March 6.-COngress ad
journed at noon in the midst of a Re
publican filibuster in the senate tina
killed long list of important meas
ures.
There was no turning back of clocks
Democratic leaders. realized the stu
alton was hopeless, and the gavel:
ending the long war session and thC
Sixty-ffth congress actually tapped a
noon.
Among the bills that failed was one
appropriating $750,000O00 for the rail
road administration.
Failure of the army appropriation
bill. and other military measures II
pass before congress adjourned leaves
the war department in difficult but
not serious situation" Secretary
Baker said.
Mr.. Baker said his greatest regret
was that failure of the army reorgani
zation bill meant that a number OF
men of the army must remain in the
service for a longer time than would
have been necessary otherwise.
The presidents statement is as fol
lows:
"A group of men in the senate have
deliberately chosen to embarrass the
administration of the government, to
imperil the financial interests of the
railway systems of the country and
to make arbitrary use of powers in
tended to be employed in the interest
of the people.
ut is plainly my present duty to
attend the peace conference in Paris.
1t is also my duty to be in close con-
tact with the public business during
a session of the congress. l must
make my choice between these two
duties and l confidently hope that the
people of the country will think that
| am making the right choice.
ut is rot in the interest of the
right conduct of public affairs that l
should call the congress in special
session while it is impossible for me
to be in Washington, because of a
more pressing duty elsewhere, TO CO.
operate with the houses.
Il take it for granted that the men
who have INSTRUCTED and prevented
the passage of necessary legislation
have taken all of this into considera-
ton and are willing to assume the
responsibility of the impaired eff
cheney of the government and the en-
barrassed finances of the country
during the time of my enforced alb
sence."
The scene in the house was quite
Speaker Clark announced the end of
the Sixty-ffth congress the Marine
band played patriotic songs and men,
bers and the crowded galleries joined
in singing.
Legislation which failed at this SEES
sion of congress included:
Appropriation measures aggregating
5000, III, 800, as follows: Army, ST..
23S, 1884, 67; navy, $S24,7Os,521; gen
eral deficiency, including $750,O0000C
addition to revolving fund for railroad
administration. $S42, 096,913; sundry
civil, including 5000, 100000 for ths
shipping board, S1,122. 919,73 agrlcul
ture, including repeal of daylight saw
ing law, $37.355, 352; District of Co
lumbia, $13,9s3,S94s Indian affairs
$15,430O1O.
Legislative measures which fell into
the waste basket: Water power and
coal and oil lands leasing bills; civil
service retirement bill bill to extend
government control over telegraph
and telephones; public buildings ap.
preparation; soldiers settlement land
bill, $100O0O,00O; immigration bills in.
Guiding provision TO exclude immi.
grants for period of four years; war
time prohibition enforcement bill res
olution to repeal semi-luxury tax: pro
posal to appropriate 100000 for eX
penses of President Wilson and the
peace commission in Europe; women
suffrage constitutional amendment.
Belated measures which the oppoSi
ton did not will to hold up and which
President Wilson signed included tho
following:
Wheat guarantee measure, diplO
matte and consular appropriations
military academy bill. two Civil wal
pensions measures, bill to create pro
baton system for the District of Co
lumbia, pension bill for veterans OF
wars other than Civil war, measure
validating applications for and en-.
tries of public lands, and several Other
minor bills.