Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-03-14
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-Regrets That
Number of Men Must Remain
in Service for Longer Time.

Washington, March 6.-Congress ad-
journed at noon in the midst of Re-
publican fiilibuster in the senate that
killed a long list of important meas
ures.
Among the bills that failed was one
appropriating $75O,OOO,00O for the rail-
road administration.
Failure of the army appropriation
bill, and other military measures to
pass before congress adjourned leaves
the war department in "difficult but
not a 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.
''It is plainly my present duty to
attend the peace conference in Paris
II is also my duty to be in close con
tact with the public business during
session of the congress. 1 mus
make my choice between these two
duties and confidently hope that the
people of the country will think thai
l am making the right choice.
''It is not in the interest of the righ
conduct of public affairs that l shoult
call the congress in special session
while il is impossible for me to be IL
Washington. because of a more press
ing duty elsewhere, to cooperate will
the houses.
4 81 take it for granted that the mel
who have obstructed and prevented
the passage of necessary Legislation
have taken all of this into considera
ton and are willing to assume tn
responsibility of the impaired eff
cheney of the government and the EN-
barrassed influences of the countr
during the time of my enforced ah
sence."
The scene in the house was quit
different from that in the senate. A
Speaker Clark announced the end 0
the Sixty-fifth congress the Marin
band played patriotic songs and men
bers and the crowded galleries joine
in singing.
Legislation which failed at this Sc:
sion of congress included:
Appropriation measures aggregatin
1904, III 1892. as follows: Army, 81
23S, S,2S2, ,967; navy, $S24,7OS,521; ger
eral deficiency, including $750,000,00
addition to revolving fund for railroa
administration, $S42. O96,913 sundr
civil, including $660,000,000 for til
shipping board, $1,122, ,919, 1856; agricu
ture, including repeal of daylight sa'
ing law, S37, ,355.352; District of G
lumbia, S13,9S3,S94; Indian affair
SIS, ,430,010
Belated measures which the oppos
ton did not will to hold up and whiC
! President Wilson signed included IL
following:
Wheat guarantee measure, dipl
matte and consular appropriation
military academy bill, two Civil WI
pension measures, bill to create pr
!. baton system for the District of @
lumbia, pension bill for veterans
wars other than Civil war, measu
validating applications for and entri
Of public lands, and several other n
nor bills.
. Thirty-seven of the 40 Republic;
. members of the senate in the ne
: congress, which will act on the pea
treaty, served notice on the preside
> and the peace conference that tn
. cannot support the league Of natio
: constitution in its present form.