The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-20
Six Months Extra
Session of House
Comes to an End

here to carry out their promises. the
house, by vote OF So to adjourned
since die at 400 this afternoon
The Democrats abandoned their
plan to block san adjournment by
raising the question of no quorum.
They explained this action on the
ground that there was not a quorum
in the city and no useful purpose
could be served or the end that some
of us desire attained. by insisting upon
q quorum"
Had quorum been insisted upon,
the house could not have adjourned
and the little item of $4,000 now
to be devided among the m@nbers
at the rate OF 10 cents re each
way for the distance between Wash
ingtcp and their honle towns. would
have been lost
Most Of the representatives had
left for their homes last night or early
today OF those who remained to
the last, only few OF the far West
ern members and halt dozen who
are to serve on a sub committee to
investigate delays in deportations.
were in town tonight. The eleven
days intervening between now and
December the first. when the regular
session convenes. would NOT permit the
far Westerners to make the Journey
20 and from home,
AFTER SIX MONTHS
The anal adjournment of the house
came six months to a day after Tho
extra session the first OF the sixty
sixth congress. was called by President
wilson signed twelve bills and reso-
buttons during the day
The constitution requires that alt
lrC1g-. he mn a
by th.. president while congress is in
session.
Only two OF those measures were Of
national Importance They were the
resolution to continue the war trade
boards authority over importations
Of dye products until January 10.
next, and the bill preyiiIng for the
organization OF an equipment trust
To finance the railroads in reinlburs-
ing the government for locomotives
and other rolling stock bought for
the roads during federal control
The house convened at noon and
heard read. the senate resolution
giving consent to an adjournment by
the house any time Before December
the first A like resolution giving
the consent of the house to an ad
1oufnment BY the senate at any Lime
during the anne period was passed
and committee then was named to.
wait on the president to notify him
that the house was ready to adjourn
and inquire il he had any further
business to suggest.
a recess until o'clock then was
taken And the committee visited thn
White House Republican Leader Mon.
dell. who headed the committee. re-
ported to the house when il reconvened
that 1t had waited upon the president
and Informed him that the house was
about To adjourn. The president.
through his secretary. Mr. Mondeil
continued, replied that he had signed
sM-+m"a sa1yss, hssarc ssns ena thSe f7sS
had no further business TO hs trans
acted Adjournment, therefore. was
taken
THE LITTLE. DONE.
expressing the protest Of the Dem
ocrats against the adjournment. Rep
rese1tstive Wingo, of Arkansas. suE-
gested that fltting epitaph for the SEES
sion would be the old. familiar QUOTA
ton. the little done the vast undone"
He recalled that the Republican leaders
in the closing hours of the last session
were insisting that the republic was
lettering to its downfall and eould only
he saved by special session IF this
Republican congress"
You forced an extra session" Mr..
Wingo continued, but you had not
more than got here before you COM
n1enced talking about going homo You
are like tho man who had the hear nv
the tail---you dare not let 20.
You got your extra session. hut you
did not know what TO do with II. There
10 q great deal of legislation on the
calendar that ought IN he attended to.
but you have not attended to IT. he
cause you DO NOT know what TO do with
IL.
Finally. under whip and spur. YOU
brought 1T a makeshift railway bin
that nobody defends and which. II Il
had been debated two days longer on
the floor of this house you could no.
have passed That miserable makeshift
bill is a disgrace to the hoasted con-
structive ability Of the Republican
party
The responsibility is yours and you
have failed to meet 1t. You can now.
60 back to your constituents and ex-
plain to them. IL you can, why you did
not live up to the wonderful promises
you made in respect to what you would
do II We would give you an extra ses-
sion of congress
REPUBLICAN RETORT.
"Jeyemiah's have their place" retort q.
ed Republican Leader Mondell, and the
gentleman from Arkansas frequently
appears as a Jeremiah in the house"
Let's quit demagoguing and adjourn
and go home" interrupted Repress nta-
tive Blanton. Democrat. OF Texas.
Representative Mondell then placed
in the record statement which. he as
serted shows the very splendid accom-
plishments Of this session Of congress-
which proves eonclusively that we have
been able to save the nation great
deal In expenditures and that we have
concluded. so far az the house il con-
cerned the entire reconstruction pro-
gram as outlined at the beginning OF
the session"
The Republican leader, failed. DEM
ocrats pointed out. to make any men
ton Of the entire absence Of any SOL
diers welfare legislation. which corr
stituted one Of the rnoet important
plAnks in the legislative platform II
the house Republicans, No action at
all has been taken on the various bonus
bills which have been pendfng since
early in the session and Mr.. Mondell'r
own soldiers land bill. although report
ed out Of committee. has never beea
called upon In the house. -
Another omission In the Republican