The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-03-27
REVIEW OF WORK
OF WAR CONGRESS
MONTHLY COMPENDIUM EDITED
BY MIR. LOOMS ISSUED.
Turns ON Searchlight.
Sixty.fifth Congress Shown to Have
Appropriated approximately
S57, 900, 100000.

Washington, D. c., March 23.--
Accomplishments of the Slxty-n1th
war congress are officially reviewed
in the final number of the Monthly
COMPENDIUM of the house of repre-
sentatires, appearing today. Un-
which necessarily must be consider
ed in the legislative program OF the
new congress, soon to convene, also
is contained in the publication, Wnlcn
finished business of the congress
was edited by W. Ray Loomis, an Of
fetal of the house.
:tConstituting as it does a statlstl-
cal retrospection of the accomplish
ments of the 65th congress" says
Mr.. Loomis in a foreword of the
compendium stthe. final issue of the
Monthly Compendium throws the
searchlights on the transactions OF
three sessions of unparalleled events.
When the congress met in April,
1917, the country was at peace. IN
the interim a war had been declared
a war had been. won and war had
been ended. So this issue carries
legislative history of a character
that perhaps never again will be du-
plicated, both as to the amount OF
money authorized to be expended
and as to the extent of the reyolu-
tionizing of the social and business
lives of the people of the nation
Appropriated s57,ooo,Ooo,ooo. ,
The Sixty-fifth congress is shown
to have appropriated approximately
$4,000, 900, 900; passed s49 public
laws; 4s public resolutions; 4s pri-
vate laws and conducted % congress
sional investigations. A total OF 22.-
5s4 bills and resolutions were intro
diced of which 1854 originated in
the house and the remainder in the
senate. President Wilson vetoed
five measures. .s
President Wilson's part in congress
sional matters is set out by list or
notable dates, including his approvs
al of history-making laws and his
numerous addresses. It is shown
!, that for the first time laws were
signed in a foreign country; that for
the first time measure, revenue
bill, was signed on railroad train;
that for the first time a president
had addressed the senate in favor of
woman suffrage, had signed a, bill to
move the sun forward and then
backward and had gone on the floor
of the house to shake hands with
members of foreign war missions.
Another Feature.
Another unprecedented feature of
the congress pointed out by the Com
pendium was that practically one
fourth of all laws of the three ses-
sions were approved during the las
! nine days of the congress. The
president signed 116 bills and resolu-
tions from February "a to March 4.
Fifteen representatives, ten sena-
!. tors and twenty ex-members died
during the congress. Two former
presiding officers of the senate, T1eo-
dore Roosevelt and Chas. w. Fair
banks are also included in the death
roll.
A list of authors of bills receiving
action beyond mere reduction shows
a predomination of names of chair
man of committees. Senator Cham
berlain, of Oregon, chairman of the
military committee, with SO meas
ures led the list with Senator Myers
of Montana, chairman of the public
lands committee second with 35
bills. Representative Padgett, OF
Tennessee, heading the naval com
mittee led in the house with &c
measures and Representative Dent
of Alabama, chairman of the militia
ry committee was second with 30
> bills.