Evening journal., 1919-03-04
congress DIES;
FILIBUSTER TO
CLOSING HOUR
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buster ragged all night long, and through
the final hours OF what has been one
Of the most tumultuous sessions of the
American Congress.
II was there that President Wilson
signed last minute bills and cleaned up
things generally.
The last legislative act OF Congress
was a squlbble IN the Senate over
resolution providing clerks for mom-
bers OF the House House members by
the sco,e crowded the senate floor To
see what the upper house would do
about %.
Hair an hour was consumed in try
lns 90 amend the resolution. senator
Gore wanted 70 60 provide for demOh-
ilization of the army in 30 days and
senator Lewis sought 90 incorporate 10
in a senate resolution of hope for
President Wilson's safe voyage 90
France and return and his success In
getting the league of nations under way.
While this question OF clerk hire was
being seriously debated departmental
- 000O0O00 were slowly dying.
The President. who was J0 feet away
while The senate amused a huge crowd
with parliamentary antics and points
Of order had asked that the big supply
bills be passed.
They died as hc left the capitol TO
return 10 the White House.
As President Wilson signed bills.
cabinet officers, Senators, congressman
and other high officials crowded his
gilded. mirrored room Chief OF stan
March and Admiral Grayson IN uniform
added color Several women were pre-
sontcd 20 the President by Congress-
man Baer. North Dakota.
Frequently the President laid down
his pen 90 say q farewell word 10
senator
After the important bills were sign
ed hc penned Dis name in a dozen auto
graph books for senate pages
Myer London. retiring Socialist Con
gresham. held an earnest conversation
with the President f0r a few minutes
In the closing hour of the Congress
the House passed resolutions 90 pay
ihc salaries OF members who served In
the army and % pceven. payment OF
the whole $500. clerk hire allowance
90 one clerk.
Republicans objected to other mat
ters coming up under suspension OF tine
rules
President Wilson signed the dlplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill,
the publ lc lands validating bill, the
military academy appsopriailon bnl,
the District of Columbia appropriation
bin and senate pension bin.
The President also s gned the si000.
100000 bin guaranteeing 90 The farmers
price Of 1920 for tins seasons crop
President Wilson. before going TO the
Capitol. signed - Congressional bills,
the most important being the act pro-
Vidng for The fourteenth decennlal CEN
sus. the fortincations bill. The bin pro-
viding hospitals and sanit0rium facil-
tiles for discharged sick and disabled
soldiers. sailors and marines.
The other bills were OF a minor ma
ture.
Senator Moses. New Hampshire. Re-
publican, issued a statement severely
criticising the President for his "glut-
tony for the limellghC and explaining
that an extra session would have 90 De
called before June 30 because Of the
failure Of the army bill.
Republicans have been guided by pa
triotlsm rather than by partissnshiD
and have not attempted 70 block any
measure vital 10 the essential interests
OF the country" Moses stated. "Repub-
licans have not yielded their convic-
tions OF the necessity 10 have an extra
session at the earliest possible moment:
the failure Of the army. navy. agricul-
tural and sundry civil appropriations
bills will necessitate an extra session in
time 90 enable these appropriations 90
be made prior 10 June 80
The Presidents reluctance 90 have
even a subordinate Congress in session
at any time is well known His Clut-
tony for the limelight is well known
and IL is exceptionally dangerous at the
present minute There are Senators on
both sides who believe that the Presi-
dents dogged refusal 10 summon Con- T.
gress at present is due 90 his desire TO |
mOnopoize the STAGE
Every day that the President delays
in summoninC CONGRESS means that
nearly one-half a million homes in the
United states must continue to see
their sons held for military service on
foreign soil"