Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-21
&SSUN'SREcORD
SH0VSACT|ON ON
IMPORTANT
Many Other Measures Were
Prepared for Disposal at
Later Dates.


AZ Versailles was the outstanding
! ee ent of the first session. of the Sixty
I Ska V Congress--the first in six years
I ins v,hich publicans have, controlled
/ both \ neutrality-suspicious. impor-
| tant. l.>Eislat ton was completed ana
many q Their measures prepared for
Disposal when the regular meeting
begins, hacernher 1.
| fhe- session was an extraordinary
one convened May 10, under a call
cabled from. Harris; May Z by. Presi-
denr Wilson, 40 consider primarily
the, snvropriathon bills which failed
, at the S ession. ei sding last March 3.
Principal Measures,
| Among the principal legislative
achievements weae:
Submission of the woman suffrage
constitutional anlent nlent to the
states for ratHica.coh me amend
ment resolution WAS adopted, 3o4 70
80. by the Hous s,,as IT'S nrst 1esisia
Sc to %. . ~,
The prohibition "a foEcement bib,
providing for ,enfor,cA' g. wartime and,
Constitutional prohibit ton, passso o'er
! president wilson's Nao.
The act repeating, tue ~oayilsnI saw
ing law also passed os;er the Presi-
Providing for return AZ telegraph,
teleptone and cable wire LINES TO pri-
vate operation. %
Continuing government tcohtroi VA
dyes to- January Is next.
Extensieny of the Lever foesA ana fuat
control law to clothing and o. neE neg,
essaries and penalizins boarding ana
profteeringsy
PerShing.
Providing for demobiizing the Army
to peace basis of approximately, w.
900 men. pending permanent pea ce-:
time legislation.
Authori ling, completion OLE the sos'-
arnment railroad in Alaska
Continuing wartime. passport re-,
stl.ictionS SO as to prevent an influx
of radical aliens
IS Appropriation Bills.
Ten appropriation bills, aggregating
about $3.e0o,o0o.00o. also we're passed.
road. administrator, $7T2.000,000 for
cde Army, ,&6lS, 600 900. for the Navy
and a sundry civil budget OF $685.
zoe Vs000sG
4 Numerous minor bills and resolu-,
stioI.s also, were enacted, but no. at, \
temlN was made to pass over the Presi-
deat'.s veto the Cupamins bill to re-
store thu pre.wSrSfate-making powers
:of the a Interstate Commerce Commits
-siosh.Tr
German Treaty,
3 The, German treaty so,. engsessed
Senate Alteration that. it shut OF con-.
sideration y OF mseh ieg'staAehss Sen-.
ate discussion of the. treaty: ,beGaa
Mar. %, but. the,.document itself Yves.
not SUBMIT ed by Presidents WILSON,
until July TO- COMMITTEES hearings
and constellation required two
months. the report with, fourteen
Lot La fe,f Ia No "a
September TO-
/ DeiibexatioI 3 son the treaty evoked
Zone ofdthec me st bitter and prolonged,
contests betw cen Congress and the.
President in American. hi story, with
the controvefs Y centeredslargelya bo vt
T 90 FnenHh, Treatys. i
The French treaty, providing an
American guarantee to assist France
lin theseventE ols5unprovoked German
iagEression. was submitted to the Sem,
ate by the ,Presi dent July 20. after de-
mands from Sc hate republicans but,
still remains in the foreign relations,
committee.
/ Another treaty. the Panama canal
tsettlefnent with Colombia proposing:
payment of S25,D00.000 by the United
tStates, also Remains. in. coERmittee.
1t was. repertetl- to the Senate, but
inimieal to Amer
lean interests
Several important legislative meas
ures sent over for final action at the
regular sessiorL The oil, coal, gas
and phosphate. land leasing bill was
passed by both bodies and remains in
conferences. as does the Edge bill au-,
thorizing Organization. of corporations
Ito help finance American export trade.
The Esch railroad bill passed the
House and will be taken up with the
, Senate, Interstate Commerce commit
! tees bill at thu. Decssnber session.
! The House also passed and sent to the
Senate bills providing for develop,
| lnent of wateEpowsr projects. for es-,
! tablishment of federal budget sys-
tenn and providing permanent gov
3ernment shipping policy.
There were numerous Investigations
tduring the extra session. Besides the
! House inquiries into aviation, ord
/ nance, contracts and other War De-
partment activities, the Senate inves-
+ tigated the steel strike. Mexican sit
!, uation, the coal situation and other
l matters. The Senate also authorized
/ Investigation of the. print, paper situa.
|: tiops but, deferred the inquiry until
! the new session.
Tariff and Internal Revenue.