The sun., 1919-07-02
CONGRESS QUITS
UNTIL TUESDAY
All Appropriation Bills Passed
Through Efforts of Re-
publicans.
S5,OOO,OOO,O AUTHORIZED
President Wilson'S Submission
of Treaty VIII Be Next
Business.
$4,000, 100000 AUTHORIZED

1ourned at midnight until Tuesday,
July s, after enacting all appropria-
ton bills needed by Government
agencies for the new. fiscal year. Sue
cess crowned the efforts Of Republican
leaders to complete the necessary ap-
preparation measures. but only after
hours of delay which at times almost
threatened to block their plans.
The final bill. the army measure,
carrying $776. 100000: the sundry civil
bill. carrying $sO5, 900, 900; the District
of Columbia's annual budget of Sl5,-
900, 900. and deficiency measure of
s25,000,000, all were completed tonight
and tomorrow will be sent to the
White House. President Wilson will
be unable to approve the bills until he
returns. but no embarrassment to
Government departments owing to de-
lay in making funds available is an
tIcipated.
With enactment of the final bills to-
night including measures passed at the
last session OF Congress, more than
s., 100000 has been appropriated for
Federal needs during the new year which
began to-day. Congress also has can
celled more than sl5.o0o.ooo OF war
appropriations previously authorized.
The recess OF Congress was accom-
pllshed after many delays to-day with
controversies centred upon the sundry
civil and army measures The recess
gives Congress q rest over the July 4
holiday and when II returns It Is ex-
pected that President Wilson will sub
NIT the treaty negotiated with Germany.
Clark Asks Vote.
Objection to the adjournment vas
raised In the House by Minority Floor
Leader Clark, who demanded record
vote on the motion. He stated that IL
the Republicans wanted to recess be-
cause there was no other business TO
transact. the recess should be made for
longer period.
l. IF everything is completed" Mr..
Clark said. why don't YOU recess for a
month or two months? Many of us who
live at distance would like to go home
for while"
Business OF the House Is not COM
pleted." Majority Leader Mondell re-
sponded, There will be enough things
TO keep us busy for several months at
least. The prohibition enforcement bill
must be considered soon. And besides
we want to be back here 50 that we
can shake hands with the President
when he returns"
Il would rather shake hands with my
EFT
The vote in the House in favor of
the recess was 1873 to SO, while only half
dozen Senators were in their seats
when the session ended in the upper
branch.
The army bill as adopted represents
decrease of $l14,0Q0,000 from the
amount carried in the Senate bill. and
provides for maintenance of an average
army of 5000 men during the fiscal
year, which began to-day. The confer
ence report was approved in the Senate
without a record vote and after brief
debate during which Senator Smith
(Georgla). Democrat, criticised the re-
Guction in the army and the amendment
inserted stopping construction work on
Camps Benning, Ga, and Bragg. y. =,
The House in accepting the conference
report on the sundry civil bill approved
the Senate increase OF appropriations
for the United States employment SER
vice from 5000, 900, the House total, TO
s4O0 900, which was voted by the Senate.
MOndelI Gives summary.
Mr.. Mondelh in a statement inserted
in the Con Oressiondl Record Just before
adjournment. declared there had been a
saving of approximately $500. .000. 900 In
the six great supply bills. which were
passed in the special session of the
sixty-sixth Congress, as compared with
the amount carried by the same bills
which failed in the closing hours of the
Sixty-hfth Congress, and saving OF
$3.50 100000 on the railroad deficiency
bill, as compared with the estimate of
the Railroad Admin istration, or a total
reduction of $l.2o0.000. 900"
Mr.. Mondell said the principal savings
other than the reduction in the railroad
fund request were s343,o00, 900 in the
army appropriation bill, s2l1.000.000 in
the naval bill. and $247 100000 IN the
sundry civil appropriation bill.
Pointing out that Congress had been
in session thirty-eight days Mr.. Mondell
said that in addition to the reductions
Congress had adopted the woman's suf-
frage resolution, repealed the daylight
saving law. passed the bill ending wire
control and a bill appropriating $4,000
900 for the rehabilitation of disabled
soldiers and sailors.
THE record up to date is all that
could have been hoped for or expected,
concluded Mr.. Mondell's statement.
THE members will return from their
brief vacation prepared to carry for
ward programme of constructive leg
islation."