The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-03-15
ADJOURNMENT OF THE.
SIXTY.F|FTH CONGRESS
A LONG LIST OF IMPORTANT
MEASURES FAILED OF PASS
AGE IN THE SENATE.
BIG BILLS THAT FAILED
The Large Measures That Failed at
Adjournment Included Both the
Army and Navy Appropria-
ton Bills, Etc.

Washington-Congr adjourned at
noon Tuesday in the midst of re-
publican filibuster in the senate that
killed a long list OF important meas
ureS
Just before adjournment, President
Wilson, in his capitol office, author
ICED final notice to the republicans
that their efforts to force an imme-
date extra session had failed; that he
was mistaken in his determination not
to call congress until his work at the
peace conference was done.
The congress that passed at noon
began in April, 1917, passed the Ger
man war declaration and its almost
continuous sessions have been marked
by unprecedented legislation and con-
troversy.
Big bills that failed include both the
army and navy appropriation meas
ures. The only two important meas
ures that ran the gauntlet of the last
hours of filibustering were the victory
loan bill and the billion-dollar wheat
guarantee bill.
The filibuster Of the group Of re-
publicans working for an extra session
continued until the end.
The last half hour Of the session
was spent by the senate in roll calls
on a house resolution to which amend
ments we're proposed providing for
early rehabilitation of the American
army. The resolution never reached
a final vote, amendments being under
consideration when Vice President
Marshalls final gavel dropped.
The long list of measures that failed
included all reconstruction legislation,
including the general railroad legisla-
ton and bills defining shipping pol
icy and dealing with unemployment,
labor and illiteracy problems; the oil,
gas and coal land leasing and water
power development bills; the new
compromise woman suffrage resolu-
ton, legislation to enforce war time
prohibition, meal industry legislation,
immigration exclusion and alien de-
portation bills; resolutions to termi-
nate government control of telegraph,
telephone and other wire utilities De-
cember 81; the sedition or so-called
red flag" bill aimed at unlawful acts
and propaganda; the resolution to re-
peal the 10 per cent tax on semi
luxuries in the war revenue bill, and
Secretary Lanes bill appropriating
500, 100000 for reclamation of waste
lands to be allotted to soldiers and
sailors.
Legislation which failed at this ses-
sion included: The s1,215,O00,00O army
appropriation bill with its authorize
ton for temporary army Of $4,000
men after July 1. The $750,000,000
naval appropriation measure authoriz-
ing new three-year building pro-
gram, urged by President Wilson. The
sundry civil bill carrying appropria-
lions totaling about $3.50, 900, in
GLIDING $65O,O00,OO0 for the merchant
marine. The annual agricultural ap-
preparation measure with $27,00o,O00
The District Of Columbia appropria-
ton bill carrying $14,000,000. The
reclamation measure to provide farms
for returned soldiers and sailors The
oil, coal and mineral land leasing bill.
The bill designed to enforce nation
wide prohibition. The compromise
equal suffrage constitutional amend
ment measure. The law making it I'M
lawful to display red" flags and the
circulation Of propaganda favoring the
overthrow of the government by force
The scene in the house was quite
different when the speakers gavel
fell. AS Speaker Clark announced the |
end of the sixty-fifth congress, the
marine band played patriotic songs
and members and the crowded gal |
leries joined in the singing.
The last act of the house was the |
unanimous adoption of a resolution |
offered by Republican Leader Mann
thanking Speaker Clark for his liable |
and impartial work as speaker"
mo matter what it's critics may |
say" declared Mr. Clark, in response,
this congress has done more impor-
tant work than any two other con-
crosses. In this congress the repub-
licans acted as periodically and as
as the democrats. / can not |
express my gratitude for the way the
house has treated me. Goodbye and |
God bless you"
Measures on foreign affairs which |
failed included the house resolution
containing the expression fer Irish
freedom, the $15,0O0,000 Colombian
treaty, several commercial conven-
lions and numerous resolutions on the