The Washington times., 1919-11-18
.CONGRESSMEN'
DEPARTING AS.
SESSION END.
DRAWS NEAR.

With announcement from the
House majority leaders that the leg
islative grind in the House for the
present, or extraordinary session,
Of the Sixty-sixth Congress, shall
cease with the passage of the Esch
railroad bill, and, possibly, the Pen
rose resolution extending until
January Is next the authority of the
War Trade Board over dye imports,
many members left Washington to-
day for their homes after 152 DAYS
or sessions since the convening on
May 19.
Rest Will Be Brief.
Under statutory law the regular
session Of the Sixty-sixth Congress
viii convene December I, and the
memoers will have but a brief rest
before returning to take up the heavy
work of a long general session, dur
ing which there must be passed all
the- great appropriation bills for the
maintenance of the Government. much
sfter-var readjustment legislation
and thousands OF bills of local char
scte-s such as public buildings,
waterways improvements, and so on.
r The extra session was called
primarily to pass the league of ma
tons covenant and peace treaty with
Germany, and six appropriation bills
that had failed of passage through
the SiKty-fifth Congress. The first
business dispatched by the House was
the passage Of these appropriation
bills, which supplied funds for the
army, navy. the District OF Colum-
,bia, the Agriculture Department. the
Indian Bureau. and the general sun
dry civil appropriations
Other Bills Passed.
In addition to these bills, the House
passed:
Two general deficiency appropri-
ations bills. the railroad deficiency
appropriation bill. and an urgent de-
heiency appropriation for war risk
Insurance.
Relinguishment of wire control by
the Government July 81
Authority to build the Hudson river
terminal between New York and New
Jersey.
Increasing war risk allowance for
loss OF eyes and limbs
Repeating the daylight saving law.
o Relief of public building contractors
suffering losses due to war
Permanent Rank for PersAing.
Confsrrins permanent rank of gem
Incorporating the American Legion.
Amending Federal reserve act to
permit banks to invest in stocks of
corporations engaged in financing ex-
ports
Providing Federal incorporation for
concerns engaged in financing ex-
ports
Appropriatins $1,000. 900 for com
pletion Of the Alaskan railroad.
Amending Lever food control act
to punish profiteering by retailers
and extending Government supervis-
ion to wearing apparel and other com
modities.
Prohibition Enforcement.
Enforcement OF prohibition, both
constitutional and wartime.
Railroad legislation for relief of
the railroads on return to private
owners and extending powers of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Restoring the pre-war powers OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission
over railroads.
Providing for the leasing OF oil and
other mineral lands on the public do
main.
Providing for the development and
leasing OF water-power sites.
Providing protective tariffs on
chemical dyes and dye stufrs. zinc,
tungsten, magnesite. and pearl but
tons
Woman Suffrage.
Constitutional amendment for wom-
an sIffrage.
Regulation OF cold storage.
Providing a budget system and in
dependent audit OF Government ac-
counts.
hree dollar minimum Government
wage bill.
Repeal Of Canadian reciprocity act.
Repeal Of taxes on soft drinks.
Providing for rehabilitation Of per-
sons disabled in Industry.
Extending passport control law for
a year to regulate immigration.
Closing coastwise trade to foreign
vessels
Providing for deportation OF inter
nal aliens and those committed for
war ofenses.
Omnibus civil war pensions bills.
Furnishing auto thefts.
ApprOpriating 1000, 900 TO fight in
fiuenza-
1oy6S0 Measures Introduced.
During the session just closing
there were about 10,4O0 bills and $50
resolutions introduced in the House
Among the latter were those authoriz-
ing special House Investigations into
the conduct of the war and war ex-
penditures by the War Department,
the Shipping Board, reason for troops
in Russia the merchant marine, the
Bureau of Industrial Housing and
M Utmost Importance