Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-06
CONGRESS CLOSES
WITH MANY BILLS
AWAITING ACTION
First Long Recess Since War
Brings No Protest From
President.

United States entered the world war.
The second session of the Sixty sixth
Congress was adjourned sine die at
4 o'clock yesterday. promptly accord
ing to schedule. Unless some grave
emergency arises Congress will not
reassemble until December 6.
The date for the getaway" yester-
day was timed SO that majority men,
bers might attend the republican ma
tional convention in Chicago. There
was not a quorum Of members present
at any time yesterday. as many Of
them had left early for the conven-
ton or to take care Of political fences
in their home districts.
Much important legislation remain
ed Enacted upon in both houses. Up
to the last hour there was an under
current Of feeling that President Will
son would virtually order Congress to
remain in session and consider legis-
lation Of vital Importance to the well
fare Of the country.
The close Of the session was marked
by none Of the hectic rush that gen.
orally attends a getaway of Con-
gress. but there was theaneual ,ap-
plauding and cheering in the House
chamber after Speaker Gillett's gavel
had released the members for their long
vacation.
Budget Systen Fails inssezates
Tho House cleaned up it's work early
In the day and twice recessed to await
possible Senate action on pending meas
ures. The Senate remained in continu-
ous session and, as the result of small
sized hlibuster there, the bill to establish
a national budget system failed of pas
sage.
Final sessions Of both houses passed
without the plethora Of political speeches
which had been expected by many since
national political conventions Just at
the finish in the House. Representative
Mondell of Wyoming, the republican
Leader, delivered an address praising
Congress for the work accomplished at
this session. Representative Garrett.
democrat, Tennessee, replied. declaring
that this Congress had been a 'humil-
iating failure"
Elections Committee Attacked.
The nearest thing to a political speech
in the Senate was an attack by Sena-
tor Pomerene. democrat, Ohio, on tho
contingent expense committee. for delay
in reporting his resolution proposing an
investigation by the elections committee
into expenditures in the forthcoming
presidential and congressional cam
paigns. He declared that neither the
republicans nor the democrats dared to
say to the people that it was none Of
their business where campaign funds
came from or how they were expended.
The resolution was adopted without a
record vote.
Practically the only action by the
House during the day was to pass
the budget bill after amending it to
meet the Presidents objection that it
took from the executive authority to
remove the controller general and as
sistant controller general. officials ap-
pointed by him under the measure.
No House Vote ON Armenia.
Republican leaders abandoned their
plan to call for vote on the resolu-
tion refusing President Wilson's re-
quest for authority to accept a man
date over Armenia. The measure al
ready had been adopted by the Sem
ate. Chairman Porter. in a formal
statement, said democratic members
of the House would have blocked
transaction of all other business had
the resolution been brought up.
While Congress was winding up its
affairs, President Wilson was devot-
ing his entire time to signing bills.
Some measures enacted, however.
were not reached by him before the
hour of adjournment and automati-
cally became dead under the law pro-
hibttins the executive from passing
on legislation while Congress is not
in session.
The exodus of senators and repre-
S0ntatlVeS pcSdh oiihoSl iiiHieoldtely
after adjournment and will continue
today and tomorrow. Many of the
of both houses are head
ing for Chicago to attend their party
there. Some of the demo-
cratic members also will attend that
but most of them will
return home to await the time for
going to San Francisco for their
party convention there.
The House was in a restless mood
the day and efforts Of
many members to have taken up
special bills in which they were in
terested failed. In the last half hour
the House settled down to give close
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