The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-06-11
THE 66TH CONGRESS
ADJOURNED June )
SOLDIERS BONUS BILL FAILED
TO PASS-DiED IN
SENATE.
MEMBERS ANXIOUS TO 60 HOME
Republicans Praise Work of Congress
While Democrats Call 1t a "Hu-
initiating FaiIure"-Peace
Talked Too Much.

WASHINGTON seth congress
ended it's second session Saturday, ad-
journed sine die. Unless grave emer-
gency arises, as President Wilson said
it will not meet again until Decem-
Der 6.
AS the result of filibuster the bill
providing national budget system
failed of passage.
Just as the finish in the house. Mon
dell of Wyoming delivered an address
praising congress. Garrett of Ten
nessee replied that this congress had
been "humiliating failure"
Soldiers Bonus Fails.
Important measures whic hfailed of
passage included,
| The soldier bonus bill, passed by
the house last Saturday night and
pigeonholed by the senate.
The budget bill, which President
Wilson vetoed, and which the senate
failed to pass after the house had
amended it to meet the presidents
objection.
| The bill to regulate the meat pack
ers.
The cold storage bill and the act to
abolish the housing corporation.
The annual rivers and harbors sup
ply measure.
| Important Bills Passed.
Important legislation enacted in
vluded:
The bill providing for a peace time
army Of $4,000 officers and men, a
national guard and reserve force.
The transportation act to assist the
railroads
The oil leasing bill by which thou
sands of acres of Oil and mineral
lands in the west and south were
thrown open to development
The merchant marine bill providing
for the sale of the government-owned
merchant fleet.
The Sterling anti-sedition act and
the Johnson bill providing for the
deportation of dangerous aliens.
The Edge bill authorizing the for
nation of corporations to finance ex-
port trade.
The civil service retirement bill.
The postal pay increase bill.
Total Grist 10000 Acts.
Barring the six months of the ses-
sion just ended "a total of about 10000
bills and resolutions were introduced
The senate approved about 315 bills
and joint resolutions and the house
37S bills and joint resolutions
The senate adopted about $50 reso-
lutions not requiring house action
and the house adopted about the
same number not needing senate &C.
ton.
Much OF the session was occupied
by final unsuccessful effort to agree
on pease settlement which would
end the technical state of war.
Important Bills Signed.
The most important of the bills
signed were
The naval appropriation bill, carry
ing $436,O00,0OO.
Abe army appropriation bill, carry
ing $394,929,0OO
The sundry civil bill, carrying
$436,OOO OOO
The third deficiency bill. carrying
s5S,000,O0O
Inc army reorganization bill.
The merchant marine bill.
The postoffice pay increase bill.
A bill providing for the exclusion
and expulsion from the United States
of aliens who are members of anar-
chistic organizations.
An act to pension soldiers and
sailors of the Spanish.American war
the Philippine instruction and the
China relief expedition
The industrial vocational rehabili-
tation bill.
An act amending the trading with
the enemy act to permit the restora-
ton of seized property to returned
enemy aliens and to residents of for
mer enemy countries now residents of
new countries set up under the peace
) treaty.
An act to establish a woman's bu-
reau in the department Of labor.
An act to establish pensions and in
crease of pensions to certain sailors
and soldiers of wars other than the
civil war, and widows and dependent
relatives of such persons.
An act authorizing enlistment in
the federal forces of non-English
speaking citizens and aliens.
An act relating to the immigration
OF aliens and their residence in the
United States.
Spokane Births Increase.
SACRAMENTO birth total for