Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-06-06
Il Bills KILLED
BY POCKET VETO
5SCET APPROVAL
President Explains That Mea-
sures Which Died Did Not
Reach Him I'm Time.
LAWS TO STAND
Joint Resolution Repeating
Them Among Deceased"

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WASHINGTON, d. c., June s.
Eleven bills and resolutions passed
By congress in its closing days, in
Guiding the water power measure and
the joint resolution repeating most Of
the war time laws and proclamations,
were killed today by President Wilson
through a pocket Veto Fifty
eight measures were approved.
The president explained that the
measures which died did not reach
him i'm time. The water power bill
had been referred TO the interior and
war departments for their opinion,
while most Of the other matters
reached the president today.
Among other measures which re-
ccived the pocket veto" was a reso-
luton authorizing appointment Of a
committee % confer with the Can
adiaH government on restrictions on
pulp wood coming to the United
States.
Most Of the other bills were minor
ones The most important of those
signed were:
The naval appropriation bill, car
rying S436, 900. 900.
The army appropriation bill, car
rying $394,929. 900.
The suudry civil bill, carrying
$436. 100000.
The District Of Columbia bill, car
rying S1S,373.0OO
The diplomatic and consular apprc-
priation bill, carrying S9,2lS,537.
The third deficiency bill, carrying
$5S.0OO,000
Tie army reorganization bill.
The merchant marine bill.
The poStoffice pay increase bill.
4 bill providing for the exclusion
and expulsion from the United States
Of aliens who are members Of an
archistic organizations.
An act To pension soldiers and sail
ors Of the Spanish American war, the
Philippine insurrection and the China
relief expedition.
The industrial vocation rehabilita-
tion bill
A bill permitting government own
ed radio stations To handle private
and press messages.
An act amending the trading with
the enemy act to permit restoration
OF seized property To returned enemy
aliens to residents OF former enemy
countries now residents Of new coun-
tries set up under the peace treaty.
An act TO establish a woman's bu-
reau in the department Of labor.
An act granting 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-speaking
English citizens aliens.
An act regulating immigration Of
aliens 70 and their residence in the
United States.
Many Investigations Conducted.
More Investigations were conduct
cd ut this session than probably ever
undertaken at any recent session.
The five major war investigations
started al the previous session were
continued and i'm addition the SEN
ate investigated campaign expcndi-
lures, the spread Of bolsheviki pro-
paganda. the railroad strike. the
navy's conduct of the war, the award
~ naval medals, the print paper sit
uation. shoe prices, Mexican affairs
and many others.
The exodus of senators and repre-
sentatives began almost Immediately
after adjournment Many republi-
cans Of both houses are heading for
Chicago TO attend their party conven-
tion there. Some Of the democratic
members also will attend the conven-
ton.
The house was in a restless mood
today and efforts Of many members
to have taken up special bills failed.
Near the close, the house settled down
70 give close attention to the ad-
dresses Of Representatives Mondell
and Garrett.
Closing Specches Are Heard.
Mr. Mondcll declared this congress
had made saving Of $2,374 ,460,Bl7.
Appropriation bills that passed the
house IN the siXty-fifth congress, but
failed IN the senate filibuster. were
reduced $940,510, 0,59S, he said, and
the estimates submitted by the gov
ernment departments for the next
fiscal year were reduced by $f,433,-
S50,21S.
Several laws were cited BY Mr..
Mondell as constituting record un-
equalled in American history" He
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