The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-06
.S|XTY-S|XTH CON GRESS
PASSED IN TO HISTORY
AT 4 0 CLOCK SATURDAY

Washington, June 5.-The sixty
sixth congress ended its second
session today, adjourning sine die
at p. m. Unless grave emer-
gency arises which makes neces-
sary a special session, It win not
meet. again until Dec. 9Th.
AT 2:o4 p. m. President Will
son sent word that he had no fur
ther communications to transmit
before adjournment. This mes
sage was in reply to one from
congress that it was ready to ad-
journ.
While congress was winding up
its affairs today and taking adjourn.
ment at four o'clock. President Will.
son was devoting almost his entire
time tc signing bills. Some measures
enacted however, were not reached
by him before the hour OF adjourn.
ment, and automatically died under
the law prohibiting the executive
from passing on legislation while CON
gress is not in session.
The exodus of senators and repre-
sentatives began almost Immediately
after adjournment Many republicans
Cf both houses are heading for Chi.
cago, to attend their party conven.
ton there Some of the democratic
members also will attend that con.
vention.
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
to give close attention to the address
es Of Representatives Mouden and
Garrett.
Mr.. Mondell declared this congress
had made saving Of s2,374 ,460,Sl7.
Eight appropriation bills that passed
the house in the SiXty-nfth congress,
but failed in the senate filbuster
were reduced 94O.5lO, ,59S, he said and
the estimates submitted by the gov.
ernment departments for the next fis.
cal year. were reduced by 81 l441,-
Q,2lS.
dell, as constituting u record un-
equaled In American history" He
included the transportation act, tho
woman suffrage amendment, the mer-
chant marine bill, the mineral land
leasing bill, the water power act, the
civil service retirement measure, the
Vostead prohibition enforcement law,
the extension of the wartime food
control act, to punish profteering,
the repeal Of practically all war laws
and other measures.
Take It all in all, the record Of
the congress is one of which every
member may well be proud" he de-
the congress to the favorable judg-
ment Of the American people"
Referring TO the republican ap.
plause, which followed Mr. Mondelrs
speech. Mr.. Garrett said the repub-
lcan leader had spoken, "to the only
audience in the United States where
his speech could receive applause
He declared it was absurd" to say
that the work Of this congress meas
ured up to any of the past.
"You seldom paused in the midst
CT doing nothing, except to do some.
thing worse
Declaring that this congress had
been ian absolute humiliating and
shameful failure" Mr.. Garrett said
no new tax laws except some pop.
gun measures" had been passed and
that the reduction of estimates which
the republicans called savings, has
been made by every congress in the
last 25 years.
I'VE cannot concur" he exclaimed,
"in word Of praise because in spite,
you know and the country knows
this congress has been a humiliatins
failure"
Long Drawn out Case Closing
Mount Clements. Mich, June A.
Final arguments in the case Of Lloyd
Provost, accused of the murder OF