South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-26
vanis, Illinois and Ohio followin
In the order named
NATIONAL LEGISLATION.

vanis, Illinois and Ohio following
IN the order named.
NATIONAL LEGISLATION.
The continued fight over the rati-
fication OF the Treaty OF Versailles
with the League Of Nations cove
nAnt, resulting in rejection OF the
treaty for the second time. occupied
the attention OF the United States
senate during the early months OF
1920 and monopolized the attention
Of the public. so far as congressiOn-
al action was concerned. Congress
was in session during the first six
months OF the year, and after II be-
came evident that no further action
on the treaty could be taken until
after the presidential election was en-
acted by both the senate and house
or representatives The CumMinS
Esch bill. under which the railroads
OF the country operated after their
return 20 private control and the
army reorganization bill were the
principal pieces of legislation en-
acted before the first regular session
OF the sixty-sixth congress ended
June 5.
On Jan. 10, the house, by a vote
Of 22S 20 8, for the second time. re-
fused TO seat Victor Berger, social
isL who had been reelected 10 Con-
gress from a Milwaukee district
after he had been once barred by
the house because OF his alleged dis
loyalty during the war.
The Water Power Development
bill which had long been pending
in congress was passed by the sen
ate Jan Is. A similar bill had been
adopted by the house In July. 1919.
Another long congressional fight,
for the adoption Of the Oil Land
| Leasing bill, was ended when the
conference report was adopted by
the house on Feb. 10 and the SEN
TREATY FIGHT RESUMED.
The fight over the peace treaty
ate sustained by vote OF SO to 3
proposal by Sen. Lodge TO
bring the treaty again before the
senate. The committee was then
recommitted 10 the Foreign Rela-
! tons Committee with the instruc-
tons to report II with the Lodge res
| ervations.
Possibility OF legislation for uni
versal military training was remov-
J ed. so far as this session Of congress
was concerned, when the Military
Affairs committee of the House on
| Feb. 90 voted II to TO postpone
/ all legislation on this subject.
The house on Feb. 81 adopted
! the conference report on the Cum
Minis Esch railroad reorganization
bill, over the protest of labor organ
/ izations and farmers. The senate
adopted the report the following day
/ and the measure went to the presi-
dent for his signature.
The senate then turned its atten-
ton to the peace treaty. The origi-
nal Lodge reservations were again
! adopted, with some amendments.
/ Sixteen democrats voted with all
the republicans excepting one for
the Lodge reservation on Article Y,
which Pres't Wilson had pronounc-
ed the heart of the covenant
OF the League Of Nations. The
treaty with the reservations. came
to a vote on March 10 and for the
second time failed TO secure the re-
quisite two-thirds majority, the
vote being 40 to 35. The following
day the rejected treaty was sent
back to the president.
PEACE RNSOLUTION VETOED
With no prospect of the early a
doptiou of the treaty, resolutions de-
claring the war at an end were In
troduced in both the house and sen
ate. The house resolution, offered
( by Mr. Porter, republican, of Pen
nsylvania. which also would have
repealed all special war time legis-
lation, was adopted by the house
April by a. vote of PAP to 800 The
senate on May , adopted a similar
resolution introduced by Sen
Knox by a vote of AZ to 3S three
democrats voting with the republi'
cans On May p, the house adopt
ed the Knox resolution, 22S to 1879
I9 democrats voting with the re
publicans. Pres't Wilson vetoed
this resolution, however. on May %
A few days earlier, on May "a
Pres't Wilson asked the senate
for authority TO accept the mandat'
for Armenia that had been offered
by the supreme council. On jun
1 the Senate respectfully declined
to give the president the authorit,
requested.
on June . the house voted. 81;
TO 5, to repeal ali war laws excep
: the Lever act and Enemy Tradin'
act, the measure already havin!
passed the senate. but Pres
, Wilson withheld his signature from
the act and il died. with severa
: other important measures. with tn
adjournment OF Congress. On III
/. , day before adjournment, Presiden
, / Wilson vetoed the budget bill which
had been passed by both houses
The Soldier Bonus bill, passed b.
the house, also was held up through
failure Of the senate to act upon II
LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL.
= Industrial unrest which manifest
ed itself during the period Of reac
o. ton imm edlately following the war
s became even more marked durin
$ the year 1920 In the United State
A strikes were numerous during ~
q early part OF the year but with FEY
, exceptions they were not Of wild
scope and did not seriously affect in
- dustrial conditions. Radical activi
2 ties were involved in some Of the IA
! Dor disputes in this country, bu
7 this was true 70 n much larger eX
\ -ent in the labor troubles that be
9 set mos Of the countries of EurOp
. during the greater part Of the year
The first month Of the year wa