South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-06
HOUSE FAILS TO
ACT ON ARMENIAN
MANDATE PROPOSAL
Congress in Restless Mood
Throughout Final Session.
Many Bills Passed.
By Associated Press

WASHINGTON, June 5.-Repub-
iican leaders abandoned their plan
TO call for a vote on the resolution
refusing Prest Wilson's request for
authority % accept q mandate over
Armenia. The measure already had
been adopted by the senate Chair
man Porter in a formal statement
said democratic members of the
house would have blocked tTansac-
ton Of all other business had the
resolution been brought up.
The house was in q restless mood
throughout the day and efforts of
the many members to have taken
up special bills in which they were
Interested failed. In the last half
hour the house settled down TO give
close attention to the addresses Of
Reps. Mondell and Garrett
Cites Laws.
Mr.. Mondell declared that this
congress in its two sessions had
made a saving Of $2,374.460,S17
Eight appropriation bills that
Eassed the house in the 10th con-
gress. but failed in the senate fill
buster, were reduced S94O.51O, 59S.
Mr. MOndell said, and the estimates
submitted by the government de
partments for the next fiscal year
Several laws were cited by Mr..
Mondell as constituting a record
unequalled in American history.
He included the transportation act
the woman suffrage amendment, the
merchant marine bill, the mineral
land leasing bill. the water power
act, the civil service retirement
measure, the Volstead prohibition
enforcement law, the extension Of
the war time food control act TO
punish profiteering. the repeal OF
practically all war laws and other
mea sures.
Take it all in all the record of
the congress is one of which every
member may well be proud" de
clared Mr.. Mondell. 1T is a record
that commends the congress to the
favorable Judgment OF the Ameri-
can people"
scores G. .. Il. Talk.
Referring TO the republican APP
plause which followed Mr. MOndelIs
speech, Mr.. Garrett said the repub-
hcan leader had SPOKEN TO the only
audience In the United States where
his speech could receive applause"
He declared it was absurd" 10
say that the work OF this congress
measured up 10 any Of the past"
Turning 10 the republican side,
Mr. Garrett continued:
You seldom paused in the midst
OF doing nothing except 10 do some
thing worse"
Declaring that this congress had
been an absolute humiliating and
shameful failure" Mr.. Garrett said
no new tax laws except some bunk
pop-gun measures" had been passed
and that the reduction Of estimates
which the republicans called saw
:ngs had been made by every con-
gress in the last 2 years.
I'VE cannot concur" concluded
Mr.. Garrett. lin a word Of praise
because in spirit. YOU know and the
country knows, this congress has
been a humiliating failure
Began Dec. 1.
The session OF congress which
ended today began on Dec. l.
Besides the legislation passed,
congress also sent 70 the president
and he approved sixteen supply
measures, carrying a total OF 81
6SS,3S5,143. Permanent appropria-
ton bills Of a total OF S1,492. 00O,00o
also were passed and approved.
During the six months of the ses-
sion Just ended, a total OF approx
mately 10000 bills and resolutions
were introduced. The senate APP
proved about 315 bills and joint res
olutions and the house 37S bills and
Joint resolu tons. The former adopt
ed about 230 resolutions not requir-
ing house action. and the house
about the same number
not needing senate action.