Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08
CONGRESS ADJOURNS
SINE DIE; No EXTRA
SESSION IS LIKELY

WASHINGTON, June eleven
bills and resolutions passed by con-
gress in the closing days of its seS-
sion, including the water power meas
ure and the joint resolution repeating
most of the wartime laws and
proclamations were killed by Fres-
ident Wilson through a pocket
Veto" Fifty-eight measures, includ-
ing the merchant marine bill and that
providing for the exclusion and eX-
pulson of aliens from the United
States, who are members of anarchls-
tic organizations, were approved.
The president explained that the
measures which died with the ad-
journment of congress without his
signature did not reach him in time
water power bill was passed seVeral
days ago and had been referred to
the interior and war departments
for their opinions, since it would af-
feet ma tiers under their jurisdiction.
Most of the other measures reached
the president during the day.
Among other bills which received
the pocket veto" was that authoriz-
ing naval officers to accept offices
with compensation from South Amer
lean republics and resolution au-
thorizing appointment of a commit
tee to confer with the Canadian gov
eminent with regard to the restric-
lions on pulp wood coming to the
United States. Most of the other
measures were minor ones.
Important Bills Signed
The more important of the bills
signed were:
The naval appropriation bill, car
rying 100000.
The army appropriation bill. carry
ing $394,929,000.
$436, 100000.
The District of Columbia bill, car
rying $18,373,000.
The diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill, carrying $9,21S,537.
The third deficiency bill, carrying
$5S,000,000.
The 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 mem bers of an
archistic organizations.
Pension Act
. An act to pension soldiers and
sailors of the SpaniSh-American war,
the Philippine insurrection, and the
China relief expedition.
The industrial vocational rehabili-
tation bill.
A bill permitting government-own-
ed radio stations to handle private
and press messages.
An act amending the trading with
the enemy act SO as to permit the
restoration of seized property to re-
turned enemy aliens and to resi-
dents of former 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 granting pensions and in
and soldiers Of wars other than civil
war. and widows and dependent rela-
tives of such persons.
An act authorizing enlistment in
the federal forces of non-speaking
English citizens and aliens.
An act regulating the immigra-
ton of aliens to and from their resi-
dence in the United States.
Congress Adjourns
The s1Xty-sixth congress ended it's
second session with adjournment sine
die at p. m. Unless a grave emer-
gency arises, which makes necessary
a special session, it will not meet
again until December 6.
The close of the session was
marked by none of the hectic rush
of congress, but there was the usual
applauding and cheering in the house
chamber after Speaker Gillett's
gaveI had released the members for
the first long vacation congress has
had since the United States entered
the war.
The house cleaned up it's work
early in the day and twice recessed
to await possible senate action on.
pending measures. The senate re-
mained in continuous session, and
as the result Of an objection by Sem
ator Reed. of Missouri, the bill to
establish a national budget system
failed of passage
Final sessions of both houses
passed without the plethora of po-
litical speeches which had been ex-
pected by many, since congress was
quitting on the eve of the national
political conventions. Just at the
finish in the house, Representative
Mondell, of Wyoming, the Republi-
can leader, delivered an address
praising congress for the work &C.
complished at this session. Repre-
sentative Garrett. Democrat, Ten
nessee. replied, declaring that. this
congress had been a ''humiliating
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