Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-06
IMPORTANT BILLS
| ARE KILLED WHEN
CONGRESS QUITS
Budget Measure Dies
When Senate Fails
to Act.
REPEAL OF WAR TIME LAWS
AMONG LOST MEASURES
Republicans in House Abandon
Plan to Vote on Armenian
Mandate.
president SPENDS BUSY DAY
Signs Great Number OF Measures,
While Lawmakers Prepare for
General Exodus.
REPEAL OF WAR TIME LAWS
AMONG LOST MEASURES
PRESIDENT SPENDS BUSY DAY
Signs Great Number OF Measures,
While Lawmakers Prepare for
General Exodus.
Thy Asnoeia,od rrcs,-l

"ASEilSGTON. June s. Eleven
bills and resolutions passed by Con-
gross In tho closing days OF It's scs-
measure and Tho Joint resolution re-
peal!nS most OF the wartime laws
and proclamations. were killed today
by President Wilson through
pocket veto Fitty-eight mcasures.
Including the merchant marine bill
and that providing for the exclusion
and expulsion OF aliens from tho
United States who are members OF
anarchistlc organizations. were APP
proved.
President Wilson's criticism of Con-
gress In his telegram today 10 tho
heads OF the railroad bro,herhoods
also passed without comment In
either house.
Practically tho only action, by the
House during tho day wasyto pass
the budget bin. after amending 1t TO
meet tho Presidents objection that
1t took from the executive authority
TO remove the comptroller-gc general
and assistant conptrollcr-gcncr of
hcials appointed by him under the
measure.
Tho measure was reported today
with an amendment giving the Su-
pFemc Court authority to appoint and
remove these officials. This met with
storm OF protest from the Demo
cratic side and Republican leaders
agreed to change placing the con-
troll over the two officers with tho
President. who would appoint them
with the advice and consent of the
Senate"
The bill to create a national budget
system, however failed Of action to-
day in tho Senate and automatically
died when Congress adjourned at 4
Z. NJ
Abandon Armenian Measure.
Republican leaders abandoned their
plan 10 call for u vote on the rcsolu-
ton refusing President Wilson's re-
quest for authority TO accept a man.
date over Armenia. The measure al
-cady had been adopted by the SEN
ate Chairman Porter in a formal
statement said Democratic mcmbe RS
81 tho House would have blocked
transaction OF all other business had
the resolution been brought up.
While Congress was winding up It's
affairs. President Wilson was dcvot-
ing his entire time to signing bills.
Some measures enacted. however.
were not reached hy him before tho
hour of Adjournment and automa;i-
caily became dead under the law pro-
hibitins the executive from passing
ion legislation while Congress is not
in session
The exodus OF Senators and Repre-
sentatives began almost Immediately
after adjournment and will continue
tomorrow and Monday. Many or the
Republicans OF both houses arc head
ing for Chicago to attend the party
convention there. Some of the Demo-
cratic members also Will attend What
convention. but most of them will
return home to await the time for
going to San Francisco for their
party convention there.
Harris Insistcnt on Resolution.
Senator Harris was insistcnt that
his resolution calling for the publ
,cation OF income and excess profits
tax returns be taken up ahead of the
budget bill. Senator Smoot, Republi-
can. Utah. had blocked it's consdera-
ton, but he subsequently agreed to
withdraw his objection IL unanimous
consent was granted for taking up
the budget measure.
j. The consent was not forthcoming,
and Senator Harris continued to hold
the floor.
The Georgia Senator finally forced
his resolution to a vote. and 1t was
adopted without n roll call. The bud
,get bill then was next in order for
Reconsideration.
On motion of Senator Lodge. of
iMassachusetts the Republican leader,
Senator Harris agreed to a brief exc
cutiVe session at, which nominations
,of about 600 postmasters were con-
firmed. When the Senate returned to
its open session the Georgia Senator
resumed his reading.
At 2:4o +. NJ. President Wilson sent
word to Congress that hei had no
further communications to transmit
before adjournment.
The moro important OF tho bills
signed were: naval appropriations,
carrying s436.o0O,ooo; army appropri-
alton. carrying s394.92s, 900: sundry
civil bill. carrying 1896. o0o, 900: Dis
trict of Columbia bill. carrying s1s.-
$4,000; diplomatic and consular an.
preparation, carrying $a,21S,5s7: third
deficiency bill, carrying $500 Ooo:
army reorganization bill: merchant
marine bill: post-office pay increase
bill
Expulsion OF AIicna.
A bill providing for the. exclusion
and expulsion from tho United States
Of aliens who arc members of anar-
5histic organizations.
An act to pension soldiers and
sailors OF the Spanish-Americans war.
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