Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-06-10
CONGRESS ADJOURNS
TILL NEXT DECEMBER
First Long Vacation Since
United States Entered
War Begins.

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gress ended its second session Satur.
day. Unless a grave emergency arises
which makes necessary special SEES
sion, 1t will not meet again until
December 6.
by none Of the hectic rush that gener-
ally attends getaway of congress,
but there was the usual applaudng
and cheering in the house after Speak
er Gillett's gavel had released the
members for the first long vacation
since the United States entered the
war.
Final sessions of both houses passed
without the plethora Of political
speeches which had been expected
Just at the finish In the house, Repre-
sentative Mondell of Wyoming, the re-
publican leader, delivered an address
praising congress for the work &C.
complished. Representative Garrett
democrat, Tennessee, replied that this
congress had been a "humiliating fail
ure"
President Wilson's criticism of con-
gress in his telegram to the heads of
the brotherhoods passed with com
ment in either house.
The session of congress which end
ed Saturday began December /.
Important Legislation Enacted.
Important Legislation enacted in
cluded:
The army reorganization bill pro
viding for peace time army of 297 900
officers and men, national guard
and reserve force.
The transportation act designed to
assist the railroads over the period
Immediately following their return to
private control, last March l.
The oil leasing bill by which thou
sands of acres Of oil and mineral lands
In the west and south were thrown
open to development.
The merchant marine bill providing
for the ultimate sale of the vast gov
ernment-owned merchant fleet.
The Sterling anti-sedition act and
the Johnson bill providing for the de-
portation and exclusion of dangerous
aliens.
The Edge bill authorizing the for
nation of corporations to finance
American export trade.
The civil service retirement bill.
The postal pay increase bill.
Important Measures Which Failed.
Important measures which failed of
passage included:
| The soldier bonus bill, which was
passed by the house last Saturday
night but which was not taken up by
the senate.
The budget bill, which President
Wilson vetoed and which the senate
failed to pass after the house had
amended 1t to meet the presidents
objection.
The bill to regulate and to control
the meat packing industry, the cold
storage bill, the bill to abolish the
housing corporation.
| The annual rivers and harbors sup
ply measure, which was left in con.
ference. Congress finally passed the
water power bill. which has been pend
Ing for 70 years, but it was killed
automatically with the adjournment of
congress through failure Of the presi-
dent to sign it.
In addition to the water power
measure the president gave pocket
veto" to the resolution repeating many
Of the special wartime laws and to a
number Of other minor measures.
| Congress sent to the president and
he approved 16 supply measures, car.
rying a total of s2,6SS,3S5,143. Per.
manent appropriation bills of total
Of S1,492, 100000 also were passed and
approved.
During the six months of the Session
Just ended total of approximately
10000 bills and resolutions we're in.
troduced. The senate approved about
315 bills and joint resolutions and the
house 37S bills and joint resolutions.
The former adopted 230 resolutions
not requiring house action and the
house adopted about the same number
not needing senate action.
President criticizes Congress