The Washington herald., 1921-03-05

PASSES BY BOARD
IN LAST HOUR JAM
Over l60 Measures Lost
In.Hurried Shuttle
Before Closing.

True Ia. form, the Senate caien-
dar went BY the board in the last
minute Jam. The sixty-sixth Con-
gress passed out of existence fight
Ing over the naval appropriations
bill, which was killed by Senator
Borah's nIibuster in behalf Of a ma
val holiday. More than 1e0 pieces
Of legislation were on the Inflated
calendar. BY the time the new ses-
sion convenes the more important
of these bills will be rehashed and
.reintroducsd. They will be referred
to committees which will consist of
many Senators familiar with the
bills. and therefore the, loss is not
irreparable.
This includes the army appropria-
tion bill. which carries 100000 for
initiating work on the Districts ad-
'ditional water supply. the immigra-
tion bill and the bill providing i'm
provements in connection with the
War Risk Insurance Bureau. The
naval appropriations bill will be in
troduced early in the new session.
Spectacular scenes.
Spectacular scenes marked the
hhdt ~Gch al tue Sakftohs nc
ure of the Senate to confirm the
two District Commissioners-He
drick and Miss Boardman-who were
appointed for the recess period,
placed the District in an awkward
situation.
The District Commissioners were
on the Senate floor in the midst Of
the final ceremonies, attending as
| a part Of the personnel of q govern
ment over which Congress has tur-
isdiction. Miss Mabel Boardman. a
member 90 the board. was one of
three women on the floor. the two
| others being Miss Alice Robertson.
Congresswoman from Oklahoma,
and Miss Huntley. sister OF the
blind Representative from Minne-
sofa. who attended as the Repre-
sentative's escort.
Nolan Bill Fails.
Failure of the Nolan bill, in
creasing the forces and salaries at
the Patent Office, was another dis
| appointment for Washington. Bills
| and resolutions passed by the Sixty
sixth Congress numbered $40.
| More than $50 laws were enacted,
| yet the session was one OF daily
ing and non-progress. according to
critics. Sixty odd public resolutions
were passed. The record of bills
passed the final week follows:
Monday-Bill authorizing juris.-
diction in the adjustment of the fve
civilized tribes of Indians in Okla
! homa. Resolution declaring acts Of
Congress. proclsmations. etc, shall
be construed as IL the war had end
| ed and the emergencies passed.
Passed Over Veto.
wednesday-Bili passed over veto
| OF President providing for the
| drainage of Indian lands in Okla
homa; various army promotions and
| appointments confirmed.
| Thursday Resolution providing
slS.6o0. 900 for disqualification of
War Risk Insurance Bureau and
Vocational Board patients; an act
to transfer the panhandle and
plains country of Texas and OKLA
homa to the United States standard
central time zone; an act authoriz-
ing the bestowal OF the Congress
sional medal of honor upon un-
identified dead buried in Westmin-
ster Abbey. England, and Arc de
Triomphe, Paris: an act to perpet-
uate the memory of the Chickasaw
and Seminole Indians: an act for
the repeal of the Washington Mar.
ket Company lease.
On his brief visit to the Capitol
the President signed the bill pro-
viding for the repeal of resolutions