The St. Mary banner., 1921-12-03
CONGRESS ENDS
EXTRA SESSION
Appropriation Bills Aggre.
gazing S9O0,OO0,0O0
Were Passed.

WashingtOn.-E -Esta blishment or
technical status of peace with the
former central powers and enactment
of long train of reconstruction leglS-
Iati0n We're the principal achieve
ments OF the extra session of the Six
ty-seventh Congress, when 1t adjourn
ed Wednesday.
Called soon after President Hard
ing's Inauguration, virtually all OF the
executives legislative requests made
in his 0pening address at joint seS-
sion ApriI y were needed The princi-
nal requests of the president were
adoption OF the Knox peace resolu-
tion. provisions for peace treaties, tax
and tariff revision legislation and con-
sjderation OF new department of pub
lie welfare Only on the latter was
No definite action taken, except for
public hearings and Introduction OF
bills
The peace resolution was the first
concerned of the extra session. The
Knox measure, whose author, Senator
Knox. republican, Pennsylvania, died
suddenly October -, was adopted by
the senate April 80 and by the house
in amended form June 30. the final
draft being enacted July l. Peace
treaties With Germany, Austria and
Hungary followed shortly and were
ratified October IS. Another step
taken early~in the session was ratifi-
cation By the senate April 20 of the
long.delayed $25,000,000 Columbian
treaty
OF domestic interest. fiscal legisla-
ton was prominent, with passage OF
the tax revision bill the most import
ant achievement. The permanent tar
itf revision bill was taken up first and
passed by the house, but laid aside by
the senate until the next session in or
der that the tax measure could be
enacted
Besides passing appropriation bills
aggresating nearly S900,0OO,00O, in
Guiding the regular army and navy
supply measures, some of the more
important measures passed during the
extra session were.
The temporary immigration restric-
ton bill Establishment of the federal
budget system. The Capper-Tincher
bill for regulating grain markets. The
Edge export corporation bill The law
Or federal regulation of the meat
packing and other live stock indus
tries Providing for reorganization OF
soldier relief agencies, establishing the
veterans bureau, increasing benefits
of privileges of wounded veterans and
other reforms of the Sweet bill. The
Sheppard d-Towner maternity bill for
mothers and infants. The agricultur-
al credits measure providing $1,000
100000 revolving credit funds for the
war finance corporation. The Willis
Campbell anti-beer bill prohibiting
medicinal beer and reducing wine
and whisky prescriptions. The federal
good roads aid bill appropriating $751;
100000 for state aid.
Numerous other measures were
passed by either the senate or house.
These included the BOrah bill to re-
store free Panama tolls to American
vessels, passed by the senate and now
awaiting action in the house. The
house passed the allied debt funding
and the $500,000,0 900 railroad debt bills,
which are scheduled for senate action
probably next month. The house also
has passed the bill authorizing CO.
operative marketing by farmers or
CARNATIONS, but it was reached in the
senate. Congressional reapportion-
ment and a new codification of fed
eral statutes, the first since 1873, also
were begun.
OF the many hardfought contro-
versies of the extra session, that over
the soldiers bonus bill stands out.
The bill, reported favorably by the
senate finance committee, was recon-
mitted after President Harding on July
II recommended temporary postpone
ment. Democrats and some republi-
cans opposed delay and republican
leaders have promised action in the