Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-24
PRINCIPAL ACHTEyFNTENTs
 or THE SPECIAL SESSION

Washington. Nov. 3.-Establizhment -f -ecrnicaI status If peace with the '--ne- Central Powers and enact7~nt of a long -rai1 of reconstruction legislation wore -re ariucipal achievements of the rV--a session of the Sixty-seventh con- --.-7 which ended late today.
 Called soon after President Harding's eHHru-1fion virtually all of the execu- ..s legislative requests made in his -70- address at a joint session April q. were needed. The principal requests -t .le rres dent were adoption of the hrH- peace reso'uti-u. Provision for aHrc. t-rHtiss. tax and traif revision leg ...7n. and consideration Of a new de- -.-'ue-t of public welfare. Only on the lHs- was no definite action taken except '- public hearings and introducticn of .-rz
 Tir peace resolution was the first -H~Hr-r 0f the extra session The Knox -07-Ire. w'--se author. Senator Knox, r.-T. .icar. Pennsylvania. died suddenly October ! @ was adopted by the senate Ar. 70 and by the house in amended form June i5, the final draft being en- a--s- July !. Peace treaties with Ger many, Austria and Hungard followed shortly and were ratified october IS. Another step taken early in the session was ratification by the senate April 20 of tre long delayed S25.0000o0 Colombian -.stv
 0f domestic interest. fiscal legislation ~ prominent, with passages of the faE rs'Tisor bin the most importan; achievement. The permanent tariff re- 'i7- h. was taktn Up first and passed .' Tho house but was laid aside by the -.n1f. u7tI thc next session in orde; .H-t tre tax measure could be enacted.
 Besides passing appropriation bills az -rs-at.-- nearly S9n0 900 900. includina fH- regular army and navy supply meas I-.s some of tho more important meas H-se 17esed during the extra session Hr-r.
 The temporary immigration restriction -I
 Establishment of the federal budge system.
 The Cep7er-Tincher bill for regulating grain markets.
 Tho Edge export corporation bill.
 The law for federal regulation of tn meat packing and other livestock in sustries
 Providing Tor reorganization soldie relief agencies. establishing the veterans 5u-e7u- Increasing benefits of provilege z wounded vettrsus and other reforms o .be Sweet hiU.
 Tho SheDnsrd-Tovner maternity bil far federal aid 10 mothers and infants.
 The agricultural credits measure. pro viil0E a billion dollar revolving credi 'u1i for the war nance corporation.
 The Wiilis-Campbell anti-beer bill. pro hhitinE medical" beer and reducing win and whiskey prescriptions.
 The federal good roads aid bill, ar propriating s75,ooo0oO for state aid.
 Numerous other measures were enacte partially being passed by either the ser ate or house. These included the Bora Din co restore free Panama tolls to Amer ican vessels, which was passed by tE senate and new IS awaiting action in tf house The house also passed the allie debt refunding and the $500 900 900 raj road debt bills which az scheduled fc early SenaIe action probably next mont The house also passed the bill authors ing cooperative marketing by farmer organization, but it was not reached the senate Revision of congressional r appo-tioument and for a new codificatic Of federal statutes, the first since 1s7 also were begun.
 Of the many hard fought controversi, os the extra session. that over the so fisrs' bonus bdll stands out. The bill r, ported favorahly by the senate finanC committee was recommitted after pres dent Harding. on July 12. recommend, .eD -ary postponement. Democrats ar