The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-03-11
CONGRESS CLOSES
EVENTFUE SESSION
SixTY-SixTH ADJOURNS WITH
OUT HAVING SETTLED MANY
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.
Army and Navy Appropriation Budgets
and the immigration Exclusion
Bill FaiI.-Appropriations
Total $8,24O,OCo, goo.

Washihgton.-The S.xty-sixth con-
gress passed peacefully into history
OF March 4 with little of the furry
usually attendant TO the hurly-burley
of an Inauguration.
Final gavels fell in the house at
IL 80 o'clock and in the senate about
| u 30 Immediately the new senate
was called to order by Vice President
Coolidge for the session requested by
President Harding.
The final sessions were virtually de-
void of legislation. The principal bills
which failed were the army and navy
appropriation budgets and the immi-
grafton exclusion bill. The army and
immigration measures met a pocket"
veto by President Wilson, and the
naval bill failed in the senate.
In addition to the army and immi-
grafton bills, President Wilson pocket
ed the Wason bill, amending the war
risk insurance act, and private claim
bill.
President Wilson, in conformance
with custom, waited upon congress in
its final hour in his room off the senate
chamber, signing a few last minute
measures. Among these were the sun
dry civil appropriation bill and the
Langley bill appropriating S1S,600O0O
for disqualification of former service
men.
Republican leaders plan to draft sub
stitutes for the army and navy bills as
soon as the extra session is convened
by President Harding and rush them
through. The immigration restriction
measure also will be one of the first
measures considered.
Swearing in of thirty-two senators
was the first business of the sew SEN
ate, which is expected to continue its
session through next week and then
adjourn until the extra session of the
Sixty-seventh congress is called. Only
one senator-elect, Peter Norbeck of
South Dakota, failed to respond to his
name.
Statements regarding appropriations
showed a total appropriation during
the congress of about $S,240,000,000, of
which about $3,500,000,000 was made
during the last session. In the house
wrangle over the money records, the
Republicans claim greater economies
saving of $3O0O,000, 0O0-accordng
to Representative Mondell, Republican
floor leader, but the Democrats assert |
ed no real economy had been achieved. |
Prominent among the measures !
which died were the Knox peace reso- |
luton, the soldier bonus bill, the |
Calder coal regulation bill, and the
packer control bill. The bill for gov
eminent regulation of coal storage
also died in the house.
Other important measures which
failed included those providing for es-
of a budget system; for
of congress for re-
of the patent office; for
marketing by farmers by
them from the antitrust
laws; for an appropriation of $780,
100000 for federal good roads aid to
stop loans to the allies; to prohibit
future trading in foodstuffs to pro-
hibit strikes on railroads and other
common carriers; for civil service re-
forms; for creation of a department
of education; for infant and maternity
aid for action on the Impeachment
of Representative Welty,
Democrat, Ohio, against Federal Judge
Lands; for punishment Of commercial
bribery; for general amnesty to per-
sons convicted under the espionage
laws; to prohibit "cost plus govern
ment contracts; for Philippine indie
pendence and to extend prohibition to
the Philippines, and for repeal of the
physical valuation law.