The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-25
SOLONS TAKE
so DAY REST
FROM LABOR
Senate Fails to Act on Anti
Beer Bill Agricultural
Credits Measure Passed
with Amendment.
COMMITTEES AT WORK
tBy Associated press)

(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Senators
and representatives generally left
Washington today for vacation as a
result of congress declaring 80 days
recess just before midnight last night.
Some will remain however, to con-
tinue committee work, particularly in
the case of the senate finance COM
mittee which expects to continue study
of the permanent tariff bill and to
take up the tax revision measure.
Both the senate and house will re-
convene Sept. 81, but the latter eX-
poets to take three day recesses until
Oct. g.
Stay Till Late Hour.
Although many had left few days
early, the senate was we'll filled until
adjournment was taken and in the
house when the speakers gavel fell at
1856 p. m. there were more than 200
representatives on the floor. The clos
ing scenes also were unusually quiet,
although there had been heated con-
troversies in conferences in the last
hours.
In the senate, interest was center
ed in the anti-beer bill, which after a
prolonged attack by Senator Reed,
ocrat Kentucky. was put aside.
Even an effort to make it the un-
finished business when the senate re-
convenes was blocked, so that pros
poets of its passage within few
weeks appeared to some to be scant
Wthholds Permits
Decision to withhold issuance Of
medical beer regulations pending con-
gressonal action on proposed anti
beer legislation was reached today by
Secretary Mellon in conference with
Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair.
Among the bills passed in the clos
ing hours of the session were the
agricultural credits measure. the ship
ping board deficiency bill of $4S,000,-
900 with its amendment carrying
100000 for expenses of the disarma-
ment conference and the measure ex-
tending the dye embargo until Jan. 1.
President In Senate.
Enactment of measures was conf
pleted by President Harding. who ap-
peared at the capital late in the evo-
ming for the purpose of affixing his
signature 10 bills. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Harding, who occupied
seat in the senate gallery. and was
an interested spectator of the hectic
debate on the beer bill.
The house for the most part marked
time today as it had only to complete
action on conference reports. Oppor-
tunity was taken by Representative
Mondell, the Republican leader, just
before adjournment was moved, to
review the accomplishments of the
session today.
Praises Record.
NO congress in American history
he said has made better record of
continl sis and conscientious consid-
Grafton of the public business or OF
-neritorious accomplishment in a wide
field of legislation than the presen;
congress"
Commenting on specific legislation
passed by the house the Republican
leader declared that the Fordney tar
IN bill. which will take from the
statute books the make-shift Under
wood tariff law that would have
wrecked industry and the protective
activities of the country but for the
European war, will restore and re
establish in America to the benefit cl
every section of our country, the equi
table and beneficient principles OF I
Republican protective tariff"
Reviews Tariff Bill.
Referring to the tariff revision bill
which was sent to the senate las
Monday, Mr.. Mondell asserted: "Tht
country will welcome and appreciate
and applaud a tax measure which i'm
mediately and for the present calen
dar year lifts $3.50, 900. 600 taxes from
the shoulders of families of small in
come and from the travelling and con
Stunning public; a measure which viii
eventually lift from the shoulders o
our people of every class sum il
excess of 100000, 900"
Sixty-five bills and resolutions Mr.
Mondell said have become law since
congress met on April IL.
Replying to Mr.. Mondell, Represent
ative Garrett, Tennessee, acting Demo
cratic leader. declared that with al
due respect TO the Republican majorit,
this has been the worst session o
congress in history"
Failure. lie continued, was due no
TO poor Republican leadership, but be
cause the Republican party did no
stand on any fundamental thing. Th
Republican majority he continued. wa
so divided that il was unable to ge
together without making compromise
both as to principle and policy.
Mr.. Garrett said there was n
reason to expect any improvement
over the record made by the presen
congress so far. During the sixty
eighth congress, however. he added
the people would have some hope be
cause a different party will be i
power