The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
GAVELS FALL ON FINAL SESSION OF
 66TH CONGRESS
Principal Bills Which Failed Were Army and Navy Bud- gets and Immigration
 Exclusion
Rr Associntrd prers


 Washington, March 4.-The Sixty sixth Congress passed peacefully into history today with little of the furry usually attended to the hurley-burley of an inauguration.
 Final gavels fell in the House at n:50 o'clock and in the Senate about 12:3o, the latter's clock having been moved backward and the formers forward, both to meet exigencies of the inaugural pro gramme. Immediately the new Senata 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 immigra ton exclusion bill. The army and immi grafton measures met a pocket veto by President Wilson, who failed to sign them and the naval bill failed to ge. through the Senate.
 President Wilson. in conformance with custom waited upon Congress in it's Iilldi HOuT III HIS TOOIn olL l1E ocndLe chamber, signing a few last minute measures. Among these were the sun dry civil appropriation bill and the Langley bill appropriating 900 for hospitaiizatian nf forrler servire u7ar, g
 TO DRAFT SUBSTITUTES
 Republican leaders plan to draft sub- stitutes for the army and navy bills d.i soon as the extra session is convened by President Harding probably early in April and rush them through. The im- migration restriction measure also will be one of the first measures considered at the extra session.
 Tn addition to the army and imrnigra- ton bills, President Wilson pocketed the 1 Wason bill. amending tho war risk in surance act, and a private claim bill. Little speech making marked today final proceedings and it was a tame fn- ale in comparison with past congresses Wearied by many recent night sessions the customary turbulence of adjourn ment was absent in both Senate and House. But there were many touching incidents in the retirement to private | life of many seasoned veterans. As an offset were the welcomes given newly elected members of the Senate.
 Swearing in of the 32 new senators was the first business Of the new Senate which is expected to continue it's ses- 
 journ until the extra session of the Sixty-seventh Congress is called.
 One Senator-elect, Peter Norheck oi 1 South Dakota, failed to respond to his name today.
 After the ceremonies attendant on the i inauguration of President Harding hai ended, the new Senate again assembled received personally from the new chiei executive his new cabinet appointee. and confirmed their appointments. The greatly increased republican majority ir the Senate compelled q rearrangemeni of seating. A dozen republicans wers assigned to seats across the aisle in the democratic section. thereby re-establish- l ing inc old "Chero'yne s'r'p
 BOTH HOUSES MARK TIME
 Meeting early this morning in theil final sessions, both Senate and House marked time for the inaugural ceremo nies about noon Last speeches of re tiring members and tributes to them anf to Senate and House officers mingled with transaction of routine business. II the Senate the navy bill, long sine l given up as lost, remained as unfinished business to the last. In the House. ad journment came after two hours o sreechmaking on the record of the body achievements, with republicans and dem ocrats in dispute.
 | statements aIcEdAuAh6 ~PPAcRi feA eiSii.1 presented in both branches, showed 1 ] tctal appropriation during the Congress I of about sS.240, ,oO0,000 of which abot; sa AO. 900 GOO was made during the las I session. In the House wrangle over th money records the republicans claimed 1 great economies~-a saving of three bll lions. according to. Representative Mon dell. republican. floor leader-but tn i democrats asserted that no real econom, had been achieved.
 Prominent among measures which die vitb the Congress were the Knox peac resolution. the soldiers bonus bill. tn I Calder coal regulation bill and the packe .l coptrol bill The bill for governman regulation of cold storage also died in tn , House. which failed today to act on tn conference agreement which the Senat had adopted
 BILLS WHICH FAILED i. Other important measures which faile incl,,de those providing for establishment of a budget system, for reapportionmen of Congress for reoreanlation of tn patent office, for cooperative marketin hv farmers by exempting them from tn antitrust laws. for an appropriation c si0D 600 0o0 for federal good roads aid, I .to, l. ans, to the allies to nrnr e;t fsrt.,r trading in foodstuffs, to prohibit strike an railroads and other common carriers for civil service reform. for erection C department of education, for infan and maternity aid. for action on the in, neachment proceedings by Represents tive Welty. democrat, Ohio, against Fed eral Judge Landis; for punishment ( commercial bribery, for general amnest to persons convicted under the espionag laws. to prohibit "cost plus governmen ! contracts, for Philippine Independence and to extend prohibition to the Philir hines and for repeal of the railroad pror erty scale valuation law.
 Several thousand nominations submit fad by President Wilson. including abou 800 postnlasters and Il major and < brigadier generals. also were left to al ' lContinu-d or Pare T.--'--'