New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Goth Congress
Ended Quietly;
Many Bills Fail
Usual Furry Attendant TO
Inauguration Is Missing;
Republicans Outnurnbcr
Seats in New Senate
Wilson Signs Last Acts
Pockets Army and Immi-
grant Measures With 9th
ers; Substitutes Planned

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The Sixty
sixth Congress passed peacefully into
history to-day with little of the furry
usually attendant to the hurlyburly of
an Inauguration.
Final gavcls fell in the House at
1850 o'clock and in the Senate about
1890. the latter's clock having been
moved backward and the formers for
ward, both to meet eXigencies of the
inaugural program. 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 imm-
grafton exclusion bill. The army and
immigration measures met pocket
veto by President Wilson, who failed
to sign them. and the naval bill failed
to get through the Senate
President Wilson, in conformancc
with custom, waited upon Congress in
it's final hour in his room off the
Senate chamber, signing a few last
minute measures. Among these were
the sundry civil appropriation bill and
the Langley bill appropriating SlS6O0,-
900 for hospitalization of former serv-
ice men.
Substitutes Are Planned
Republican leaders plan to draft sub
stitutes for the army and navy bills as
soon as the extra session is convened
by President Harding, probably carly
in April, and rush them through. The
immigration restriction measure also
viii be one Of the first measures con-
sidercd at the extra session.
In addition to the army and immigra-
tion bills President Wilson pocketed
the Wason bill, amending the war risk
insurance act, and private claim bill.
Little speechmaking marked to-day's
final proceedings, and it was q tame
inale in comparison with past Con-
crosses. Wearied by many recent night
sessions, the customary turbulence Of
Adjournment was absent in both Sen
ate 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 thrty-two new
Senator's was the first business of the
new Senate, which is expected to con-
tinue its sessions through next week
and then adjourn until the extra ses-
sion Of the 67th Congress is called.
Only one Senatore elect-Peter Nor
beck, Of South Dakota, failed to re-
spond to his name to-day.
Cabinet Is Confirmed
After the ceremonies attendant on
the inauguration of President Harding
had ended the new Senate again assem-
bled, received personally from the new
Chief Executive his Cabinet appointees,
and confirmed their nominations. Inc
greatly increased Republican majority
in the new Senate compelled re-
arrangement of seating. A dozen Re
publicans were assigned to seats across
the aisle in the Democratic section,
thereby reestablishng the old "Chero-
kee Strip"
Prominent among measures which
died with the Congress were the Knox
peace resolution, the soldiers bonus
bin, the Calder coal regulation bill
and the packer control bill. The bill
for government regulation of cold stor-
age also died in the House, which
failed to-day to act on the conference
agreement which the Senate had
adopted.
Other important measures which
failed included those providing for
establishment of a budget system for
reapportlonment OF Congress, for re-
organization of the Patent Office, for
cooperative marketing ly farmers By
exempting them from the antitrust
laws, for an appropriation of $780,
100000 for Federal good roads, to stop
leans to the Allies, 20 prohibit future
trading in foodstufs and to prohibit
strikes on railroads and other common
carriers
Still other measures to die were
those for civil service reform, for
creation of a department. of education,
for infant and maternity aid, for ac-