The New York herald., 1921-11-24
CONGRESS ADJOURNS;
TAX REVISION BILL
SIGNEDBY HARDING.
Reconstruction Laws Are
Among Work Done at
Harding's Behest.
COUNTRY is AT PEACE
Farm Credits Measure and
Appropriations Of $780,
100000 Passed.
MATERNITY BILL SIGNED
Soldiers Bonus Postponed
Anti-Beer Bin a Law-Many
MATERNITY BILL SIGNED
Soldiers Bonus Postponed
Anti-Beer Bin a Law-Many
Nominations Held Up.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.--Establish-
ment Of technical status Of peace
with the former Central Powers and
enactment of long train Of recon-
struction legislation were the principal
. achievements of the extra session Of
the Sixty-seventh Congress, which
ended late to-day.
Called after President Harding's in
auguration. virtually all the Execu-
tive's requests made in his opening
address at joint session April II,
were needed. Tho principal requests
of the President were adoption Of the
Knox peace resolution, provision for
peace treaties, tax and tariff revision
legislation, and consideration of a new
Department of Public Welfare. Only
on the last named was no definite ac-
ton taken, except for public hearings
and introduction Of bills.
The peace resolution was the first
concern Of tho extra session. The Knox
measure. whose author died suddenly
October IL. was adopted by the Senate
April 80 and by the House in amended
form June 10, the final draft being
enacted July 1. Peace treaties with
Germany Austria and Hungary fol-
lowed and were ratified October Is.
Another step taken early in the session
was ratification by the Senate April
20 Of the long delayed S25. 100000 Colon
bian treaty.
OF domestic interest fiscal legislation
was prominent. With. passage--of the
tax revision bill the most importan.
achievement. The permanent tariff re-
vision bill was taken up first and passed
by the House, but was laid aside by the
Senate until the next session In order
that the tax measure could be enacted
Important Bills Passed.
Besides passing appropriation bills
aggregating almost 500. .000. .0c0 includ.
ing the regular Army and Navy supply
measures. some of the more important
measures passed during the extra ses-
sion were:
Temporary Immigration restric-
Establishment of the Federal bud
get system.
Capper-Tincher bill for regulating
grain markets.
Edge export corporation bill.
Law for Federal regulation of the
meat packing and other livestock in
dustries.
Providing for reorganization SOL
der relief agencies. establishing the
Veterans Bureau, increasing bene-
hts of privileges OF wounded vet
erans and other reforms of the
Sweet bill.
Sheppard-Towner. maternity dill
FOR Federal aid to mothers and in
1ants. .t
Agricultural credits measure, pro-
viding a billion dollar revolving
credit fund for the war finance cor.
poration.
Willis Campbell anti-beer bill. pro.
hibitinG incident" beer and reduc-
ing vine and whiskey prescrlptions s,
Federal good roads aid bill. an
propriating T5.00o0oO for State aid.
Bills Partly Enacted.
Numerous other measures were an.
acted partly being passed by either the
senate or House. These included tho
borah bill to restore free Panama tolls
10 american vessels. which was passed
w tne senate and now Is awaiting
the allied debt refunding and the 500
100000 railroad debt bills. which are
scheduled for early Senate action nrob-
ably next month. The House also
passed the bill authorizing cooperatiye
marketing by farmers Organizations
but II was not reached in the Senate.
revision OF Congress reapportionment
ana Tor q new codihcation of Federal
begun.
or the many hard fought contro-
versies OF the extra session. that over.
the soldiers bonus bill stands out. The
NJ, reported favorabiy by the Senate
nance Committee, was recommitted
after President Harding on July ~
recommended temporary postponement.
democrats and some Republicans op-
rosed delay and Republican leaders
have promised action in the next ses-
sion.
Chief among the measures signed by
President Hardinr to-day were the tax
revision and maternity bills. After
hnally disposing OF the tax bill. the
esnate turned 20 clean up some five-
nIndred-odd Presidential nominations.
but II did not complete the job. Nearly
half OF the number were left to die
under the law. Most Of those upon
which no action was taken were minor
postmastership appointments. II was
understood that attempts TO nut through
the last minute nominations had been
blocked largely through charges of sew
eial Senators that an effort was being
made to railroad" the appointments.
Meanwhile the House was marking
time. awaiting announcement that the
President had signed the tax and ma
tArnity bills and had no other communi-
cations and when go informed adj
journed. The Senator finished its execu-
tive business and plunged Into heated
controversy over the resolution by Sena-
tor King. Democrat tUtah). calling for
an investigation OF the activities Of In
terests favcring on embargo on imports
of dyes and chemicals, hut could not
hold quorum and adjourned.
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