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 WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.-Estab- lishment of a technical status of peace with the former central powers and enactment of reconstruction leg islation were the principal achieve nients of the extra session of the sixty-seventh congress which ended today.
 Called soon after President Hard ing's inauguration, virtually all of the executives legislative requests were needed. The principal requests were adoption of the Knox peace res- olution, provision for peace treaties, tax and tariff revision legislation, and consideration of new department of public welfare. Only on the latter was no definite action taken, except for public hearings and introduction Of bills.
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 The peace resolution was the first concern of the extra session, the Knox measure was adopted by the senate April 30, and by the house in amend form June 13. the final draft being enacted July 1. Peace treaties with Germany, Austria and Hungary fol- lowed and were ratified Oct IS. An other step taken early in the session was ratification by the senate April 20 of the long delayed $25,000,0 900 Colombia treaty.
 Of domestic interest passage of the tax revision bill was the most inn portant. The permanent tariff re- vision bill was passed by the house, but was laid aside by the senate until the nex$ session.
 Besides passing appropriation bills aggregating nearly S900,000 GOO, in- cluding the army and navy supply measures, some of the more impor- tant measures passed were:
 The temporary immigration re- striction bill.
 Establishment of the federal budget system.
 The capper-Tincher bill for regu- lating grain markets.
 The Edge export corporation bill
 The law for federal regulation of the meat packing and other livestock industries.
 Providing for reorganization of sol dier relief agencies and other reforms of the Sweet bill
 The Sheppard Towner maternity bill.
 The agricultural measure, provid- ing a billion dollar revolving credit fund for the war finance corporation
 The Willis Campbell anti-beer bill, prohibiting 'medical' beer and re- ducing wine and whisky prescrip- tions.
 The federal good roads aid bill, ap- propriating $75.000,0 600 for state aid
 Many Bills Partially Passed
 Numerous other measures were en- acted partialIy heinz passed by either the senate or house. These included the Borah bill to restore free Panama tolls to American vessels. passed by the senate. The house passed the al- lied debt refunding and the $50O,- O00, 900 railroad debt bills. The house also passed the bill authorizing cooperate marketing by farmers or ganizations Revision of congress sional reapportionment and for new ccdification of federal statutes, the first since 1878, also were begun.
 Of the many hard fought controv- ersies, that over the soldiers bonus bill stands out. Republicans have promised action in the next session.
 Numerous investigations also were conducted, prominent among them being the general inquiry into agri- cultural coalitions by a joint com mission. When the regular session convenes Dec. 5, appropriation bills for the next fiscal year and possibly the soldiers bonGs measure are to head the house calendar. while the senate's calendar will include the tariff revision measure. the railroad debt funding bill. the allied debt refunding measure. amendment of the transportation act and the New berry case.