Evening star., 1921-08-25
CONGRESS BEGINS
3O-DAY RECESS
Senate Sets Aside Anti-Beer
i Bill, Which Means Long
I Delay in Passage.

Senators ana representatives. gen.
orally left Washington today for a
vacation as a result Of Congress de-
claring a thirty-day recess Just be-
fore midnight last night. Some will
remain. however, to continue commit
tee work, particularly in the case of
expects to continue study of the per-
manept tariff bill and to take up the
tax revision measure.
Both the Senate and House will re-
convene September Fl. but the latter
expects to take three-day recesses un-
til October 8.
Although many had left few days
early. the Senate chamber was well
filled until adjournment was taken,
and in the House. when the Speakers
Eavel fell at 11:5S PM, there were
more than 200 representatives on the
floor. The closing scenes also were
unusually quiet. although there had
been heated controversies in confer
ence committees in the last hours.
Anti-Beer Bill Set Aside.
In the Senate interest was centered
IN the anti-beer bill, which. after a
prolonged attack by Senators Reed,
democrat. Missouri, and Stanley,
democrat. Kentucky. was put aside
finished business when the Senate
reconvenes was blocked, so that pros
pectS of it's passage within a few
weeks appeared to some to be scant
What effect this will have upon the
Treasury in reference to the medical
beer regulations, which have been
drafted and await Secretary Melons
approval for issuance, is expected to
be indicated soon. Heretofore officials
nave said the regulations would be is
sued II 1t was evident that Congress
did not expect to complete the anti
beer legislation at an early date.
Among the bills passed In the clos
Ing hours of the session were the agri-
cultural credits measure. the Shipping
Board deficiency bill of $4S,50O. 600
with it's amendment CARRYING 100000
for expenses of the disarmament con-
ference. and the measure extending
1he dye embargo until January 1.
President mt Capitol
Enactment of measures was COM
pleted by President Harding, who ap-
peared at the Capitol late in the even
ing for the purpose of affixing his
signature to bills. He was accompa-
MED by Mrs. Harding. who occupied a
seat in the Senate gallery and was an
interested spectator Of the hectic de-
bate on the beer bill.
time, as it had only to complete ac-
fion on conference reports. Opportu-
nifty was taken by Representative
Mondel1. the republican leader. just
before Adjournment was moved, to re-
view the accomplishments Of the ses-
sion to date.
NO Congress in American history
he said. has made a better record of
continuous and conscientious consid-
Grafton of the public business or OF
orit Itch ;r,o 10
field of legislation than the present
Congress-
Lauds Protective Tariff.
Commenting on specific legislation
passed by the House. the republican
leader declared that the Fordney tar
ir bill, which will take from the
statute books the makeshift Under
wrecked industry and the protective
activities of the country but for the
European war. will restore and re-es-
tablish in America to the benefit of
every section of our country the
equitable and beneficent principles of
a republican protective tariff"
Referring to the tax revision bill.
which was sent to the Senate last
Saturday. Mr.. Mondel1 asserted:
THE country will welcome and ap-
plaud a tax measure which imme-
fiately and for the present calendar
YEAR lifts s25O,00O, 900 taxes from the
shoulders of families of small income
and from the travelling and consum-
ing public. a measurs which
ders of our people of every class a
sum in excess of 100000, 900"
Sixty-five bills and resolutions. Mr..
Mondell said. have become law since
Congress met on April IL.
Scores Mondelrs Claims.
Replying to Mr.. Monden, Repre-
sentative Garrett. Tennessee. acting
democratic leader, declared that with
all due respect to the republican ma
jority this has been the worst ses-
sion of Congress in history"
Failure, he continued, was due not
TO poor republican leadership, but be-
cause the republican party did not
stand on any fundamental thing. The
republican majority. he continued.
was so divided that it was unable to
get together without making COM