The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-25
THIRTY DAYS
RECESS FOR
CONGRESS
House Reconvenes Sept.
21-Senate, Oct. s.
Record of Session.

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Washington, Aug. 25.-Senators
and representatives generally left
Washington today for a vacation as
a result of congress declaring a
30-days' recess just before mid
night last night. Some will re-
main, however, to continue COM
mittee work, particularly in the
case of the senate finance commit
tee, which expects to, continue study
of the permanent tariff bill and to
take up the tax revision measure.
Both the senate and the house
D., will reconvene Sept. 81, but the lat
ter expects to take three day re-
cesses until Oct. 8.
Although many had left a day
earlier, the senate was we'll filled
until adjournment was taken and
in the house when the speaker S
lgavel fell at 11:5S p. m. there were
more than two hundred represent
atives on the floor. In the senate,
interest was centered in the anti
beer bill, which after a prolonged
attack by Senator Reed, Democrat
of Missouri, and Stanley, Democrat,
of Kentucky, was put aside
Even an effort to make it the un-
finished business when the senate
reconvenes was blocked, Sc that
prospects of its 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 Sec
retary Melons approval for issu-
ance, is expected to be indicated
today.
Among the bills passed at the
closing session were the credits
measure, the shipping board def
cheney bill of $4S,500,000 with its
amendment carrying $20O, 900 FOL
l expenses of the disarmament con-
ference, and the measure extending
1.-The dye embargo until Jan. 1. En-
actment of measures was complet-
red by President Harding who ap-
i peared at the capitol late in the
evening for the purpose of attlxlng
his signature to bills. He was ac-
companied by Mrs Harding, who
from the senate gallery was an in
tereSted spectator of the hectic de-
bate on the beer bill
Reviews Work.
The house for the most part
marked time, as it had only to com
plete action on conference reports
Opportunity was taken by Repre-
sentative MondelI, the Republican
. leader, just before adjournment
was moved, to review the accom-
plishments of the session to date
mo congress III American MIS-
tory" he said, has made better
record of continuous and consclen'
tious consideration of the PUBIC
business or of meritorious accom-
Dlishment in a wide field OF legls
llation than the present congress
4 The Republican leader declared
= that the Fordney tariff bill, which
will take from the statute books
J the makeshift Underwood tarH
: law. that would have wrecked in
S dustry and the protective act1vi
q ties of the country but for the Eu
ropean war, will restore and re
d establish in America TO the oenen
S of every section of our country, tn
It eouitable and beneficient principle
r of a Republican protective tarln.
u Referring to the tax revision Dill
e which was sent to the senate las
/, Saturday, Mr.. Mondell asserted:
1.-The country will welcome AM
applaud a tax measure which I'm
mediately and for the present cal
endar year lifts $3.50, 1000, 900 take
from the shoulders of families Q
email income and from the travel
ing and consuming public; :.
measure which eventually will III
from the shoulders of our people o
every class a sum In excess o
$500 900 ,000."
5 Sixty-five bills and resolutions
l. Mr. Mondell said, have become lay
l. since congress met on April IL.
le Renlying to Mr.. Mondell, Repre-
g sentative Garrett, Tennessee, actin
S, Democrat leader, declared tina
< with all due respect to the Reput
ez Iican majority, this has been tn
worst session of congress in his
tory"
/ Failure, he continued, was du
not to poor Republican Leadership
hut because the Republican part
/ did not stand on any fundaments
1 thing. The Republican maJorlt.
he continued was so divided that
was unable to get together wlthot
making compromises both as
principle and policy.
Mr.. Garrett said there was
reason TO expect any improvemer
over the record made by the pre-:
ent congress so far. During tn
6Sth congress, however. he adde'
the people would have "somethin
TO hope for as different party wi
] be In power"