The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-03
MONDELL REVIEWS ACHIEVEMENTS OF
 SPECIAL SESSION
Declares Much Important Legislation Enacted While Congress Considering
 Tariff and Revenue
By Associated Press

Washington, July 2.-The special session of Congress has from the first moved steadily and effectively along constructive lines, Representa- tive Mondell of Wyoming, the House leader, declared tonight in state ment reviewing it's achievements to date. It's Record for efficiency and well planned dispatch of business has never been excelled,'' he added.
 Although the session was called primarily to consider and enact tariff and revenue legislation, MT Mondell said, much important legislation has been enacted while those subjects were being considered" The per- manent tariff bill. he pointed out, has now been presented yto the House, adding that while other congresses have marked time during the prep aration of tariff measure, this Con- rress has labored diligently and ef- Actively and has performed an amount of work unmatched in any like period under similar circum- stances"
 Reviews List of Achievements
 Reviewing the list of achievements. he said there has been accomplished a net saving of approximately $lo4-- 900 900 on the army and navy ap- propriation bills. as compared wlth the same bills as they stood at the close of the last Congress.
 He referred to enactment of the peace resolution terminating the seate of war with Germany ana Austria' the emergency tariff and anu-aump- ing bill, the budget bill iegisiatioh to enable telephone companies ai.er the period of war time control to organize along sound lines," the i'm migration restriction bill ana capie Ieejslation, as measures alreao! adopted. Bills to regulate the pack ine industry, for consolidauns soi- dier relief agencies, for amendihs tne volstead act to ban medical peer ana to regulate trading in grain iu- tures were also pointed to as aoou' to become laws ...,st
 Discussing the permanent
 bill MT Mondell said.
 want Permanent Tariff.
 .co,o of us were of the opinion +na+ if would be wise to consider tavat,on questions immediately a1ter inc massage of the temporary tariti nill but the sentiment of the country eeamed to be overwhelmingly Tn favor of the consideration of perma- nent tariff measure first. unques- tionab!y the country has been iinpa tiant at the length of time required for the preparation of this measure. hn, an examination of it's 3ie pages, ifs thousands of paragraphs, VIII convince any reasonable person that the time consumed in preparation mas been well spent and that treniend- ous task has been speedily and wisely accomplished.
 "I am of the opinion that the meas ure as 1t will be presented 10 the house next Wednesday will nave more general and united support ana commendation. both in the congress and in the country, than any tari1r bill since the civil war. The tarifl bill will be promptly taken up ana considered in the House and upon its passage the committee on ways and means will proceed Immediately to the preparation of d bill to reneve the country of considerapie DOT ton of the war tax burden.
 At no time any one familiar with the uAsnitude of the task believed that tariff bill could be reported much before the first Of July Al no time has anyone qualified to Juose believed that tariff and taxation Legislation could both be disposed or before about the first of September. With the progress that has already been made that can be accc mplished, and in the meantime. without In any wise halting or delaying these two measures of primary importance, much other essential legislation VIII be enacted"