The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-25
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Adjournment Taken Last Night With
out Definite Action By Sen
ate on Beer Bill

Washington. d. c., Aug. 25.-Sen
ators and representatives general,
left Washington to-day for vacation
as a result of Congress declaring a 81
days recess just before midnight
Some will remain, however, To con
| tinue committee work. The Senate Fl
nance committee expects TO continu,
study of the permanent tariff bill and
to take up the tax revision measure
Both Senate and House will re-convene
Sept. 81, but the latter expects to take
| three days recess until Oct. 3.
Although many had left a Few days
early, the Senate was well filled until
adjournment was taken and in the
House when the speakers gavel fell at
ii :5S p. m. there were more than POO
representatives on the floor. The clos
ing scenes also were unusually quiet,
although there had been heated con-
troversies in the conference commit
tees in the last hours.
In the Senate, interest was centered
in snti-beer bill, which after pro-
longed attack by Senators Reed, Dem
ocrat, Missouri, and Stanley, Demo
erst, Kentucky, was put aside. Even
an effort to make it the unfinished
business within a few weeks appears
TO some 10 be scant.
Among the bills passed an the closing
hours of the session were the agricul-
tural credits measure, the shipping
board deficiency bill OF S4S.500,000
with the amendment carrying 100000
for expenses of the disarmament con
ference, and the measure extending
the dye embargo until Jan. /. Enact
ment of measures was completed by
President Harding, who appeared at
the Capitol late in the evening for the
purpose of affixing his signature 10
bills. He was accompanied kby Mrs
Harding, who occupied a g in the
Senate gallery and was an Interests si
spectator of the hectic debate on the
beer bill
The House for the most part marked
time. as il had only to complete action
on conference reports. Opportunity was
taken by Representative Mondell, the
Republican leader. just before adjourn
ment was moved, TO review the accom-
plisbments Of the session TO date.
mo Congress in American history
he said, has made a better record Of
and conscientious consider
alton of the public business or of meri-
torious accomplishment in a wide field
of legislation than the present Con
gress."
Commenting on specific legislation
passed by the House, the Republican
leader declared that the Fordney tar
in bill. which will take from the stat
ute books the makeshift Underwood
tariff law, that would have wrecked
industry and the protective activities
Of the country but for the European
war, will restore and re-establish in !
America 10 the benefit of every sec /
ton Of our country, the equitable and /
bene6cent principles Of a Republican |
protective tariff.
Referring to the tax revision bin. 1
which was sent TO the senate last Sat /
nrdsy, Mr. Mondell asserted:
The country viii welcome and ap- 1
plaud a tax measure which immedi- /
itely and for the present calendar 4
rear lifts S2J0OO0lO00 taxes from the /
shoulders of families Of small income
md from the travelling and consuming
luhlic: measure which event
ially will lift from the shoulders of
'ur Peopic of every class a sum in ex-
'ess of sSn0 0.oo0.no0~
Sixty bills and resolutions. Mr..
Hondell said. have bcooue law sInce
ionCress met on April ll.
Replying 20 Mr. Mondcl. Rep-esen-
alive Garrett, Tennessee. acting Dem
'c1ziSe- lcAdeI, declsrea ihA1 ~ IN Al !