The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-11-24
Much BUSINESS
Is TRANSACTED
Long Train of Reconstruction
Legislation We're Princi-
pal Achievements.
ESTABLISHMENT OF
PEACE WITH ENEMIES
Peace Treaties with Germany,
Austria and Hungary Have
Been Signed.
~ The Assoelated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s-The first
and special session OF the sixty seventh
congress ended late today after Presi-
dent Harrington had visited the capitol
and signed measures enacted in the
closing hours. The house was the first
to close up shop, adJourning sine die
at 4:O1, and at 4:s7 o'clock the senate
quit.
Chief among the measures signed by
Mr.. Harding were the tax revision and
fraternity bills After finally disposing
Of the tax bilI the senate turned to-
clean UP some FIVE hundred odd presi-
Dental nominations. But 1t did not
complete the job Nearly half of the
number were left to die under the law.
Most Of those upon which no action
was taken were minor postmastership
appointments 1t was understood that
attempts to put through the last-min
ute nominations had been blocked
largely through charges Of several sem <
ators that an effort was being made to
railroad" the appointments
Meanwhile, the house was marking
time, awaiting announcement that the
president had signed the tax and ma
ternity bills and had no other commu-
nications, and when so informed, adj
iourned. The senate finished its ex-
ecutive business and plunged into /
heated controversy over the resolution
by Senator King. democrat, OF Utah, 1
calling for an investigation OF the ac-
tivities Of interests favoring an em-
barge on imports OF dyes and chem
icals, but could not hold a quorum and
adjourned.
Frequent reference was made in the
closing debates to the length of the i
session, which began April 18th, some
saying that the work had caused irri-
liability and lack OF cooperation among |
members. Congress win have only a |
BRIEF respite from its labors. however,
oonvening in regular session on De-
cember 5th.
Not all OF congress win leave Wash |
ington for the vacation. Several COM i
mittees are scheduled to continue their
work, and others may decide to resume
during the recess. The principle ques-
tions before committees are railroad
legislation and tariff revision. although
the senate finance committee had not
definitely determined when 1t viii re-
sumo hearings on that phase of revenue
producing legislation
WASHINGTON. Nov. 23.-Estab-
lishment Of technical status OF peace |
with the former central powers and |
enactment of long train OF recon
struction legislation were the princi- |
pal achievements OF the extra session /
OF the sixty seventh congress which /
ended late today
Called soon after President Hard /
ing's inauguration, virtually all OF the i
executives requests made in his OPEN i
ing address at a joint session April /
12, were needed. The principal re- (
quests OF the president were adoption /
OF the Knox resolution, providing for
peace treaties. tax and tariff revision
legislation, and consideration OF a new
department Of public welfare, only on
the latter was no definite action taken.
except for public hearings and intro
duction OF bills
The peace resolution was the first
concern OF the extra session The
Knox measure, whose author. Sena-
tor Knox. republican. Pennsylvania.
died suddenly October IL. was adopted
by the senate April 80 and by the
house in amended form June 13. the
final draft being enacted July /. Peace
treaties with Germany Austria and
Hungary followed shortly and We're
ratified October 49,
Another step was taken early in the
session was ratification by the senate
April 90 Of the long delayed S25.o0o,000
Colombian treaty.
OF domestic interest fiscal legisla-
tion was prominent with passage of
she tax revision bin the most impor-
tant achievement. The permanent
tariff revision bin was taken up first
and passed by the house, but was laid
aside by the senate until the next ses-
sion in order that the tax measure
could be enacted.
Congress also found time to enact
many other important reconstruction
measures. Besides passing appropria-
tion bills aggregating nearly ss00.000,
600, including the regular army and
navy supply measures, which were left
over from the previous session, some
(contlnusd on rage Twol