The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-03-11
CONGRESS CLOSES
EvENTFUL SESSION
SIxTY.SIxTH ADJOURNS WITH
OUT HAVING SETTLED MANY
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.
Army and Navy Appropriation Budgets
and the immigration Exclusion
Bill Fail.-Appropriations
Total $8,240, 900, 900.

Washington.-The Sixty-sixth con-
gress passed peacefully into history
on March with little Of the furry
usually attendant to the hurly-burley
of an Inauguration.
Final gavels fell in the house at
| IL 80 o'clock and in the senate about
| II 80. Immediately the new senate
was called to order by Vice President
Coolidge for the session requested by
President Harding
| The final sessions were virtually de-
void of legislation. The principal bills
which failed were the army and navy
appropriation budgets and the immi-
grafton exclusion bill. The army and
immigration measures met pocket"
veto by President Wilson, and the
naval bill failed in the senate.
In addition to the army and immi-
grafton bills, President Wilson pocket
ed the Wason bill, amending the war
risk insurance act, and private claim
bill.
President Wilson, in conformance
with custom, waited upon congress in
its final hour in his room off the senate
chamber, signing a few last minute
measures. Among these were the sun
dry civil appropriation bill and the
Langley bill appropriating $1S,6OO, O0C
for disqualification Of former service
men.
Swearing in of thirty-two senators
was the first business of the sew sen
ate, which Is expected to continue its
session through next week and ther
adjourn until the extra session of the
Sixty-seventh congress is called. Onl!
one senator-elect, Peter Norbeck o
South Dakota, failed to respond to hia
name.
! Statements regarding appropriation
! showed total appropriation durin
the congress of about $S,240, 0OO,O 900, o
: which about $3,500O0O,0O0 was mad
during the last session. In the hous
wrangle over the money records, tn
Republicans claim greater economies
saving of $3,00O,OO0, 0O0-accordin
to Representative Mondell, Republica
floor leader, but the Democrats assert
I'd no real economy had been achieved
Prominent among the measure
which died were the. Knox peace rest
luton, the soldier bonus bill, IL
Calder coal regulation bill, and tt
packer control bill. The bill for go
eminent regulation of coal storas
also died in the house.
Other important measures viii,
failed included those providing for G
adjustment of budget system; f
reapportionment of congress; for i
organization Of the patent office; +
cooperative marketing by farmers
- exempting them from the anti-tru
laws; for an appropriation of $40
100000 for federal good roads aid;
stop loans to the allies; to prohil
future trading In foodstuffs; to pl
hibit strikes on railroads and 9th
common carriers; for civil service
forms; for creation Of departing
of education for infant and matern
aid; for action on the impeachmt
proceedings of Representative Wei
= Democrat Ohio, against Federal Jut
:. Lands; for punishment Of commerce
I'd bribery; for general amnesty to p
Nv sons convicted under the espion,
,.r laws; to prohibit "cost plus" COVE
In. ment contracts; for Philippine In
nj, pendence and to extend prohibition
ur. the Philippines. and for repeal OF
railroad physical valuation law.