Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-08
CONGRESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT

The peca session of Congress has just closed There has
been tendency Congress for not accomplishing any
thing and possible time wasted in senseless
political wrange the Newberry But we should reme
Der that never history of country has Con-
gres has many great questions settle and matters OF such
Importance consideration The reconstruction OF our en-
tire system has been their problem
consider what actually accomplished
then consider whether would not be more American to
crce servants who trying hard to
bring order Of the chaos of
One hundred hirty-sx laws enacted in the six
the first session. and of others pending in
Of legislation ready to be taken up when the sec
session December 5h The important bills
into follows internal revenue act budget act
emergency tariff resolution Veterans Bureau
immigration anbeer S25OOOOOO farm loan act navy
appropriation grain futures act packers control
agricultural loan act $75OOOOOO State highways
id maternity act Shipping Board act export aid act cable
ntrol act, Indian Bureau act.
Federal Admnistraon-The Budget Act, providing for a
busneke OF handling the taxpayers money The
establishing the Veterans Bureau by which affairs of
ex-Sodes centralized and delays minpzed The bill
appopang $4S0000O to continue the work of the Shipping
Board bankupte by the previous Administration Readjus
compensation Of postal employees. The immigration Re-
scon Bill for cang European immigration The Maternity
Bill The Votead antimedcnal beer BILL The army and navy
appropriation bills carried from previous session. and the
deficiency appropriation bill
'rle bill amending the War Finance Corporation
Act relief for producers of agricultural products and
authorizing the War Finance Corporation utilize billion dol
lars Of its securities aid in export of those products and to
breed raise ten and market livestock The Packers Bill to
regulate and foreign in livestock dairy
ducts etc The bill penazng purely speculative operations in
futures The bill providing for additional deposit of $685.
thus increasing working capital the Farm Loan Board
to $500O0o00 The amendment the Edge bill encouraging
port trade bill providing for consolidation independent
telephone companies thereby eliminating losses incident to unwise
duplication The bill authorizing the President to provide for the
orderly and controlled landing of submarine cables Amendment
the Federal Road Aid by the Federal Highway
zng authority the and inuring road upkeep The
Emergency Tariff Bill extended to such time the general tariff
bill, pendi1o uses
Rehabi Peace Resolutions creating official peace
with Germ lsra. The Tax Revision reducing the
burdens his year estimated $685., 100000 for
1922 Re who had responded to the call of the Gov
eminent )duciOn of materials, and who sub
jected to losses by the sudden termination of the
MiscelaneousBil providing for agreement among
Western States for the disposition and apporonment of the
of the Colorado river Bill limiting indebtedness
ppne Islands Bill providing punishment for handling personal
property contract Of sale with intent to defraud Bill amending
revised statutes relating criminal Bill extending
to cotton states through efforts eradicate pink boil