Arizona republican., 1921-03-05
TH|RTY-TWO NEW SENATORS GIVEN OATH WHEN 67 7TR CONGRESS OPENS
Many Important Measures Die With Sixty-sixth Con gress; Republicans Will Draft New Bills
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 ASHIN CT o N, March 4.-The sixty-sixth congress passed peacefully into history today with little Of the furry usually attendant to the hurley hurley of an inauguration
 Final gavels fell in the house at Il: 50 o'clock and in the senate about 12 30. Immediately the new senate was called to order by Nice-presldent Coolidge for the session requested by President Harding
 The final sessions were virtually de- void of legislation. The principal bills which followed were the army end navy appropriation budgets and the immigration exclusion bill. The army and immigration measures met pocket veto by President Wilson. and the naval bill failed in the senate
 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 sundry civil appropriation bill and the Langley bill, appropriating $1s,- 600,000 for disqualification of former service men.
 Republican leaders plan to draft substitutes for the army and navy bills, as soon as the extra session is convened by President Harding and rush them through The immigration restriction measure also will be one Of the first measures considered. 1 In addition to the army and immi- grafton bills. President Wilson pocketed the Watson bill. amending the war risk insurance act and a private claim bill.
 32 New Senators
 1 Little speech making marked the | days final proceedings and it was a tame finale in comparison with past 't NNoat-fod hzy x,tO
 sessions, the customary turbulence Of 'l adjournment was absent. But there
 were many touching incidents. in the
 retirement to private life of many seasoned veterans.
 Swearing in of 32 senators was the first business of the new senate. which
 is expected to continue it's session
 through next week and then adjourn
 until the extra session of the sixty
 seventh congress is called Only one
 senator-elect, Peter Norbeclx of Soutf ! Dakota, failed to respond to his name
 today.
 After the ceremonies attendant or the inauguration of President Harding , had ended, the new senate again as
 sembled, received personally from tho new chief executive his cabinet ap- pointees and confirmed their nomirla
 tions. The greatly increased Repub- lican majority in the new senate com. pelieu q I6dTI1nEemenI or sea unE. i I dozen Republicans were assigned ts , seats across the aisle m the Demo , cratic section, there establishing the ' old Cherokee strip
 Meeting early in their final sessions t both senate and house marked time fo , the inaugural ceremonies about noon : Last speeches of retiring members an'
 tributes to them and to senate am f house officers mingled with transaction , of routine business. In the house, ad : journment came after two hours o v speechmaking on the record of tn f body's achievements
 el s,240 0oo,00o Appropriations
 Statements regarding appropriation
 showed total appropriation durin , the congress of about $S,240, 900 900 0 s which about $3,5oo, 100000 was mad s during the last session. In the hous 8 wrangle over the money records. th l republicans claimed great economic
 saving of three billions. ac
 cording to Representative Mondell, re I, publican floor leader but tn democrats asserted no real econom 2 had been achieved.
 Prominent among measures whic
 died were the Knox peace resolution !. thesoldiers' bonus bill, the Calder cos |, regulation bill, and the packer contrc = bill. The bill for government regula
 ton of cold storage also died in tn q house.
 Il Other important measures whic e failed included those providing for es
 tablishment of a budget system; fo
 reapportionment of congress: for re