The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-09-23
CONGRESS QUITS;
TRYs TO PLEASE
After Passing Bonus Bill and Fall
ing to Get Senate to Carry IL
Over President's Veto the
House Adjourns

WASHINGTON. - Congress ad
journed sine die yesterday with
leaders generally expecting a cal
from the President for a special
session November 15, preceding the
regular December session.
The President was in attendance
for few minutes before the fina
gavels dropped, to sign the usua
sheaf of eleventh-hour bills. The
only important measure to gel
through on the last day was the de.
ficiency appropriation bill, the ad.
ministration Liberian loan bill and
the Dyer anti-lynching measure go
ing over until the next session.
After disposing Of the deficiency
appropriation bill the senate passed
a number of minor measures ant
listened to few set speeches, while
house members heard Representative
Blanton, Democrat, Texas, defend
Attorney General Daugherty and
criticize Republicans for alleged ne
glect in that respect.
Speaker Gillett, after a brief
speech wishing all members god
speed and good luck, banged the
house adjournment gavel promptly
at 2 o'clock. The senate adjourned
two or three minutes later, having
to stop the clock briefly while neces-
sary bills were signed for submis-
sion to President Harding, waiting
in his room off the senate chamber.
A few political speeches marked
the closing hours of the session.
the second of the sixty-seventh con-
gress. Representative Mondell of
Wyoming, Republican leader in the
house, and Senator Smoot, Republi-
can, Utah, in the senate, praised
the dominant party's record, which
was attacked in their chief speeches
by Senators Harrison of Mississippi
and Mckellar of Tennessee, Demo
Gratis. Leaders and rank and file
now "go to the country" on these
records, entering the fall campaign
Trains and automobiles leaving
Washington carried scores of con-
gressmen released for the campaign.
800 Laws Enacted
Statistical sharps last night were
busy calculating the work of the
session, prominent in which was en-
actment of the tariff law and pass
age of the soldiers bonus bill, with
its death after the Presidents veto.
About 800 laws were said to have
been enacted out of 3498 bills and
358 resolutions introduced in the
house and 1249 bills and about $50
resolutions in the senate. Appro-
priations of the session aggregated
over $2,25O,OOO,OOO and with au-
thorizations $3,751,917,OOO was
made available for the governments
fiscal year needs. About 5000 nomi-
nations were sent to the senate by
President Harding, which were con-
firmed with but few exceptions.
The administration merchant ma
rine bill, which was reported to the
house as an amendment to the
transportation act, coal legislation
and appropriation measures prom.
lsed to be the principal business for
the coming session, which will end
March 4 next. Members from ap-
ricultural districts also are planning
to press rural credit reform. Ad-
ministration leaders said that if the
President should adhere to his pres
ent inclination to call special ses-
sion about November 15 it would
not be primarily for disposal of the
merchant marine legislation, but to
consider other important measures
and to expedite appropriation bills
during the short session.
Several investigations are to be
conducted when congress reassem-
bles. These include the house Judi
ciary committees decision of the
impeachment charges of Represen-
tative kellar, Republican, Mime
sofa, against Attorney General
Daugherty and senate inquiries into
the oil and gasoline industry, in
cluding disposal of naval oil re-