Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-23

Washington, Sept. 22.-The second
session of the sl~xty-seventh congress
adjourned Friday sine die.
Legislation passed in the closing
minutes of the session was signed at
the capitol by President Harding.
President Harding arrived at the
capitol a quarter of an hour before
the time set for final adjournment and
at his desk in the presidents room
began affixing his signature to the
last minute legislative measures.
The house quit work promptly at
2 O'Clock, in accordance with the adj
iournment resolution, but signing by
by the senate presiding officers OF 9
number of recently passed bills delayed
adjournment of that body until d few
minutes later.
Leaders, on leaving the capitol,
generally expressed the belief that
President Harding would call congress
back in special session about the md
die of November to take up the mer-
chant marine bill, and amendments to
the transportation act. The president
however, has not publicly stated
whether he has made a decision.
Fridays session in both houses was
devoted for the most part to speech
making, in the course of Wdlch re-
publican leaders praised the achieve
ments of the session and democratic
leaders declared it had fallen Tar
short of it's opportunity.
Smoot Praises Session
Senator Smoot, republican, Utah,
asserted that no congress ever en-
acted greater percentage OF Legislation
promised by the majority party. while
Senator Harrison, democrat, OF MISS
issippi said the session represented
"the most reacti0nary congress since
the time of Aldrich and the most sub
ject to executive dictation since the
days of Roosevelt"
In the house, there were many re-
quests from members for PERMISSION
to extend their remarks in the Record
on all sorts Of subjects. As the hour
of . o'clock arrived Speaker Gllett
gave the gavel a bang, wished all
members a safe journey home and a
pleasant vacation and declared the
session adjourned sine die.
Representative Quinn of Mississippi,
who always gets a big laugh when he
speaks, Yves one of the closing per-
formers and he got the house in rare
good humor at the end. Representa-
tive Langley of Kentucky as a sort
of self-appointed interlocutor add d
to the gaiety of the hour by some
strong thrusts at the Mississippi
orator which the latter answered IN
kind. -.
Representative Wing, democrat
Arkansas, tried to learn from Repre-
sentative Campbell. acting republican
leader, whether the president had de-
cided to call a special session IN No
vember. but Mr.. Campbell had no IN
formation.
President Kept Busy
The president, while at the capitol,
signed a sheaf of small bills and reso-
lutions which were rushed through IN
the closing minutes and also affixed
his signature to the deficiency apprO-
priation measure, final action on which
had been taken only an hour prior to
his departure for the capitol. Mr..
Harding had signed the rivers and
harhrs development bill. which author
ICES ultimate expenditure of nearly
$500. 100000 in the development Of
rivers and harbors projects.
Important bills which failed and
went over to the next session, in addi-
ton to the Dyer anti-lynching bill, in
cluded the measure authorizing a loan
of $4,000, 900 to Liberia. \ large num-
Der of nominations died with adjourn
ment, most of them being postmasters
and consular offices.