The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-27
CONGRESS
OF FAILURE
ADJOURN
r e pu blican IS Who
Were in Absolute
Control End Long
Session That Was
Without Results

Without Results
| washington. Sept. % Congress
adjourned sine die today WIZ
| Headers generally expecting easi
| from President Harding for spe.,s
cal session November / 5. preceding
the regular December session.
! The presiden, vas IN attendarsse
| TODAY for a. few minutes bef
the final gayels dropped to sigu tae's.
usual sheaf of eleventh hour b' is;.
The only important measure TO gsss
through on the last das vas ne.
deficiency appropriation bsIi fass..s.
/ adn1inistr "a zion Liberian loan t,al, (
ana ..::.a Dyer anti iync1iing "a sses-
| ure going over until the next sese
| sion
| The most important nomiE asoass
to tau OF confirmation today wa.sns
| congress adjourned vas that q
joseph ". Tolbert. Republsca'.S
/ national committeeman for Sestsslsss :
{ Carolina. to be United States srs n,aT-s
! shaI for the Western (South esss-ss
/ elin.; district. Confrmatiens flaa
been opposed by Senator Dias.
| Lacking IN the adjournment ses
sGay We're many Of The pepslalrs,
fea f,res often attending the de atas
of a congressional session. ne
gallery crowds were small and pilss:
! demonstratire and there were fewS
floor wra ngles. After disposing OF
/ the dedciency appropriations BID the
senate passed number OF enaEscss
! measures and listened to fesS.5ssss
sDeeches, while house nembefs
,ade one minute address
mostly for pub b1icasion during tfss
pext few days in The CengressIonsl 8
/ Record and heard RepTesentatlNs
Bianton iDemocsat9 OF Texas sis-ss
feud Attorney General DaaghaFsy
i and criticise xRepublicans for al
! legged neglect in that respect
1 Speaker Giilett. after a sbr..sTs
speech wishing all members goef-
! speed and good luck, banged the
/ adjournment gayei prompt b. at ~
o'clock. The senate adjourned stxs
4 or three minutes later having &c
| stop the clock briefly while .necSz
Iessary.- Bills were signed for sup
Iraiasion to President Harding
waiting in his. room OFF the sefsats
cham ber. 81 .ss
a few political speeches n1arlseds
| the closing hours Of the session
the second Of the Sixty seventh cen
4 sress.S Representative Men'1ell lss-
publican leader in the hoase a,sss
! senator tsnioot, in the senate,
praised the dominant party nee
ord. MhicA vas attacked IN; br'sef,
/ speecaes .by Senator Harrison
/ Mississippi and afcKellar of TenS
lressee. Democrats. Leaders ana
rank and sfis noa. go to tsaeyceun-s
try. son the record, entering the
{ fall campaign. Trains and auto
!, mobiles leaving Washington to-z
night carried scores OF congress-
/ men released for the campaign
! Statistical sharps tonight were
| busy fealeaiatiRg the work OF the
session, prominent in which
( enactment of tile tariff law and
passage OF the soldiers bonus BID
with its death after the presa-
| dents Veto sbout 500 laws were
tsaid to- have been enacted out OF
Sass bills and SoS resolutions M
| sroduecd in the house and l.24s
ibills. aud about $50 resolutions IN
| the senate Appropriations Of the-
I session aggregated over 2,259. .eeg.-
tOe0 and. with autaoriza tions,
75I,sIT.e0t was made arailahle 9cr
4 the governrseat's fiscal year Esscs.
About sa::0ea nominations were sent
to the senate by President HARD.
ing. which we're confirmed With but
tew exceptions. -
The administration merchant
marine bill. which was reported 20
the house. anlendmentSof the trans
portation act. coal legislation and
appropriation measures pron1sse;i.
, ! to be the principal business fc.r
the coming session. which aiii e1d
March next. Members from as-s
rcu,tural districts also are plan
!nIng TO press rural credit reforms
ADMINISTRATION leaders said thai
.if the president should adhere TO
his present inclination to call "a
special session about November Ii
1t would no., Le primarily for dis
pesal Of the merchant marine leg
islation but TO consider other iuf>
eportant measures and to expedite
appropriation bills during the shcrt
session.
Several Investigations are TO be
continued wi.en, congress ress-
| sembles. These include the house
judiciary committees discussion OF
the impeachment charges Of Ree-
resentative Keller Republican o.
Minnesota against Attorney Ger
eral Daugheity and senate IMPULSES
into the OIL aud gasoline lndastrv.
Including disposal of navy oil re-
serves.
One Dollar Verdict.