Evening star., 1922-09-22
CONGRESS QUITS;
500 LAWS PASSED
Senate Ratification of Arms
Farley Treaties Among
important Acts.

President Harding went to the
Capitol shortly before adjourn
ment this afternoon to put his sig
nature to some Of the last-minute
Regulation, which included the
urgent deficiency bill. He was ae-
companied by Secretary Christian
and Executive Secretary Forster.
and upon his arrival at the Capitol
went directly to the Presfdent's
room, where. he, a moment or two
later, was greeted By the special
Seaase anA House eeMMittee 'ap-
pointed to notify him Of the ad-
tournament. In the latter were
eenafsr Curtis and UnAerwosd ana
Representatives Hamnaer Aad Old
field.
Congress adjourned. sine die today
after being in session since Decem-
her S, 1921. During the nine months
and a half the legislators were in
Washington a large number of laws
have been placed on the statute
books, outstanding among them be-
ing the Fordney- -McCumber protec-
tive tariff law.
The Congress put through a SOL
dier's bonus bill. 1t was vetoed by
the President and failed to become a
law because the Senate sustained the
veto, although the House repassed
the bill, notwithstanding the Presi-
dent's disapproval,
Operating for the first time under
the new budget system Congress
passed twelve big annual supply bills
carrying a total appropriation Of
available for this
fiscal year. This was $309,935,277.61
less than the estimates.
Arms Treaties Ratified.
The Senate ratified the treaties
emanating from the Washington con-
ference on Limitation Of armament and
the problems of the Pacific, including
the four-power Pacific treaty. the naval
Limitation treaty, the nine-power treaties
relating to China, and the poison gas
and submarine treaty. 1t also ratified
the treaty relating to the Island Of Yap.
Legislation was put through both houses
making effective the naval limitation
treaty.
During the sessions there were intro
duced in the House 3,49S bills and in
the Senate, 1,249 bills; in the House,
1853 joint resolutions, and in the Senate.
107: in the House, 200 simple resolu-
tions, and in the Senate, It's. The num-
ber Of laws enacted was approximately
400.
Much Of the time Of the session was
ha cd Aar t1v ~ h
tariff bill, which was before the
Congress in one form or another
during the entire session.
sThe longest Legislative day on rec
ord in the Senate, lasting from April
20 to August 2, was during the con-
slderation of the tariff law.
Pay Bills Among Laws.
Among the important laws enacted
was that providing for the readjust-
ment Of the pay Of the Army. Navy
and Marine Corps. coast guard, public
health service and coast and geodetic
survey.
The Army appropriation law for the
present fiscal year provided for re-
duction Of the personnel Of the Army
to l25,000 men.
twenty = LuI00 AO0ItIOAo4 Ol6IAlCI
iud9es and one additional circuit
Judge to aid in expediting the busi-
ness Of the courts are provided in
another law enacted.
To. meet the crisis created by the
coal strike two laws were enacted
one providing for a federal fuel dis
tributor, designed to prevent prodteer-
ing in coal, and the other creating q
.fact finding commission" to investi-
eate the coal industry,
The President sent to the Senate ap-
5000 nominations to
federal ofiice.
AmonE the other important actions
of Congress are q law to regulate
in grain futures; law
creatinx an additional grand jury in
the CITY Of Washington in connection
with war fraud Investigations; q law
creating q world war foreign debt
q law authorising asso-
ciations Of producers Of Agricultural
products for tho better marketing Of
those products; . law amending the
abroad yaiuation act; 4 law extend
inr FOR, q period Of two years the
nresent limitation OF immigration; q
law protecting the citizenship rights
"a American women who have mar
ried foreigners: q law extending the
nroyision Of the civil service retire
ment act TO empaoyes' receiving less
Inn $500 o year, ana = law providing
Tor It'd monthly paying Of pensiqns.