The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-09-25
CONGRESS HAD
MANY PROBLEMS
Wide Range Covered in 10
Months Session Just
Brought to Close


ton months OF legislative action end.
ing Friday with adjournment sine die
of the second session of the 6ith con-
grcss covered Wide range, affect.
ing the nations International rcla.
tons as well ~ It's economic. indus.
trial and homo life.
Passage of the permanent tariff
revision and soldiers bonus BILLS
7 probably wcrc the chief features or
/ tho session, which began bee last
and which was the first regular scs.
sion of congress since inauguration OF
the Harding administration. the flrst
session being specially called IN tho
I spring ot 1891. Tho WASHINGTON
conference on limitation W prma.
mcnt and far eastern questions. and
the railroad and coal strikes. how.
ever. gave congress new and uncy.
I pcctcd problems to deal with. The
I naval Limitation and half dozen
. other conference treaties were rati-
fled by the senate last March after
weeks of debate delaying other leg
lslation aud about IA many weeks
were required for conferences and
legislation growing out OF the two
strllos-the federal coal commission
and coal regulation and distribution
! bills.
Scores Of other new laws wcrC
made and dozen regular and several
special appropriation bills. carrying
upward oi s2.25O. .OOO.O 900. passed,
the first under the new budget sys-
tom and the rc-organlrcd congrcs.
slonal appropriation committees.
The session was marked By three
personal addresses by President
Harding at joint sessions. one. open.
Ing the session, another one on mcr-
chant marine legislation and a third
On the Industrial situation
Other special fcnurcs of the sos
sion Included the seating OF Senator
New berry. Rcp. Mich. by the senate
January t2 the recent attompt b.
Rop. Keller, Rep Milan. to impench
Attorney General Daughcrty. cunfir-
nation by the senate of American
ambassadors and ministers TO Ger.
many, Austria aud Hungary, coniir.
nation OF former senator Sutherland
OF Utah a. associate justice " the
supreme court To succeed former
Justice Clarke. resigned: deaths OF
Senators Penrosc and Grow Of Pom
sylyanla; resignation OF William s.
Kenyon from the renltc 20 80 on the
federal bench and the long tariff de.
bate In the senate. The tariff dis
cussioa began April I I and broke all
congressional records for Il continu.
Gus legislative day. through daily re.
cossos without "a single adjournment.
from April 90 to Aug. 9 Tho ahor-
tive effort for senate cloturc. atm
pending. and the row over appoint
mcnt of Nat. Goldstcin to be- ST.
Louis internal revenue collector.
were other features.
Politics, as might be expected be
fore the biennial congressional cleo
tions. was constantly IN the capitol
air during the entire session. with In.
Vulnerable partisan speeches and
moves from leaders OF both domin-
ant parties. Defeat Of veterans such
us Chairman Mccumbor OF the Sen
aie Finance committee In the pri,
mnrios during the session and an
nounced retirement Of others such ps
Chairman Fordney Of the house ways
and means committee foreshadowod /
coming changes IN congressional
membership.
Headed by the tariff bill. the soa, /.
sion'B more important legislation pro- /
vided for:
Creation OF the allied debt funding I
commission.
Appropriation of s2o.0OO,OOO for
Russian relief.
appointment of dirt farmer" on /
the federal reserve board.
Cooperative marketing by farm
ers.
Regulation of grain futures. so as
10 meet the supreme court decision.
making the original Capper-Tinchcr
law imperative.
Creation OF 20 moro federal
judges.
Extension Of the 3 percent imml-
grafton quota law for two years
Serapping Of naval vessels In ac-
cord with the arms conference trea.
ties
Reorganization Of the patent office
with an lncrsase In Its force,
Reorganization Of the basis OF pay
of army. navy and marine officers.
Decrease in personnel and expense
OF the army and navy.
Monthly payment of pensions.
Development OF rivers aud har-