The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-05
LONG vACAT''.
IS BEGUN bI
CONGRESS
Next Session Starts in Decom-
Der After longest Recess
in Eight Years.
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON,
international Nays RaralNa.

international News Service.
The troubles Of Congress were
packed in the old kit bag today
to be laid away until December
as an army Of legislators began
an exodus from the Capitol fol-
lowing adjournment Of the Sixty
seventh Congress.
Longest Vacation I'm Years.
Senators. Congressman ana their
assistants were headed for the sea.
shores, the mountains, the farms
back home, even Europe-anywher
80 long as it took them away from
Westinghouse enjoy the longest
Congressional vacation In eight
years. Before the week ends, only
a corporaIs guard will remain on
Capitol Hill. where Congress has
been in session almost continuously
since December. 1920.
Fifteen Senator's and 126 Con-
gressmen were in the outgoing rush
with no prospects of returning to
Congress until their people back
home change the verdict rendered
at the polls last November. Their
offices were being cleared for in
coming legislators who won the
November verdict.
While the Republicans held one
sided majorities in the Congress
just ended, their lead will be
materially reduced when they meet
agein in December. In both House
and Senate, progressive groups
within the Republican ranks will
hold the balance OF power In the
Senate there will be fifty-three Re-
publicans, fOrty-tWo Democrats and
one Independent, while the House
will show 226 Republicans, 207
Democrats and three scattered votes.
The Democrats gained five seats
in the Senate while the Republicans
lost six. and gained seventy.five
seats in the House while the
majority lost seventy-six. compared
to the lineup in the Congress just
adjourned.
Some Have New Jobs.
While the exodus was in progress.
two ex.Senators and three ex-Rep-
resentatives remained in Washing
ton to assume new public duties
allotted them by President Hard
ing. Former Senator Harry s.
New OF Indiana went to work as
Postmaster General. while former
GSHALOF NnItGS EOluuCAIOE Vi WASu-
ington was arranging for a voyage
to South America az the new Amer
lean ambassador to Peru.
Former Congressman Frank w.
Monde1l OF wyoming became d.
rector Of the War Finance Corpora
ton, former Congressman Oscar e.
Bland OF Indiana assumed judicial
robes as an associate justice Of the
Court of Customs Appeals and
former Congressman Horace M.
Towner. OF Iowa, arranged for a
trip to Porto Rico as the new, gov
ernor general.
The proposed Senatorial invasion
Of Europe also gathered recruits.
With Senator Underwood Dem) of
Alabama already ''over there" Sen
ator Hiram Johnson (Rep.) Of Cali
fornia closed his desk in prepare
ton for a three-month tour of
France, England and Germany.
Senator Borah (Isep) Of Idaho, who
will carry his foreign invasion
clear to Russia, was also arranging
passports, while Senator Moses
(Rep) Of New Hampshire was pack.
ing his trunks for q visit to the
Near East and Balkan states. A
half dozen other Senators expected
to be Europe. bound before the end
Of the month.
Important Bills Dead.
With the death of Congress, a
score of important bills were tossed
into the congressional waste ba sket.
These included the Administration
ship subsidy and the Dyer anti
lynching bills, killed by filibusters,
the McNary reclamation bill, the
Capper truth in fabrics bill, the
Gooding wheat sterilization bill, the
Dial cotton futures act, and. the Nor
ris measure advancing the date of
Presidential inaugurations and the
converting OF Congresses.
other bills which failed of passage
were:
The omnibus pension bill. affect
ing approximately 100 civil war
soldiers-the first time In many
years this bill was not passed
The proposed sugar investigation
by a Senate committee.
The radio control bill, which
would have vested in the Govern
ment control of all radio commun-
ication in the United States.
With the sole exception of the
Dyer bill, vigorous attempts will be
made to enact these measures in De-
cember. Until Congress does come
back, even these measures will be
forgotten in the ennui that has fallen
over Capitol Hill.