Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-05

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Ihe>
country today faced new and unac-
customed prospect Of nine months
without a session of congress whom
the 9th congress passed into history
and incidentally with its four ses-
sion, set a new record for future con-
crosses to shoot at in extent of time
actually spent in legislative halls.
The four sessions were preceded
by a special but brief session of the
senate only March 4 to Is, 1921, at
which, with the new president and
former senator establishing a prece-
dent by appearing personally before
the senate behind closed doors, the
new cabinet members were confirm
ed.
The first session of the Sirty-sev-
enth Congress-, a aaspecial one, was
from April II, 1921, to Nov. 2, and
was notable for conclusions of peace
with Germany and Austria, reduction
of the army and naval establishments
and for revision of internal revenue
laws, reducing taxes about one bil.'
lion dollars annually, according TO
administration estimates.
The second, and first regular se5.
sion was from Dec. 5, 1921, to Sept
%, 1922, with passage of the Ford
ney-McCumber tariff act after more
than years consideration, senate
ratification of the Washington arms
conference treaties, and the sold
iers' bonus fight, which ended with
the presidential veto, as its signal af-
fairs. During this session came the
record single legislative day
of the senate, the longest in Ameri-
can congressional history, lasting, on
the tariff bill, from April 20 to
August 2, without a formal adjourn
ment.
The third session was a special one
called particularly for house consid-
Grafton of the administration shipping
bill. 1t lated from November 20,
shortly after the congressional elec-
tions, until December 4. Passage by
the house of the shipping bill, Seat
ing of the first woman senator, Mrs.
w. H. FELTON,, of Georgia, resignation
of Senator Truman Fl. NeWberry,
republican, Michigan, and senate
blocking of the Dyer anti-lynching
bill and the administration measure
proposing 100000 loan to Lii
beria were its principal features.
The congress closed with the re-
cent regular session beginning De-
cember 4, in which the shipping bin
fight. farm credits legislation and the
British debt funding bill have been
predominant.
Billions of dollars in annual and
special appropriations have been Or
dered during the four sessions; hun
dreds of bills, public and private,
nassed and thousands of appointments
confirmed, Among the latter We're
those of Chief Justice Taft and three
associate justices of the supreme
Sutherland, Butler and San
ford, and scores of ambassadors and
other American diplomats, including
new ENJOYS to Germany and Austria
after the peace treaties.
In it's wake congress leaves more
than fourteen thousand unpassed
hills and resolutions, some of wide
Importance. Nearly 500 public laws
were passed by the congress, or ex-
Guiding Sundays and holidays, about
one law per day.
The final gavel closed the public
careers of many veteran public men,
including "Uncle Joe" Cannon, the
former speaker, with his record 5t
service in the house; Representative
Mondell, of Wyoming, republican
floor leader; Senators Williams, of
Mississippi and Culberson, of Texas
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