Evening star., 1925-03-04
CONGRESS ENDS
PEACEFULLY AFTER
TURBULENT life
Benevolent Atmosphere at
Close Contrasts With
Long Bitterness.

The Sixty-eighth Congress died to-
day amid a peaceful calm. in striking
contras ST to the throes of bitterness
and strife which have tortured 1T
during most of its tenure of power.
AS against the sensational charac-
ter of some of its sittings, with the
long list OF Investigations. charges
and counter-charges. benevolent at
mosphere prevailed both in House
and Senate, and there was lacking
the wild legislative jams which us
uaily accompany the close of a ses-
sion.
The House. which long ago had
caught up with its business, passed a
few minor measures, and occupied
itself by listening To complimentary
speeches touching its membership.
Representative Longworth of Ohio,
the Republican floor leader, soon to
become Speaker, complimented Rep
resentative Garrett, the Democratic
leader. and vice versa, and both, in
turn, paid tribute to Speaker Gillett
who will be the junior Senator from
Massachusetts in the next Congress
The House, at the instance of Mr..
Garrett thanked the Speaker for his
fairness and impartiality.'
Kills Building Bill.
The Senate put the finishing touches
on the deficiency appropriation bill
so far as Congress is concerned i'm
mediately after it met at 10 o'clock
this morning.
AS finally agreed to all building
projects, including the House amend
ment for the s15o,00o,O00 building
bill. the Smoot amendment for In
u II.
ton and the Fletcher amendment to
complete buildings already authorized,
were eliminated.
The District of Columbia amend
ments adopted by the Senate remain
in the bill. including about $50 900
for the enforcement of the new traffic
law and $4,000 to make effective the
law for the removal of the grade
crossing at Lamond station. The
amendment providing $4,000 for the
removal of the bathing beaches in the
Tidal Basin is made to apply to the
East as well as the West beach.
Pay Raise Authorized.
The deficiency bill carries a pro-
vision making available the money
to pay the increases in salaries for
members of Congress, the Vice Presi-
dent and the cabinet. beginning to-
day. which is provided for in the
legislative appropriation bill.
The deficiency bill also authorizes
the payment of increases of salary
for the postal employees, in accord
ance with the postal pay and rate
increase law.
Shortly before the Senate adjourn
ed 1t put through a joint resolution
authorizing the restoration of the
Lee Mansion, at Arlington, to the
same condition in which it was when
occupied by the Lee family
Then came a flood of private bills
with dozen Senators clamoring for
recognition and only a limited time
to go. There was scarcely a cor
poraps guard in the galleries when
the session began, admission being
by card only.
House ON Minor Measures.
The House occupied itself with mi
nor measures at the beginning.
There was the usual Iast-minute
confusion and bills were jammed
through with great rapidity.
i After half a dozen private claim
bills had gone through the Senate in
general hubbub, Senator Robinson
of Arkansas. the Democratic leader,
said he would object to the consid-
Grafton of any more bills unless pro-
cedure could be in order
Less than 100 members were on the
floor when the House convened. In
contract to the Senate confusion, there
was none of the hubbub that usually
marks the close of Congress
Five minutes was devoted to the
routine of the reading of the journal
of yesterdays proceedings, and then
by vote of 80 to the Senate
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