The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-03
CONGRESS ENDS
LONG SESSION.
|ATTHREETODAY
Taxation, World Court, For
eign Debts, and Farm Re-
lief Have Been Issues
MANYTHINGS WEREDONE
Measures Failing of Action
viii Be Taken Up Early
in December Meeting


Washington, July 3-(AP)-
Congress today fixed o'clock
this afternoon - the hour OF
final adjournment for the sum.
mer. A house resolution setting
the time for disbanding the ses.
sion was adopted by the senate
without . record vote.
Washington, July 3-tR-With
the final bang Of the gavel in the
house and senate today, congress-
comes to the end Of seven months
session during which it grappled.
among outstanding issues. with taxa
ton, the world court question, foreign
debts, prohibition, farm relief and
the railroad labor problem.
Leaving behind a record Of many
things done. as we'll as things un-
done, its members are able to point
to passage of. revenue bill, es-
timated to have eased the nations
tax burden by $35O,O00, 900, to ap-
proval by the senate Of resolution
providing for American adherence ia
the world court protocol, to ratifi-
cation of q number ..Af war. dehl
settlements, chief among them that
with Italy, and to enactment Of q
measure designed 10 promote peace
in the railroad industry.
As for farm relief, which stirred
up strife during'most Of the session,
only one proposal, q cooperative
marketing bill sponsored by the ad-
ministration. reached the White
House. Along with q number Of re-
lief measures, the senate rejected
one endorsed by President Coolidge
providing for loans to farmers CO.
operatives, and both the house and
senate turned down the corn belt
plan with its equalization fee feature
Prohibition bobbed into debate in
both houses at frequent intervals
but administration bills to tighten
up the Volstead Law for the most
part went by the boards along with
modification proposals.
Harbors Dill Pat Over
Measures failing Of action retain
their place on the calendar for the
December session the second Of the
sixty-ninth congress-and Il was this
session which enabled leaders in plan.
ming for adjournment today to put
over until then the controversial
rivers and harbors bill which has YET
to receive senate approval, coal and
Muscle Shoals legislation, and Other
important proposals.
Among them. Is the French deb,
settlement already approved by thu
house. which administration leader
intend to press to . vote before mex
March I, and the Lausanne treaty
with Turkey, which the senate ha
agreed to take mp the first day O.
the December session.
Prior to that, the senate will con
vene on November 10 to sit as tria
court on the charges Of Impeachment
brought against Federal Judge Eng
lish Of the eastern Illinois distric
by the house.
One Of the most important thing
with which congress r. expected t,
wrestle again during the Decembe
session 10 the proposed Colorado rive
development, while the inability o
house and senate leaders to get to
gether on . permanent program TO
radio control also makes It appea
certain that this problem again will
be in the foreground.
Bills Agreed On
On the other hand, agreement wa
reached on . wide range Of measures
resulting in their transmission t
the White House for presidential ap
proval. Among them was the $165,
OOO, 900 public buildings bill, the firs
Of it's kind to be enacted in Is years
Initial funds for carrying II into eff
feet and assuring the start Of con
struction Of q number Of postoffice
and government buildings this sum
mer was contained IN the final de
ficisncy bill, sent to the presiden
Yesterday.
Other bills which reached him dur
ing the session and rtcsived his ap
proval included:
Measures TO foster army, navy m
civil aviation and providing for "a
sistant secretaries IN charge Of avis
eion ~ tie war, navy and commerc
< iiii sishs.sins IL. b.nlrupte
laws.
a bin 70 in,rease Spanish var per
Prspossls for libsrslisins II
world war vet4ron1' act.
| A bill provtdiag for downward %
{ustment of watof charees on mum
Der Of rsclamatien projssts IN tn
/ Also among - rsptims measurs
passed by ceneeols were the annus
supply meo1otoe. 1AeGe, With otha
1sgisletive prsDeealp hept ~ hons
and senato mopp ~ leae 6poy throngl
out ths cessien. bgt 8 that, bot