Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06

| in China in 1926 did not by any means
have a lethal effect on her foreign
| trade. Declared exports to the United
| States from all China for the first II
months had the total value of $780,
| 100000, as against $4,000, 900 for the
| corresponding period of 1925. De-
| clared exports from Shanghai to the
| United States for 1926 had the total
value of 100000, 900, as against $62,-
| 600, 900 for 1925.
| United States of America.-The
| SiXty-ninth Congress ended its life at
noon on Friday. The most important
measures enacted during the short
session are the following: The branch
| banking act, the radio control act,
an act providing for reorganization
| Of the prohibition enforcement serv-
ice, an act authorizing the Veterans
Bureau to loan money to ex-seryice
men on their bonus certificates, an
appropriation of $3.50, 000, 900 (by way
of an amendment to the naval acO
toward commencement of construc-
ton of three 10,000-ton cruisers au-
| thorized by the naval act of 1924, but
| toward construction of which no APP
preparation had previously been made;
an act providing for salary increases
| for Federal judges, an act creating
foreign division in the Department
| of Commerce, a provision in the rivers
| and harborS act authorizing Govern
ment acquisition of the Cape Cod
! Canal and a resolution calling for
postponement until July 1, 1928, of
| application of the national origins"
provision of the immigration act.
A Senate filibuster. destined to a
/ fame equal with that of any Of it's
predecessors, killed important legisla-
| ton as follows:
The second general deficiency BILL
carrying an appropriation Of nearly
| $94, 900 900; bill authorizing purchase
OF land for public buildings at Wash
ington and construction of public
buildings at sundry places and a COM
panion bill carrying an appropriation
| of $25,000,000 for the former purpose
the alien property bill respecting
German property seized in connection
with the war, and American claims
secured upon it,; a bill granting ex-
emergency" permanently
disabled by consequence from their
service in the World War the same
status as that of retired Regular Of
hcers in respect Of pay and resolu-
ton proposing extension of life and
very great extension or junction to
the Senate's campaign fund investi-
gazing committee.
1t was over the resolution last men
toned that horns were inextricably
locked. The failure to pass the de-
nclency bill is especially lamentable.
It's appropriations provided. in chief.
for pay of many pensioners, Federal
Court expenses, the expenses of our
| delegates to the preparatory disar1na-
! ment commission at Geneva, giving
effect to the radio control bill, and
| sundry necessities Of the Veterans
Bureau, 10000 and of the
War and Navy Departments. Among
I the War Department items are to be
especially noted one of $500, 900 for
pay OF the Army and one Of 81, AGO.
900 for subsistence supplies. The state
| ment is made as from high authority
| that the Army must be reduced by
81 500 men in consequence of the fill
| buster.
Such are the fruits OF the art OF the
| filibuster--in which noble art our SUI
| premacy among the nations is un-
challengeable. Brows are being knitted
| in the effort, to discover legal devices,
for furnishing relief In The premises.