Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
Capital Sidelights

William Tyler Page, clerk of the
House, is just issuing bound copies OF
the final edition of the Calendars of
Business of the House, prepared under
his direction by Eugene +. SharKoH,
the tally clerk. This official Dublica-
ton is valuable as an authoritative
reference book. The index, besides
being merely Of subjects, epitomizes
the legislation of the SiXty-ninth Con-
gress. II the general subject matter
of bill is known by number only
the numerical table readily furnishes
the index key.
An interesting statistical summary
shows that the total laws of the CON
gress numbered 1,423, of which SOB
were House bills, AZ House joint reso-
buttons, 4S2 Senate bills and 81 Senate
joint resolutions. The House passed
407 House bills, 81 House joint reso-
lutions, is Senate bills and Joint feso-
buttons that did not become laws.
There were introduced in the Sen
ate $685. bills, 172 joint resolutions, ~
concurrent resolutions and 3S1 simple
resolutions. The Senate passed 1871
bills and 40 joint resolutions. The
Senate committees made LILY reports.
The Senate passed 258 Senate bills
which did not become laws. OF this
number IL were indefinitely postponed
in the House, and approximately 67
were referred to committees, becau
similar House bills had become laws
or were further advanced in the proc
eSS of becoming laws.
OF the 482 Senate bills which became
laws, ISL were enacted in lieu of an
equal number of House bills which
had been reported from committees
and which were laid on the table to
facilitate enactment of the legislation.
Of the 500 House bills which became
laws, there were included s omnibus
pension bills containing 1926 House
bills and 1888 Senate bills added to
the House bills as amendments. SO
the grand total Of laws. including
those enacted in omnibus pension bills,
was 6,94S, of which 5,192 were original
ly House bills and 1,756 We're origi-
nally Senate bills.
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The convention of 10000 doctors
here a few days ago, including
the most noted physicians and sur
geons from all over the United States,
called attention to the fact that there
are number Of well known physi.
clans in Congress who have won dis.
tinction in medical practice.
The experience and progress of Sen.
ator Royal S. Copeland of New York
as practitioner. medical educator and
organizer and hospital superintendent
was recently noted in this column.
Representative John w. Summers
of Walla Walla. WASH, is also noted
as an educator. physician, horticul-
turist and business man. He gradu-
ated from the Kentucky School of
Medicine and from Louisville Medical
College, and pursued his studies in
New York, London, Berlin and the
University of Vienna. He was en-
gagged in the practice of medicine for
more than a quarter of century.
Representative John j. Kindred Of
New York is internationally known
as an alenist and humanitarian. He
studied medicine at the University of
Virginia and The Hospital College of
Medicine, Louisville, Ky. He pursued
post graduate studies in the Univer-
sity Of New York and the University
Of Edinburgh, Scotland. from which
he graduated with distinction in the
department of mental diseases. He
has served on the staff OF several
large hospitals for the insane. 1nclud-
ing New York City Asylum, Hudson
River State Hospital. the State Hos
pital for the Insane at Harrisburg.
Pa: London National Hospital for
Nervous Diseases, the Royal Edin-
burgh (ScotlanD Asylum, and almost
80 years ago established the River
Crest SanatOrium at Astoria, n. y,
and later the Farm Colony and Sana-
torium at Bellemead, n. j., both for
mental diseases. "a