The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-04

=
The Sixty-n ninth Congress
was strangled to death at noon
today, after a three-day siege
Of legislative paralysis pro.
voked BIZ an outbreak Of
desperate filibusters over the
subject Dc senatorial cart aign
investigations.
A state Of 'tciviI war :
existed in the Senate II the
Congress died, with all legisIa-
tive activity. Hundreds of
bills were killed.
Democrats Flay G. o. p.
A burst Of oratory, in which
Democratic leaders flayed their
Republican opponents for block
ing further investigation into Re-
publican slush funds, sounded q
Senatorial dirge to the departing
Congress. Then the gavels of
Vice President Dawes and Speaker
Longworth fell in the Senate and
House and the members hurried
off for q nine months vacation
before recOnvening in the new
Congress next December.
Deficiency Bill Dies
The principal legislative casualty
Of the stormy ending was the $93,-
000, 900 second deficiency bill, provid.
ing money for a score OF Govern.
ment activities. The $165, zoo, 900
building program, designed to fur
,nish scores of cities with new Federal
buildings. also died.
The Government will be enor.
mously embarrassed by Congress-
failure to enact the deficiency bill.
The War Department was particu.
larry hard hit and may have to dis.
charge some thousands of men be-
cause there Is no money for their
pay. The measure also carried SILL.
soc 900 for the purchase of the Cape
Cod Canal. $500. 600 seed loans to
farmers, 100000 for three new
naval cruisers. $115. 900 for the new
radio commission. and millions for
the Federal courts and judiciary.
The new radio commission will
now be left without funds, the Navy
without cruisers, and the courts will
be hampered for lack OF funds.
Dawes Has His Say
Vice President Dawes stole the
spotlight at the last moment with a
sharp denunciation OF the Senate $
rules, which had permitted the three
| day legislative deadlock. He rose a
minute before noon, pounded his
gavel for silence. and declared it was
his opinion that the Legislative
tangle" was due to the defective
rules of the Senate.
Although the Senate rested over
night, following a 37-hour continuous
session, the respite brought no truce
in the legislative deadlock, which
threatened defeat of the deficiency bill
At one time the bill passed when
Vice President Dawes jan1med il
through with q parliamentary sand
bag, but the Senate Immediately re
voked this action on the protest of q
dozen Senator'S.
The original fiIibuster was aimed
at checking further Senatorial cam
paign investigations by blocking
adoption of a resolution extending
the powers OF the Reed campaign
fund committee. The insurgents
however, entered the battle this
morning determined to defeat all
legislation because Senators Reed
(R9 of Pennsylvania and Moses Or.
OF New Hampshire had blocked the
Reed committee resolution.
Walsh Blocks Vote
Every effort Of Administration
leaders to get vote on the de-
ficiency bill failed. Even when
Senator Reed 3D. Of Missouri
asked unanimous consent for itr
enactment. objection were raised
on all sides. The last word war
said when Senator Walsh 3D. Of
Massachusetts,, declared the Sen
ate vas in q state Of "civil war
! CCpatausd 20 Pssa 4 Column Il