New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-05
SPECIAL Congress
SESSION UNLIKELY
Members H0meWard Bound As.
sured by Coolidge Of Rest


vised by President Coolidge that he
did not contemplate calling a special
session Of the SEVENTEEN congress.
467 senators and representatives to-
day began nine months vacation.
following the death OF the sixty
ninth.
Sixty four, II senators and g
representatives will not return next
December. they either having re-
tired to private life or entered other
field of cndeavor.
Announcement that the president
saw no necessity for q special sas-
sion TO consider the major bills that
failed OF passage before the gavels
fell yesterday was made at the
White House.
While the legislation adopted had
been generally beneficial to the
country. in the presidents opinion.
he feels that congress had ample OPP
portunity to put through other bills
for which there was urgent need.
but that failure of some of these
does not develop an emergency
warranting special session.
The McFadden branch banking
bill, the radio control measure, and
the setting up the federal board OF
mediation in railroad labor disputes
were listed on the presidents be-
| half as being among the more nota-
Bile achieyeme of the sixty ninth
congress.
Several hundred bills and resoiu.
tons, many essential to various gov
ornamental activities, died with the
conclusion of the session.
Chief among these was the Sa3.-
100000 deficiency bill. which pro-
vided funds for the army and navy,
pensions. government loans TO vet
Grams on bonus certificates, loans 10
farmers for seed purchases, and
other activities.
While President Coolidge recog-
nizes that inconvenience Will be
caused as Il result of failure Of this
measure. he expects a way will be
found for the government to carry
on with some Of the activities affect
cd.
AS to the bonus loans, the presi.
! dent feels that failure Of the S25..
10000 fund provided by the bill
for this purpose will not work seri-
Gus hardships. He believes a work
able plan will develop by which
/ banks car make loans as originally
contemplated.
! Realizing that It must now 20
along without the $2o.000,0O0 pro-
RI srr = ~,
department has begun an examina-
ton Of possible loopholes to prevent
a reduction of 10000 men in the
strength Of the army before July !.
The bill carried between 100000
! and 100000 to build the army up
( TO 1lo,00o men by that date from
! the present $4,000. Without the
funds it was said the army must be
cut TO 10000 by July in order to
stay within available pay appropria-
! tons
The navy. it was said, will 90 along
as best il can without tho funds pro-
vided for it in the bill. continuing
work on the aircraft carriers Lcxing-
ton and Saratoga by diverting funds
| from the increase in navy appropria-
tons. Modernizing Of the battlesh!ps
Oklahoma and Nevada will be de-
! laycd. but it is hoped to continue
construction of the fleet submarine
| VA
Failure of the two public buildings
! bills would not entirely hold up
building operations, although the
program will be retarded, II was said
at the treasury. Under present APP
preparations, 35 buildings can he
placed under contract during the
next year.
Location of these probably will be
announced next week.
Due to u $50. 100000 shortage OF
interior department funds which the
deficiency bill was to have supplied.
payments due in May and June TO
/ 10000 Y !. pensioners will be held
up until July when the accrued pay
ments will be made out of the new
fiscal year appropriations.
| Construction and repairs on TO-
clamation projects at Okanogan.
Wash. Rivcrton, Wyo. and New
lands. New. and the Payette division
Of the Boise project in Idaho also
will be affected.
The bureau OF reclamation hopes
to utilize uncxpended funds from
previous appropriations to meet tho
, $40, 900 need for protection OF the
Yuma. Arizona, irrigation project
and other farm lands from the flood
waters of the Colorado river.