The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-30
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Home for Vacation
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on it's calendar Of any Importance at
all.
A total of 1910 measures were
introduced in both houses, not count
ing those offered the last day, and
of this number 1923 were reported
by house committees and little
more than 900 by senate committees.
A total Of 923 were put on the
statute books.
No Action Yet on Shoals Bill
President Coolidge, sitting at a
desk in his room in the senate wing,
affixed his signature to 90 bills dur
ing the last hour of the session, but
the Muscle Shoals government opera
ton measure was not among them.
Unless this bill is signed by mid
night June 4, when the 10 days al
lowed for action expire. it will re-
ceive a pocket veto.
Before going to the capitol Mr..
Coolidge signed another bath Of
measures, including the tax reduc:
ton, second deficiency, and postal
rates revision bills. One of those
signed at the capitol was the Denison
bill trebling the capitalization of the
Inland Waterways Corporation and
extending the facilities of the gov
eminent barge lines.
Scenes unrivaled in years marked
the final hours in the senate, but the
house, having completed its work a
day or two before, was its old jovial,
peaceful self. 1t heard some speeches,
of course, but good natured banter
and back-slapping was the order of
the day. Both houses stopped work
n few moments as the body Of the
veteran Tom Butler Of Pennsylvania,
Chairman of the House Naval Com
mittee, was being taken to its grave
in Philadelphia.
Johnson Has Last Word
Senator Johnson, Republican, Cali
fornia, who led ar unsuccessful 30
hour fight to obtain a vote on his
Boulder Canyon dam measure, which
the house passed but was successful
in keeping the bill before the senate
as it's unfinished business next De-
cember, had the last word of a days
wordy wrangle just before adjourn
ment.
Walking up the center aisle and
standing in front of the vice presi-
dent, he paid a tribute to Dawes
fairness and courage as presiding
officer. Long applause followed and
was checked only after Dawes good
naturally refused to make speech
and.brought down the gavel.
Going into executive session to
confirm last minute nominations,
the senate reopened it's doors just
five minutes before quitting TO allow
reentry to the crowds that had
TANNED the galleries for the final
scenes, but the short interval re-
naming was not enough. Only q
few got back AMI tho body closed
down with most of the spectators in
the outside corridors.
Nye Has Tilt
A long address by Senator King,
Democrat, Utah, on Armenia, q
rushing through of several small
bills, and tilt between Chairman
Nye of the Teapot Dome committee
and Senators Walsh, Democrat, Mon
tana, and Bratton, Democrat, New
Mexico, members Of that committee,
over Nye's supplemental report on
the oil disclosures, were develop
ments Immediately preceding ad-
iournment in the senate.
Before the curtain dropped in the
house, Representative Tilson Of
Connecticut, the Republican floor
leader, drew a smatte- Of applause
and some laughter when, reporting
back for the joint committee wait
ing on the president to inform him
of the impending adjournment, he
said Mr.. Coolidge had no further
communications except Ito congrat-
ulate the congress on the good work
DONE"
"What happened to Muscle
Shoals ?" Ono member shouted, but
no answer was heard.
Breaking tbs deadlock on Boulder
canyon around noon when a resolu-
ton to adjourn at $3.50 p. m. carried,
46 to IS, the senate was led into a
session the like of which for disor-
der and general clamor could not
be recalled by h. oldest member or
capitol attache.
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