Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
CONGRESS CLOSES
WITH NO PROSPECT
OF EXTRA SESSION
Senate Quits to Tune of One
Man FiIibuSter by Thomas
of Oklahoma.
RELENTS LONG ENOUGH
TO PASS HOSPITAL BILL
Closing Marks Halt of Almost Con-
slant Strife With Presi-
dent and House.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.


The Seventy-fi Congress adjourned
sine die at noon today.
Washington will be without Congress
until next December unless, to meet
some emergency, President Hoover
should call the new Congress into Spe-
cial session in the interim. There Is
no prospect Of a special session now.
Song and music marked the passing
of the session in the House.
The Senate quit to the tune of one
man filibuster, conducted by Senator
Thomas, Democrat, of Oklahoma. The
Oklahoma Senator held the floor
throughout the three-hour session of
the Upper House this morning. He was
fighting for action on the Nye resolu-
ton providing for a special committee
of five Senators to investigate and re-
port on the situation in the Oil industry.
Pass disqualification Bill.
The Oklahoma Senator relented for
a moment, long enough for the Senate
to give the finishing touches to the $780,
100000 disqualification bill for war vet
Grams. Earlier the House had receded
from its opposition to the Senate
amendment to that bill, in order to pre-
vent failure of all disqualification legis-
lation at this session. A joint resolu-
ton providing $1,000, 900 to go ahead
with the disqualification work was put
through in jig time, too. The Presi-
dent signed the bills a few minutes att
er their passage.
President Hoover arrived at the Cap
itol soon after IL o'clock, and went at
once to the Presidents room, immedi-
ately joining the Senate lobby. There,
surrounded by members of his cabinet
and visiting members of the Senate and
House, the President signed the second
deficiency appropriation bill, the hos
pitalization bill and other measures
presented to him.
Ends Strife with President.
The passing OF the Congress marks
the end, temporarily, OF almost con-
slant strife between the Senate on one
hand and the House and the President
on the other since the Congress met
in special session April Is, 1922 In the
main the President and the House nave
ridden over the Senate. The final VIC
tory of the President came last night
when the Senate failed to pass, over
his veto, the Norris bill providing for
Government operation Of the power and
fertilizer plants at Muscle Shoals.
Thomas Adds Color.
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma added
a touch of color to the closing session
of the Senate when he took out OF ms
brief case a pair Of faded, torn and dis
colored overalls Taking them out and
holding them up to the view Of the Sen
ate, the Oklahoma Senator declared that
that seemed to be all that was left Of
the man who had once inhabited them.
He charged that Congress had done
nothing during the present session to
aid the man in overalls, who Is to be
found in every State Of the Union.
Three important measures died while
Senator Thomas fillibustered TO the end
of the Senate session. The first Of these
was the maternity bill. The House had
agreed to the conference report on that
measure and all that remained TO be
done was to have the Senate approve
the report The other two measures
were the Vestal copyright bill and the
immigration bill put through the House
several days ago. All of these measures
ably none of them could have been
brought to a vote, even had Senator
Thomas Welded the floor. AS a matter
OF fact, the Thomas fillibuster was con-
CURED in passively by large majority
of the Senate. 1t acted as an efficient
block against legislation that many Of
the Senators individually disapproved.
Copeland Resolution Dies.
An effort was made by Senator Cope
land of New York to get through a
resolution providing that any copy
rights due to expire before January
!, 1885, be extended to January l, 1885.
The resolution was pressed in view Of
the failure of the Vestal bill. Sen
ator Thomas agreed TO let the reso-
luton go through by unanimous con-
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