The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-07-18
bills PASSED AT
CONGRESS SESSION
DEFY PRECEDEN7S
Hoover to Sign Relief Bill and
Write Fins to Eight
Months Work
SENATORS PLAN FALL WORK
Glass Measure to Repeal 18th
Amendment to Come Up
Next December
SENATORS PLAN FALL WORK

precedent-destroying first session Of
the 72nd congress is overland Presi.
dent Hoover Tuesday will sign the
$2,122, 100000 relief bill, writing "finis'
II not well done" to one of the legis-
lators' biggest jobs.
Thus will become law another OF
the pieces of legislation that defied
tradition and stretched this last meet
ing OF congress into its eighth hectic
month before adjournment at 1925
Saturday night.
| Like most of the congressmen, Hoo
yer took advantage of the let-up in
business to leave town. He went to
MS Rapidan camp. Later a state
ment was issued in his name saying
that although there are some seq
ondary features of the measure to
which 1 have objection" the chief
executive will sign the relief bill.
Thls measure in itself would en-.
title the adjourned congress to
emphasis in the history books. But
unusual as are its provisions, 1t is
matched in newness by many other
things that kept Washington in a
hurry from Dec. Z, 1881, until July
is, 1882.
Closing Hours Hectic
The closing hours of Saturdays ses-
sion we're anything but calm. They
saw:
The senate put on the calendar for
the December session a resolution
sponsored by Senator Glass (Dem.,
Vao to replace the 18th amendment
with another barring the saloon and
giving liquor control to the states.
The time for taking it up, however,
remained problematical.
Scores of veterans milling about the
capitol and heading for the white
house In a demand for the bonus.
final house vote making adjourn
ment possible by passing the admins
tratlon's home loan bank bill carry
ing currency expansion rider upon
which the senate insisted.
Senator Couzens CRep., Mich.) say
ing on the floor that he hoped the
Republican leader, Watson of Indiana,
would be defeated in the fall cleo
tions.
Many minor pieces of legislation 20
to the white house for approval.
The closing session, which lasted
1874 hours, was packed with interest.
1t started with the senate sending the
relief bill to the white house and then
saw the two branches vote and vote
and vote in an effort to finish the
work on the home loan bill.
The house rejected twice the Glass
to permit currency ex-
pansion Of nearly $1,000, 00O, 900. After
Speaker Garner caught a train for
home In Texas, his branch finally re-
coded. Between votes on currency
the two houses occupied
their time in jolly and sometimes bit
terly sarcastic debate, and passed
many measures Of lesser Importance.
Resolution Took Time
The senate spent several hours con-
'idering the Glass resolution, voting
q to 81 to take 1t up. This was only |
;wo votes short Of the two-thirds nee
,ssary for approval Of a constitu-
ional amendment. Many senators
we're absent.
This resolution would require rati-
ication by state conventions. One of
he leading Observation-Disclosures, SEN
tor Bingham Rep., Comm insisted
t would not carry out the platform
hedge Of either party. Senator Nor
Is Rep., Neb.) tried to have it re-
erred to committee, but was ur,suc-
essful.
When all these things had been
one, an adjournment resolution was
dopted In both branches and the
'eary lawmakers went home. They
1T behind them records that showed
hese things approved since Deem
er:
The $27o.ooo,ooo Hoover debt mora
orium. |.
The two acts setting up a $780,
DO 900 Reconstruction Finance cor ,
grafton. l.
The Glass steagall bill to liberalize j
anking laws and create additional !
redit.
Pass Big Tax Law
The $1,118,500. 900 tax law. Il
An economy" bill to save around :
$50, 900 900.
The Norris bill to minimize the use
injunctions in labor disputes.
The addition Of $125, 900 900 to farm
an bank capital.
Submission to states Of constitu- (
onal amendment to abolish lame
lex" sessions.
They left on the presidents veto
cord:
The Democratic tariff bill.
The first Garner Wagner relief bill. n
They saw approved by one house II
1t not the other: S,
Philippine independence. h
The Goldsborough bill directing the h
easury and federal regerve board to
abili1e the dollar. a
A proposal to cash the bonus. n