Show filiBUSTERS IN CONGRESS MARK I ClOSING HOURS What Promised to Be Tame TameI I Ending of Session 1 h Ia Thrown Into Turmoil Unexpected Unexpected Unexpected Un Un- expected in Last Hours SENATE AND HOUSE I HAVE OWN WRANGLES Southern Democrats Start Blockade in Upper Chamber Chamber Cham Chain ber to Force Action on Fertilizer Bill in House Houses s J WASHINGTON March 3 By A. A P. P The The waning hours tonight n f f the Sixty-seventh Sixty congress which hleb expire by law Sunday noon were troubled with a wrangle that gave ave an extraordinary touch to the tile final rinal season seaton of swan songs lIongs and farewells farewells fare rare wells to men and measures Night sessions were held by both senate and house to clear away the last Jut I real legislative business on the calendars cal eal- i Tomorrows Tomorrow's sessions will be begin begin be- be t I gin at 10 o'clock giving a A. two-hour two period for tor the Uie final formalities Pres Pres- I ident Harding will go to the capitol to eign hour eleventh bills and sharply at noon the tho congress will wUl pass paIlS Into 1 history The congressional books virtually were closed earl early tonight with only pea n major measure the farm tarm credits credit bill caught in the turmoil turmon and jam of ot the closing hours It was wall held walling wafting most moat of ot the day while a double head iJ II filibuster in both house and senate raged raped o er the senate enate resolution providing pro viding riding for tor purchase of far fer House leaders I had bac held up the resolution and its supporters retail retail- sled b by provoking pro a till filibuster buster of ot hours that tied house houlle procedure In a knot oThen o Then Thee a sympathetic filibuster was wa I started In n the senate Southern lIen senators sena i tors tons threatening all legislation 1 iii an an n effort to force foroe action in the fertilizer measure 1 BILL SQUEEZED BY In the course courso of ot the day however and during the evening hours scores of ot P. P minor bills bilis squeezed under the wire and others received their death blows blow I The debate turned on many majy subjects Many statements statement praising the two 1 years years' record of ot congress e were made b by Republican leaders while opposite views were voiced b bj by their political 1 opponents Revision of ot the tariff and Internal revenue re tax laws with reduction tion of expenditures and army andna and na navy forces were claimed by the Republicans Re ne- pu publicans cans as outstanding achievements but Senator Robinson of ot Arkansas the tha acting Democratic leader issued a statement declaring declaring- that the tariff law Jaw aw I J was the tho only administration tri tri tri- Other Important measures measure he said were bl partisan and he declared the present administration was WAil reaping reap i ing a harvest eat of ot condemnation and re repudiation re- re I i I Both Doth branches of or congress congre went at I high speed on their last working r day j today until the snag nag of ot filibustering Developed ae Among th tha measures put through were the tb deficiency den den- appropriation bill the Sweet t bill for war veterans veterans' relief a senate nate resolution ordering an Investigation In of Ut the gold and silver industry and a I resolution continuing the 1240 bonus for Cor or government nt employee es The fertilizer filibuster threw both I senate and house Into a nasty humor and there were bitter clashes In both House Rouse leaders were ere charged with tyranny tyranny tyr tr I anny annn and senators quarreled over the usual situation in Id I which members' members minor bills blU were Wet I snarled in the jam jem GRAND RUSH Crowds of ot spectators the j I galleries tonight ht and tho the and corridors were swirling with those tho j urging action on various pet pec bills bUll I Members scurried back and orth forth for I conferences conference In the efforts effort to to MV aa legislation leg lee Illation from destruction I For more than members this was j virtually their last lut day of loo eM and aad nd I I oJ greetings numerous and antl good bye e were Ij som sometimes touching The house halted Its Ita filibuster for tor a hour half to present pre sent ent a large chest of sliver silver to JY Representative re- re I I Mondell of ot Wyoming retiring refit nur- ing log Republican floor leader During the day the administration proposal al for tor American representation on the world court WAS II definitely laid to rest st until the tho new con congress convenes eon con venes enea next December The senate voted 49 n to 24 against proceeding with whit the King ing resolution granting the be president pres pres- ident ident's s request for tor or senatorial assent at All but one Republican voted against Its his consideration n and th three e Democrats joined them Several lost last minute nominations 1 were re sent cent I by President Harding to the senate senat Including that of ot Senator Simmon Simmone Sim Sim- mon mone Dem Demi North Carolina to the tit allied debt funding commission to ao- ao coed Senator Glass Glaas Dem Bern Virginia v I who declined the place after arter confirmation confirma lion tion yesterday Among Amone th the nomina nominations comics nomina- A held up to the last lut moment was wms fl G G. Texas New I that bat of ot James McNary I Mexico hanker to be comptroller of I th the tho currency B By a margin of or one oae J vote he h received the th Indorsement of the senate banking committee committe but his bis opponents carried 1 their fight to the tb thea l a senate nate floor noar on the basis of ot a minority report |