Show SOlONS LoNs 81 STAHl ARI ARION ON V ACA A Ai i Lawmakers Free Fre Until Un- Un til Seventieth Congress Is Opened NO o EXTRA SESSION i r F Failure ure to Pass Bills Has 01 i Caused aused No Emer Emergency ncy W WASHINGTON March 5 AP- AP Advised by President Coolidge that ne lie did not contemplate calling a special session ot of the the Seventieth congress senators and representatives today began a nine months months' vacation following the death or of the Sixty two Sixty nine senators and three fifty representatives will not return next December they ther either haVing retired to private life Ilfe or entered other federal fields of en- en deavor Announcement that the president dent saw no necessity for a dal session to consider the major bills that failed of passage before the gavels I fell yesterday esterday was made nt at the White House several hours after adjournment While the legislation adopted had b been en generally beneficial to the country jn in the presidents president's opinion he feels that congress had ample opportunity to put through other bills for which there was urgent need ed but that failure of some ot of these does not develop an emergency emer- emer rancy gency warranting n. n special session IMPORTANT BILLS The The McFadden branch banking bill lim the radio control measure and the bill setting up the federal board of mediation in railroad labor la- la labor bor disputes were listed on the presidents president's behalf LIS as being among the more notable achievements of the Sixty ninth con congress ress Several hundred bills and tI tIon n man essential to various governmental activities died with the conclusion of the session Chief among these was the 93 deficiency bm bill which provided provided pro pro- vided funds for the arm army and navy pensions government loans to veterans veterans vet vet- era ns on bonus certificates l a s to farmers for tor seed purchases nd other ther activities While President C Coolidge recognizes that inconveniences will vill be caused as a result of failure or of this measure he expects a way will he be found for the government to carry 0 o. o with some of the activities affe at- at fe feted ted MAY WORK OUT PLAN As to the bonus loans the president president pre si dent feels that failure of the 25 fund provided by the bill for this purpose will not work serious hardships He believes a workable plan will develop by which banks can make loans as originally contern con con- tern pIa ted Realizing that it must now go along without the pro pro- tIded for tor it In the measure the war department has begun an examination examination examina- examina tion of possible loopholes to prevent pre pre- vent ent a a. reduction ot of men In the die strength of the army army before Jul July I 1 The bill carried between and to build the army up to men b by that date from the present Without funds it was said the army must be cut to by July 1 in order to stay within available pay appropriations The navy it was said wilt go along as best It can without the funds provided for it in the bill c continuing work on the aircraft J carriers Lexington and Saratoga by diverting funds from the increase In in navy appropriations of the battleships Oklahoma ad Nevada will be delayed but it Is i hoped to continue construction of the fleet submarine V V BUILDING RETARDED Failure of the two public build build- i.- i. ings bills would not entirely hold building operations although tIle the i program pr gram will be retarded it was at the treasur treasury Under preset pres- pres et appropriations thirty five s can be placed under con con- l' l tract during the next year Location Location Loca- Loca tion of these probably will be announced announced an- an next week Due to a shortage or of Interior department funds which the deficiency bill was to have supplied sup sup- plied payments due In May and June to war pensioners willbe wm will be held up until July when the accrued accrued ac- ac payments will be made out of the new fiscal year appropriations Construction and repairs on Tee Tee- projects at Okanogan Wash Riverton Wyo and Newlands Newlands New New- lands Nev and the Payette division divi- divi sion of the Boise project in Idaho also will be affected The bureau ot of reclamation hopes to utilize unexpended funds from previous appropriations to meet the need for protection of the Yuma Ariz irrigation project and other farm lands from the flood floodwaters floodwaters waters of the Colorado river |