Show I ACHIEVEMENTS OF SPECIAL SESSION RELATED IN BRIEF t H a ASHINGTON Nov No 20 While While consideration of ot the peace treat treaty was wasI was W WASHINGTON t the 1 outstanding o outstanding nd ng event of the first session of ot the sixty sixth congress I the the first in six years rears in which Republicans have controlled both branches considerable branches considerable important legislation was completed and many other enter th r meas measures res prepared tor i when the regular m meeting ng begins begin December 1 The Jl he e session n closing today was was' an extraordinary one conn convened May 19 undera under a a Call cabled tro Paris by I Wilson n to consider primarily the I o rl tion 1 bills failed j e at I t the the- s session ion e ending March l arc 3 Am Among ong the e principal e l l w were re l s f th t w 5 t t M L s 1 t st ty ff ti I I I I I I ti rOn m tto t he t t t i PP foi 4 Ira l I. I t trl rl The e prohibition enforcement bill provIding for enforcing wartime and constitutional prohibition passed oyer yer President Wilsons Wilson's veto velo I The act repealing the daylight I saving law also passed ov over over r the presidents president's veto Providing for tor return of ot telegraph J I telephone and cable lines to private operation FOOD CONTROL EXTENDED v Continuing government control of ot dyes t to Janu January ry 15 15 next Extension of ot the Lever food tood and food tood control law to clothing and other necessaries and penalizing hoarding and profiteering Granting p to Gener General l Pershing Providing for tor demobilizing the army to to- a peace basis of ot approximately men pending permanent peacetime peacetime peacetime peace peace- peace peace- time legislation Authorizing completion of the government government gov gOY railroads in Alaska Continuing wartime passport re re- s so as' as to as-to to prevent an n influx J- J of ot radical r aliens u APPROPRIATION TION BILLSTen BILLSTen BILLS Ten Ten- appropriation bills aggregating about also were passed They included 15 for the railroad administration for tor the army for tor the navy and a sundry civil budget of ot Th The German G treaty so O engrossed senate attention that it shut oft off oU consideration consid con con- sid r of or mucH l legislation legislation- Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate te discussion of t the treaty began May fay 23 3 but the document Itself was wasI wasby I not submitted by President Wilson until July 10 10 Co Committee hearings and consideration required two months months the report with fourteen reservations res- res being made to the s senate n te September 10 Deliberations Deliberation's s 's on the treaty treaty evoked e one of ot the most bitter and prolonged contests contest between n congress and the president in American history with the controversy centered largely about 1 t the J pt covenant STILL IN COMMITTEE The French French treaty providing providing- an American guarantee e to assist Fr France nce in the the- event of German aggression was submitted to th the senate by th the president July 29 29 but still remains In Inthe Inthe inthe the foreign relations committee Several Important legislation meas- meas ures urea went pv r for tor final action at the regular session The oil coal gas and phosphate land leasing bill was wai passed passed passed-by by both bodies and remains in conference as does the Edge bill authorizing organization of ot corporations corporations corporations corpora corpora- to help fiDance American export trade SEVERAL INVESTIGATIONS The E Each Esch ch railroad bill passed the house and will be taken up with the the senate interstate commerce commIttees commIttee's committees committee's committees committee's commit commIt- tees tee's bill at the December session The house also atso passed and sent to the senate senate- bills providing for tor development development develop develop- ment- ment of water power projects for tor establishment of ot a federal budget system and providing a permanent government shipping policy polley There were numerous investigations Investigation during the Hie extra session Besides the house e inquiries into aviation ordinance ordinance I nan nance e contracts contract and other war de dej de- de j activities the senate Investigated in investigated In- In the steel strike Mexican situation situation- the coal situation and other matters The senate also authorized also authorized investigation of th print paper situation situ situ- nUon hut deterred deferred the inquiry u until Ul the new session |