Show NATIONAL legislation not it ft great deal of legislation was passed by tile the republican congress during the last two months of president wilsons Wll Wil sons administration the president vetoed the bill to revive the war finance corporation on january 2 and congress promptly re passed it on january 12 OW was appropriated tor enforcement of prohibition the house decided on january 19 10 that its membership should not be increased alter after much debate congress set the limit of the regular army at men mr wilson vetoed the measure but it was passed avei over his veto on february 20 26 the president signed the winslow bill making available to the railroads from 1 the government guarantee fund and president harding called congress in extra session on april 11 and nearly all the rest of the year it was busy with the task fask of redeeming the pledges of the republican party with what success must be left to individual judgment among the first bills passed were emergency tariff and immigration acts a new army bill cutting the army down to and the budget bill on april 80 30 the senate genaw adopted a resolution declaring the war with germany and austria at tin an end on june 13 the house adopted a resola similar purports purport and the measure was finally passed on july 1 and signed the next day by president harding repented repeated efforts to pass it a soldiers bonus bill came to naught but a soldiers tidd lers relief bureau was created on august 2 and col C it 11 forbes mas made its director the house passed both a tax revision bill and A a tariff bill but the senate did not get around to the latter the tax measure was enacted into law on novem 1 her 21 among other important inea measures passed were a bill to exempt american con coastwise stIse shipping irom from payment of panama canal tolls a bill for government regulation of the packing industry the shipping board deficiency bill the billion dollar farm exports credit bill and various measures relating to enforcement of the he prohibition amendment including one forbidding the manufacture and sale ofee of beer er as medicine the extra session camo to an 1111 end on november 23 and on december 5 congress met tor for the regular session |