UNITED STATES POLITICS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 10 June 1924, Page 7

UNITED STATES POLITICS.

CONGRESS EXPIRES. By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. VY AS HINGTON, June 7. Legislation approved by President. Cooiidge at the wind-up of Congress included the Poster Pill, creating a commission to select a site for a national penal institution for women, the first of its kind ever authorised by Congress, and the appointment of a Senate Committee to sit during the election campaign and investigate the expenditures of candidates for the President and Vice-President of Congress and the Federal offices authorised. by the Senate. The Postal Salary Increase Bill was yetoed by the President with the declaration that “Government extravagance must stop!’ ’ The Bill made no provision for raising the 68,000,000 dollars necessary from the postal revenue.

Congress passed and President Cooiidge signed a special Bill admitting immigrants detained owing to the Supreme Court ruling of early this month.

Congress ended a six months’ session automatically at 7 o’clock to-night Senators and Representatives sought a last desperate battle to relieve the farmers. Many measures, including a Bill ' authorisiflg the construction of cruisers, modernising battleships. Deficiency Appropriation Bill, carrying funds to begin operation of the Bonus Law and other purposes, failed in the final; crush of legislation.

A special resolution was passed in the last five minutes by the House to make, the bonus appropriation available, but was lost in the Senate. Republican leaders declare that only a . Special session of Congress could provide funds for the initial costs of the bonus.