Washington, June 16.
T= hectic 75th Session of. Congress adjourned at 9.09 o'clock this evening after one of the most bitter sessions in its history which focussed more intensive interest on the Far East than any recent legislative session, The Senate was'the first te adjourn, but was followed closely by the House of Representatives where several last minute bills were subjected to vote after earlier approval by the Senate.
One of the last acts of the House as it neared adjournment was to pass and send to the President a bill a thorizing the grant of perpetual churters to American " corporations organized under the China Trade Act, The United States Chamber of Commerce had recommended the legisia-Yon on the grounds that the pre sent charter limit of 25 years was a hendieap to American companies in China when negotiating contracts, Two Filibusters Avoid Two threats of flibusters earlier today had temporarily halted the stunpedé for adjournment, 'Senator Edward Burke, "Democrat of Nebraska, threatened the. rst filibuster when he warned the Senate he would "talk endlessly" ifthe Senate attempted, to consider a resolution' authorizing an additional {$12,500 appropriation for the Senate Lobby Investigating Committes, 'The second filibuster threat came fiom Senator Robert -R. Reynolds, Democrat. of North Carolina, who was furious when he returned to the Senate {o find that during his absence the Senate had passed' a bill ad-milling to citizenship alt aliens who came to the United States prior to December 5, 1917, Senator Reynolds entered a motion to reconsider the will, "{_am prepared to table many hours on this subject" he declared.
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