It was not fair to expect early in the first session that it could have come to grips so soon with the momentous issues of our time. There was a prevailing attitude of patience. forbearance. and hopefulness. a general disposition to give the new administration a chance to get its feet on the ground. to feel its way. to study and to plan. Thus the net result of the first session. beyond the extension of numerous laws continuing programs instituted by the Democratic Party. was the enactment only of two original pieces of legislationthe emergency Refugee Act and the Submerged Lands Act with everything else deferred to the second session. Now. however. the trial period is over. The President has submitted his programs. the committees of Congress have been at work for 3 months.