The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-01
SENATE HAS WAITING SESSION.
Frequent Recesses to Await. I Rngresss
ing OF bills.

SENATE hAo WhaAL'$@ ohs"cAVN'
Frequent Reoesses to Await I h Rngresss
Ing OF bills.
WASHINGTON, June 8o~In the Senate
chamber the scenes were quite ordinary.
The galleries were not well filed. As tho
day dragged along the few spectators
seemed to tire Of the dry procesdings,
punotuated with frequent releases.
The Senate met at 10 O'Clock, two hours
before the usual meeting hour, to facilitate
the business Cor adjournment. The session
was q waiting one for the most part. Early
In the day Senator Clark OF Wyoming put
through, after some opposition by Senator
Bailey Of Texas, a resolution authorizing a
committee to visit Indian Territory In the
vacation Of Congress and investigate and
report on the mineral lands.
Later Senator LaFollette appeared In
the Senatorial arena. his phumage sightly
ruf1ed-the result of e~noountering o robust
Senate flibuster last n~ight-directed against
his bill limiting the hours Of railway train
EMPLOYEES, Mr.. LaFollette asked unani-
nous consent that a date be fixed early In
the next session for a vote on his bill. Inoi-
dentally he referred to the flbuster OF
last night and was promptly rebuked by
Senators Carter and Gallinger. who pointed
out that it was impossible to have q "hh-
buster" in a dignihed body like the Senate.
Mr.. LaFollette looked as II he had learned
another thing about Senate procedure.
After some debate Mr. LaFollette's request
was denied. Later Senator Beveridge
eaw an opportunity to be useful and pro-
ceeded to work ont an understanding
between Mr.. LaFolette and the leaders
by which january 10 was fixed as the date
for O vote.
Having no further business to transact
and while awaiting the adjournment reso-
luton the Senate took numerous recesses
and also held two executive sessions for the
purpose Of clearing up the calendar OF
nominations. There was an understanding
earlier in the day that the session would
end at 1880, but at that hour the House
clerks had not completed b engrossing
Of the omnibus public buildings bill and the
adjournment resolution had therefore not
been presented to the House.
As that measure IL the only pork bill
Of the session and more Representatives
and Senators are personally interested in II
than any other legislation the Senate ad-
journment was delayed until 1t becomes
= law.
Meantime, the Senators tried to mitigate
the disoomiorts caused by the swslterin g
temperature by stealing out In the Hobbies.
where there was an occasional breeze, or
remaining In their places and welding the
great palm leaf fans with which they were
supplied by the sergeant-at-arms.
senator Hale, in charge Of the appropri-
alton bills, paced up and down the main
aisle tanning himself vigorously. Then
Senator Kean suggested an executive ses-
sion. It lasted three minutes. Again the
o--.kx .~ttad a~l AnortsoAI n oo~ praUyat
which Senator Blackburn was wearing.
In honor Of the adjournment the minority
caucus leader had aid aside the flaming
plaid tie which. many Senators had told
him was responsible for the excessive heat.
appeared In the Senate with q resolution
that had passed the House correcting the
mistake Of an enrolling clerk by which an
appropriation Of 100000 was allowed to
remain rsan am " sae 81 Su9 1Sa ro 1,Sn 1aa for al's q site II 1 sor
Q building for the Departments OF State,
Justice. and Commerce and Labor. The
resolution was promptly passed:
The omnibus public building bill report
When the Senate reoonvened at s p. NJ,
after.a recess Of three hours, the outlook
for an early adjournment was uncertain.
Senator Scott DUN that the bius
for which the Senate was waiting could
not come from the House before z O'Clock.
At the same time he announced that the
House had voted to take q recess until Z
p. M. 49,.
proposed action Of the House, and Score
other end Of the Capitol to bring Official in
formation, He returned In o few minutee,
having performed his mission even more
satisfactorily than was expected. He was
accompanied by the spesker s Of the h H ass
middle Of the main aisle, made Q profound
bow. and immediately became the object
OF q fusillhde OF questions from Senators.
After tho Speaker had, satisfactorily
ss4 Ies.,asss,. be cham marched sad ss Up d M sns E TsIs-
banks, who was restless under the delay.
he had procured accommodations and made
his plans last night for leaving for Indian
apoRs ct $40 p: "a. This morning ne can
on q train going ut 7 Tonight. When Mr..
Scott announced on the authority Of the
Speaker that an adjournment could not
be had before ESQ the Vice-President
Mr.. Bacon Of Georgia desired an explana-
ton from somebody as to the cause Of the
MI. Hale satisfied the. curiosity on this
point, which wal not confined to Mr.. Bacon,
by saying that the fault TX entirely noh with IN
said, had proved wholly unequal to the
He criticised the public printer and said
Congress ought TO. zee to IT that the en-
barrassnnent did not OCCUR again.
4 On motion Of Mr.. Hale The Senate then
took, q recess until 1;16.
At O'Clock Mr.. Hale said he was informed
that the belated bill was ready and he
therefore offered a resolution providing
for the appointment Of . committee to
3oin &, similar committee on the part. Of
the House and notify the President that
fCongress wes ready to adjourn II he had no
further communication to make to them.
l The resolution was adopted and the Vice
president appointed Senators Nelson and
blackburn. Almost Immediately Clerk
Browning Of the House appeared with the
long looked for bill, which carries the APP
propriations authorised BY the omnibus
public buildings bill. Il had already re-
ceived the autograph Of the Speaker. and
after yice-P president Fairbanks had added
his tim CLERKS rushed'it Of for enrolment.
The aHause members OF the committee,
Messr6spayne, Burton and Williams, then
joinediA sGnns. Nelson end Blackburn and,
acoompanssd1 by.a cisrk- bearing the 'bn;