Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-03
Adjournment OF
congress DELAYED
SLOW WORK OF EXERCISING
HOUSE BILLS KEEPS CON-
GREssMEN AT DESKS.
ERROR IN SUNDRY
CIVIL BILL DISCOVERED
President Had Signed It and Resolu-
ton Correcting Error Is Passed
President Goes to Capitol and Is
Kept Busy Signing Measures.

ton Correcting Error Is Passed
President Goes to Capitol and Is
Kept Busy Signing Measures.
Washington, July 2.-The adjourn
ment of congress was delayed Satur-
day until evening, owing to the slow
work of engrossing house bills.
One of the peculiar features of the
day was the signing of the sundry
civil bill. AS it was passed it con-
tanned an item appropriating s3,00O,-
600 for the condemnation of site
for building for the departments of
state, justice and commerce and la
Dor in Washington. This item was
dropped out in conference, however,
after it had been transferred to the
omnibus public building bill, and later
it was dropped out of that bill also.
The enrolment clerks failed to mo-
tice that the appropriation had been
eliminated from the sundry civil bill
and included 1t in the copy of the
bill laid before the president for his
signature. Just as the president had
concluded signing his name Senator
Scott discovered the error.
The Error Corrected.
Senator Hale and Chairman
Tawney, Of the house appropriation
committee, prepared a resolution re-
pealing that feature of the bill max
ing the 100000 appropriation and
this was passed by both bodies.
p ~ Mirraoot, offarod
a joint resolution that the provision
in the sundry civil appropriation bill
for the fiscal year 1907 appropriating
100000 for the purchase of a site
for the erection of building for the
departments of state, justice and COM
merce and labor be repealed.
Mr.. Tawney explained the purpose
of the resolution and Speaker Cannon
explained that in the press for ad-.
journment many bills are enrolled,
previous to their passage and it Is
possible that the mistake occurred
in that way.
Mr.. Mann (Ill.) asked how many
more such bills were in similar sit
uation. Mr.. Tawney could not say,
but said he only knew that a cabinet
officer had discovered this very great
mistake after the president had signed
the bill and the appropriations COM
mittee had agreed upon this action
to repeal that portion of the sundry
civil bill.
The resolution was adopted without
division
Public Buildings Bill Passed.
Senator Scott presented the con-
ference report on the public building
in the senate and it was agreed to,
which passed the measure.
The house adopted the conference
report on the public building bill.
Vote Money to Enforce Rate Law.
Washington, July 2.-The senate
adopted without discussion the house
resolution making the necessary APP
preparations for carrying into effect
the railroad rate law, which passed It.
Senate Yields on Meat Measure.
Washington, July 2.-Mr. Proctor
Friday presented the report of the con-
ferees on the agricultural bill con-
tanning the meat inspection provision.
Late in the afternoon the conferees
returned to the senate chamber and
Mr.. Proctor presented the report. 1t
was read and without comment was
agreed to. 1t carried the meat inspec-
ton provision as presented by the
house.
At night the house adopted the con-
ference report amid considerable ap-
plause This passed the bill, and when,
signed by the presiding officers Of both
houses it will go to the president.
Money for Public Building Bill.
Washington, July An the house
Mr.. Tawney (Minn.) presented an ap-
preparation bill to carry into effect
the provisions of the omnibus public
building bill. 1t carried an appropria-
ton of 100000 and was passed with
out debate.
President at Capitol.
Washington, July president
Roosevelt went to the capitol Saturday,
forenoon at 11:48 in order to sign
bills that might be passed during the
last hours OF congress.
When the senate took a recess ct
two p. m. until five o'clock to await
the completion of the enrolment OF
bills, Senator Warren extended an In
vitation to the president and the mem
bers Of the cabinet and Mr.. Loeb to
take luncheon with him. The lunch
con was served from the senate cafe
in the senate military affairs commit
tee room, one of the prettiest rooms
In the capitol.
La Toilette Gets Date Set.
Washington. July 2.-The discus
sion Of the La Toilette bill limiting
the hours of train service on railways
was revived in the senate Saturday
by request by the Wisconsin senator
for unanimous consent to vote on the
bill at three o'clock on December 18
next.
An objection was made, however. by
Senator McCumber, who said that in
terests in his state desired to be
heard on the subject He feared that
they might be deprived of this op-
portunity If a time for voting should
be named.
Later in the day the question was
revived by Senator Beveridge and
ultimately an agreement was reached
to vote on the La Toilette bill on
January 10 at three o'clock.
A Financier.
"He says he is on fire with love for
me-"