The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
Root Finds an Error in En- roHment After Bill Had Been
 Signed by tho President
PUBLIC PRINTER WAS IL
 AND MORE TROUBLE CAME
Finally at 10 O'Clock One of the Most Important Sessions of Congress Ever Held Was Form
 ally Adjourned.

Washington. June SO.-For the first time in the history of the government Congress adjourned on the day which closed the fiscal year. Other sessions had adjourned before, and some after June 10, but the Fifty-ninth Congress ended Its first ses- sion on the day when the government strikes its balances and closes It's books
 There were some interesting features to mark the end which finally came when there was less than a quorum in either house, as many senators and representa- tives relying on the belief that the ad- journment would come early In the day made their arrangements to leave In the afternoon, and they did not remain for the closing scenes
 An error in the enrolment of the sun dry civil appropriation bill caused quite furry about the capitol. It was found by Secretary Root in looking over the bill after 1t had been signed by the Pres ident that 1t contained an appropriation of three millions for site for a public building in Washington, a provision which had been eliminated from two different bills. After some perplexity the error was corrected by a joint resolution.
 Roosevelt Goes to Capitol.
 President Roosevelt came to the capitol about 1 o'clock in anticipation of an early adjournment, and when he found that there would be a delay in order to se- cure the enrolment of the bills which had to be passed he took lunch in the capitol and in the afternoon visited the congres. sional library.
 Speaker Cannon rlgidly carried out his intention of keeping back the adjourn ment rersolution until the bills were all passed and signed and the hour for the end was not known until short time before the gavel fell with the announce ment by Vice President Fairbanks in tha Senate and the speaker in the House that the first session of the F1fty-ninth Con- gross stood adjourned without day.
 Both Senate and House met early, but a long recess was necessary in the after noon to enable the enrolling clerks tc catch up to the bills that had beer passed.
 The closing scenes In the Senate were formal and without interest. In the House there were the usual hilarious per fOrmanceS consisting of amusing speeches and songs which occupied the time during the long waits and members made the best of the hottest day of the seasor with merriment
 No business of importance aside from completing the pending legislation was transacted in either house during the day
 The work accomplished by the Congress that terminated today Is told by Speaker Cannon to the Associated Press. | He said:
 Speaker Cannon Is Pleased. 'In my Judgment the work done, ant | the legislation enacted in the session | just closed exceeds in importance foi | the best interests of all the people o1 | the republic of any session in thirty years of public life.
 | "I do not contemplate a review of al | legislation. It Is sufficient that the leg | islation covering the appropriations ano | the authorization of public expenditures has been most carefully considered. anc | wisely enacted
 "The legislation commonly referred tc | as the rate legislation, the pure food bill | the inspection feature of the agriculture l bill, are measures that affect the interests of all the people, and while nothing per. 1 feet can be done, I am satisfied the oper' ation of these laws will demonstrate their wisdom.
 And I believe If nothing else had beer accomplished than the enactment of thes; three measures they alone would be suf ficent to make the first session of tho Fifty-ninth Congress a memorable one IT l the history of the republic"