Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-05
Annual Session Ends at Noon with the
Usual FOrmalitisS
THANKS TO VICE PRESIDENT AND SPEAKER
ssolution Presented in Each Hsuse BY
Leader Of Minority.
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL IS KILLED
Democrats Continue Filibuster anr
Measure is Withdrawn.
LAF0LLETTE BILL FINALLY PASSED
Senate Agrees TO the Conference
Report and President signs
Bill shortly Before
Noon.
LAFoLlETTE BILL FINALLY PASSED

WASHINGTON. March 4-with a new
record for large appropriations and far
reaching legislation. the Fifty-ninth con-
gress was brought to a close shortly after
noon today The last few hours were tame
by comparison with what had been ex-
pected. Long. before noon Senator Gal
fingers fight for the passage Of the ship
subsidy bill had been abandoned and the
flibuster against II conducted by Senator
Carmack being no longer necessary, he
f, surrendered the floor, much to the disap-
pointment of the galleries. Extreme ia
tigue due to continued night sessions in
the house during the last week, had a
dampening effect upon many congressman
and the usual excessive last day en-
thusiasmr was confined to less than half
the membership
President Roosevelt. with his cabinet
White House STAFF and a number of guests
+, occupied the presidents room in the SEN
ate wing Seated at a big table in the
center of the room he signed bills as they
were enrolled and presented to him. On
account of the dispatch with which busi-
ness has been conducted during the past
week there were only forty bills TO be
signed today.
The president was at the capitol for more
than an hour. He devoted most of the
time In visiting with his cabinet, both the
retiring and incoming members beng pres
ent and - presenting them to personal
friends OF the senate and house. Retiring
senator's were received. and without ex-
ception the president expressed regret that
these lawmakers were to leave the service
of the country. Especially warm was his
reception to Senator 'spooner. who yester-
day announced his voluntary retirement.
Prediction by President.
When the members of the committee
which waited upon him with the informa-
tion that congress was ready to adjourn
had delivered their message. the president
thanked them for the laws that had been
enacted, but he added with a SMILE that
he stili had several bills that would be
heard from In the future.
Vice President Fairbanks and Speaker
Cannon received tho thanks of the minority
Ntr the impartial manner In which they
Nkad presided over. the deliberations of the
two houses. and both made speeches ex-
pressing gratitude at the words of appre-
citation. A feature of the house session
was the presentation OF club silver serv-
Ice of 800 pieces 20 General Grosvenor by
his colleagues OF the Fifty-ninth congress.
In addition to the songs and stories that
usually mark the close OF session the
entire house rose, waved flags and sang
"My Country Tis OF Thee" as the gavel
fell at 1915 p. m.
In the senate the last of the proceedings
was the speech by Vice President Fair
banks prior to adjournment at 1913 p. m.
Light Attendance.
Both houses OF congress met today at 9:3t
for the last sitting OF the session and Of the
Flfty-ninth congress. The attendance was
slim, both in the senate and house, and
those present showed signs Of fatigue. due
to the almost continual meetings since last
Saturday morning. The house proceeded
M n the entire session was still before It,
but the senate. finding itself without a
quorum and with all the absolutely neces-
sary routine business disposed of. took q
recess few minutes after assembling and
II was at once made evident that there
would be no further serious effort TO secure
action on the ship subsidy bill or upon any
disputed measure, Senator Carmack was
. in his seat when the session began. and his
desk was piled high with formidable
array OF documents. lust II had been
all day yesterday showing his preparedness
TO continue the hght against the consldera-
tion OF the ship subsidy bill. He openly
declared his purpose OF speaking until Il
O'Clock, II necessary, but the motion for a
recess evidently was welcome news to him
Nntu tne mouse was Cdtteu 10 Ofuef tnefe
was already assembled in the galleries an
audience which would have been an In
spiration to oratory on almost any other
occasion.
The crowds continued TO arrive until
there was soon an overhowing from the
galleries into the Corridors and the session
had not progressed far when the passage
ways became thronged
There was a general air OF relief over tn,
fact that all the appropriation bills had
received the finishing touches last night
an exceptional accomplishment The only
important measure. aside from the shin
subsidy bill. which was ''in the air" 8
We're. was the La Toilette railroad EN-
ployes bill.
President at Capitol.
The president left the white House a
1850 for the capitol. arriving there abou
II O'Clock Before leaving the executive
Offices the Aldrich currency bill was signeS
and the frst measure signed after his ar
rival fat the capitol was the authorizing o.
an immigration station at Charleston. s. c
The president was preceded to the capito
by several members Of his cabinet, anC
soon after his arrival other members cam,
IN Among the presidents guests In tn,
Dom set aside for him in the senate win,
; addition to the cabinet were James r
GARFIELD. who will succeed Secretary OF tn,
Interior Hitchcock, and George 1. vor
Meyer. who succeeds George b. Cortelyo,
as postmaster general. and several assist
ant secretaries OF departments. The presi
dent was assisted in his work Of perusin,
BILLS BY Secretary Loeb and other mem
bers OF the White House stan.
Thirty ILLS IA all were signed by tn,
president az the capitol Delay In engross
ing the biil limiting the hours Of railwa,
em-)loyss prevented the president frou
completing HE task eefe=s neea. and Il va
exactly three minutes after II when h,
ATTACHED his signature 10 that measure
IA. r. Fuller, who has been representing
the various railway brOtherhoods At IN,
capitol during the consideration OF thi
measure. was In the room at the time
was signed The president shook hand
with Mr.. Fuller. remarking. You know
ccontinued on Fourth Pnral