Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-04
Ne Effort Made to Bring
Up Measure Clos
ing Day
IN SESSION SUNDAY
Senate Puts in Time Hearing
Debate---President Signs
Many Measures.
Washington, March 4.-congress ad-
iourned sine die at 1920.

Washington, March 4.-Ihe 3Sth
congress ended at noon today. No
scenes out of the ordinary occurred in
either branch. In the house the mem
hers told stories and boisterOusly filed
in the last hours. GrOsvenOr OF Ohio
who retires from the house, was pre-
sented with a handsome silver service
by his colleagues.
DecOrOus in senate.
In the senate the proceedings were
entirely decorous. Resolutions were
adopted thanking Vice President Fair
banks and Speaker Cannon for their
unvarying impartiality. and responses
were made by these presiding officers.
The galleries of both houses were
crowded.
signs 40 Bills.
Washington, March 1.-THE presi-
dent reached the capitol about II
o'clock today and began the task Of
signing bills In all he attached his
signature to 40 measures. The delay
in engrossing the bill limiting the
hours of railway employees prevented
the president from completing the task
before noon and it was exactly three
minutes after - when he signed that
measure
Met for Last sitting.
Washington, March 4.-Both houses
of congress met today at $50 for the
last sitting of the session of the 59tn
congress. The attendance was small.
both in the senate and house, due 10
the almost continual meetings since
last Saturday morning.
House Busy Early.
The house proceeded with business
as if the entire session was still before
it, but the senate. finding itself with a
quorum and with all the absolutely
necessary business disposed of. took q
recess a few minutes after assembling
and it was evident there would be ne
further serious efforts to secure action
on any disputed measure.
Carmack Ready.
Senator Carmack was in his seal
when the session opened being prepar
ed to continue the fight against consid
Grafton of the subsidy bill. He openly
declared his purpose of speaking unit
IL if necessary. but the motion for {
recess evidently was welcome news II
him, and sigh escaped his lips a!
he left his seat.
Receives Quietus.
The subsidy bill finally received t.
quietus. After the senate reassembled
Gallinger. in charge of the measure
arose and announced his decision no
to press it for further consideration
Before making the announcement ht
entered into a furious. though brie
argument in support of the bill.
Agree on Conference Report.
Washington March Both tn
house and the senate today agreed Il
the conference report on the bill limi;
ing the hours of service of railway en-
ployes as agreed upon by the confer
ees last night. The agreement limit
the daily service of railway telegraph
ers to nine hours with a provision tha
the requirement may be extended a
to any particular case when a prope
showing is made 10 the interstat
commerce commission.
No Deficit at End of Year.
Washington, March .i-Tawne!
chairman of the committee on apprj
priations, announced in the house tC
day instead of facing a deficit in tn
treasury at the close of the fiscal yea
of 1908 as seemed imminent at on
time, there would be a surplus of $2I
o00,0O0 at that time The total appr
priations made at the present sessio
OF congress, he said, aggregate appa
emily $919,944.0OO
Allison Agrees
Allison chairman of the senate cor
mittee on appropriations. also made
statement to the senate along the lir
of Tawney's presentation His estima
of the aggregate appropriation agree
with that of Tawney.
No Rest on Sabbath.
Washington, March 4.-There was
Sabbath for congress yesterday. Fl
clustering or hurrying through bills
get them out of the way before IL
59th congress ends its existence. Il
senate and house remained in sessiC
practically until 1870 O'Clock. when
recess was taken until $50 this NOR
ing. Officially it was the legislati