The Washington herald., 1907-12-22

After sessions lasting. respectively.
twenty-one and forty-five minutes, both
the House and the Senate adjourned yes
terday. pursuant TO an agreement reached
earlier in the week, until January 6, the
first Monday in the new year
That the holiday exodus of the legisla-
tors had already reached large proper
lions was evident in both Houses. IN
the Senate not more than twenty-five
members were in their seats during the
session, and, although one bin was pass
ed. If the presence Of quorum had been
questioned it would have been upheld
without a roll-call. In the House per
haps a hundred members occupied their
seats, and everything was rushed through
with lightning-like speed in the effort TO
be done and away.
The Senate passed. upon motion Of
Senator Teller. the bill which on We'd
nesday caused some unpleasant debate
between Senators from. mining States. II
exempts holders Of mining claims. who
have not performed during 1907 the Sl0O
worth of work on their claims which Is
required by law. from the operation of
the law. and has been stated by Senator
Teller 20 have arisen from the desire 10
grant relief 20 miners who have been
affected by the recent money stringency.
The bill, however. cannot become a law
under its passage. as the House had
already adjourned and the bill would
have TO be passed by both bodies before
the holiday adjournment.
Vice Admiral Bills offered.
Senator Warner introduced in the Sen
ate, as did Representative Kennedy in
the House, the bill detailed in TIE Wash
ington Herald yesterday re-creating the
rank Of vice admiral and limiting its
operation to Rear Admiral Evans. now in
command Of the battle fleet which is
bound for the Pacihc.
Senator Cullom, of Illinois. introduced
q resolution making the President and
The Vice President OF the United States
Ineligible for reelection or succession -
those Offices, and extending their terms
{ six years each.
Senator Scott introduced a resolution
providing for joint commission of Con-
greSs to investigate recent mine disasters
In West Virginia, Pennsylvania. Alabama,
and other States. and report 20 Congress
as 10 the causes OF those catastrophes.
The commission is TO he composed OF
three Senators and three Representatives.
Two District Bills Favored.
Two bills Of interest in the District of
Columbia were favorably reported from
the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds to the Senate Senator Hepburn
reported his bin providing for the pur-
chase Of the land adjoining the Mall
south OF Pennsylvania avenue. to be US ed
as sites for government buildings viii IN
may be erected in future. The bill car
ries an appropriation OF S0O0o000
Senator Scott reported his bin providing
for the condemnation and purchase Of a
site for the proposed building for the Use
OF the Departments of State, Justice. and
Commerce and Labor II carries an ap-
preparation of 100000. Both bills were
without amendment and were recommend
cd as worthy OF passage
a resolution was passed by the House
of Representatives authorizing the in
sstruction OF Herman Ulloa. Of Costa
Rica, at the West Point Military Acad-
envy.
Several routine resolutions. relating to
committee work. We're agreed to. in one
case evOking from John Wesley Gaines a
vigorous protest against the holiday re-
cess when we have done nothing yet.
and mighty little Of that" i'm the way OF
legislation to relieve the plain people
from the panic created by the vultures OF
Wall street
Messages from the President.
The President sent two brief messages
10 Congress In one he urged that pro-
vision be made for sending delegates to
the first Pan-American Scientific Con
gFess. 10 be held at Santiago. Chile. in
the first ten days Of December. 1908: in
the other he asked support for one of the
bureaus Of the Agricultural Department.