The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
congress CLOSES
UNTIL NEXT YEAR
Both Houses Hold Brief
Sessions and Introduce
Important Bills.
HAS AMENDMENT
TO CONSTR TUT ON
Senator Cullon Proposes to Fix
Presidential Term at Six Years
and Forbid Reelection.
Several Measures At
fecting Banks Are
Offered.
Times Dispatch Bureau.
Munsey Building,
AZ ~ - IN Ii o. lan..

Times Dispatch Bureau,
Munsey Building,
Washington. D. c., Dec. ill.,
Barely quorum was present In
eith,r the Senate or House when
Congress convened at noon. Neither
body was in session half an hour be-
fore adjourning Until January 9Th. A
number OF members came 70 the Capt.
toll with their luggage and rushed from
the hall to the railway station. where
they took trains for their homes to
spend Christmas with their familias.
AS rule members from west of the
Mississippi do not go home for the
holidays. and this rule was generally
followed this year. The Westerners
who remain generally spend much time
in New York.
The members. as we'll as the gall
leries to-day kept close eye on 1tep..
resentative Williams and Represents
tive De Almond. to see whether there
was any show OF a reconciliation be-
tween the two after their mill of
. Thursday. Possibly come expected a
renewal Of the fight There was
nothing In the demeanor of either gem
tleuan to Indicate that he thought OF
breaking the peace. making an apology
or that he had ever had row In his
life. Their seats are a long distance
apart ~
Senator Bailey got In the game to-
day. not on the floor OF the Senate. but
In the press gallery, to the extent OF
sending communication to the press
denying the rumors printed locally and
In New York that he contemplated re-
signing from the Senate and going be-
fore the people OF Texas for vote OF
confidence Not more tran 10 per cent.
OF the Democrats of the State are OPP
posed to him the Senator says in his
statement. In Some localities the per-
centage is great. he admits but the
average lis no larger than this.
why should ] Yield to the whlm. OF
a lot Of nnndescrint Democrats. anar-
chists and social,stsg. z. he asks. -
MI. Gaine.'s DIvernion.
The proceedings of she House to-
day were erliyened with i: speech by
Jof,i Wesley Gaines OF Tennessee.
protesting against the Adjournment nj
the House for the Christmas holidays.
1--WE should have gone to Wall Street
and tiirottled the thieves and turned
back to the honest people their hard
earned earnings" he exclaimed q
At this uitarance Mr.. Payne, OF New
York, ;aughlngly inquired. What sub
jecI was before the House?"
"Oh.'. said MFR. Gaines, II expect the
-SeuliSsIIdU ITOI.l NEW IOTk Sllt tlAuEEi
in Wall Street at what say hut that
does not deter me from condemnln.
J their sfmposItisn and their outrage op
the plain people of this country. who
are net responsible for this highway
act of importing an unnecessary pani:
upon the defenseless people. say WE
should stay mere through the holidays
and rivet down these yultures that
have forced this condition"
j ~, Iut,y nf avery member. he
said. to stay here and attend to bus.
mess. mot as Democrats or as Re.
oublicans, but as Americans represent
! Ing the American people.
Although In not such forceful Ian
euage. Representative Hepburn, q
Iowa, protested against the genera
permission which had been given ts
s committees to- sit during the session.
OF the House. Such action, he said
tied the hands OF the House and would
make 1t impossible on some occasions
to secure quorum. Fl,
Notwithstanding the two protests
the usual permission was granted t
committees, and after being an session
twenty minutes the House ndjonrne'
until January 9Th. 4
To Amend Constitutions.
The Senate passed without amend
ment a deficiency appropriation BIZ
which had previously passed the House
appropriating $4,000 to replace see
burned at the Agricultural Department
warehouse in this city on Novembe
6th.
Senator Cullom introduced Join
resolution proposing an amendments
the Constitution. fixing the terms Q
the President and Vice-P sident at 81
nd nrnIyihit}nn O ra.o1orfion3S 10
q second term gs.
A number of other bills and resoiu
lions we've introduced. The Senate wa
II, session forty-five minutes.
Provide for Vice admiral.
Senator Warner. Of Missouri, to-da
introduced a bin creating the rank q
yice-admiral in the navy. If 1t snoul
btcome a law, 1t will permit the promo
ton OF Rear Admiral Evans tothe5 pre-
posed rank, but the measure was mo
intended to accomplish that end alon,
II Is general In its nature, and Is pun
pose is to provide for rank In TIL
navy. which. when that branch OF It'll
i military service Is represented abroa,
IS does not render it necessary for til
commander to allow officers OF othe
countries whose snavies are not so In
portant as ours to take precedence owe
them. 5SS esSi
Following is the text Of the Bill:
1.-THE Presidept is authorized to al
point by selection and promotion
vtoe-adnliral Of the navy, Y whose I, n
tirement shall be governed by the e.
listing law governing the retirement
rear-admirals of the navy" u. .5
A Similar bill was introduced In tt
" House by Mr.. Kenne dy, Of Ohio.
Security to Depositors. u
y A bill providing security to depos
tors OF banks. and for 1.-THE spreventic
Of the boarding OF currency, was II
PRODUCED to-day by Senator, Owen,
Oklahoma, q 1t fixes a tax upon all d
X posits and from the fund thus create