Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-06-03
CONGRESS Is OVER
Session Adjourned Saturday
At Midnight
TIRED MEMBERS GO HOME NOW
Last Day in Senate Proves to Be a
Busy One, Many Important Bills
Being Rushed Through = Aldrich.
Vreeland Emergency Currency Bill
Passes by a Vote of 43 to %.

asoeS Wy SoGe VI TO 10 ll,
Washington, special.-Just ten
minutes, officially, before the hands
of the big round clock in the cham
Der of the two houses of Congress
pointed to the hour Of midnight the
first session of the Sixticth Congress
came to close. In the House the
closing hours were characterized by
singing of songs by Republicans in
honor of Speaker Cannon, and by
Democrats in the interest of William
J. Bryan. The excitement which was
great at times finally subsidized and
the session closed with general good
fellowship among the members. The
Senate was extremely quiet during
the closing hours, held together only
by the necessity of remaining in ses-
sion for the engrossing and signing
of bills.
The last days of the Senate will be
memorable on account of the hlibus-
ter of Messrs. LaFollette, Stone and
Gore against the emergency currency
bill, by the remarkable interpreta-
tions of the rules which 90 far to
establish cloturc in a body note
worthy for the freedom of debate,
and by the final passage of the cur
rency bill. President Roosevelt and
several Of his cabinet were at the
Capitol during the evening.
The President shortly before 10
O'Clock signed the compromise cur
rency bill and presented the pen he
used in afixing his signature to Rep
resentative Wilson, of Chicago.
AT 9:55 p. m. committees from
both houses waited upon the Presi-
dent and informed him that Congress
was ready to adjourn. They report
ed that they had performed the duty
and that the President said he had
no further communication to make.
Previous to his signature to the
currency bill the President had hand
ed it to Secretary Cortelyou, who
carefully read its provisions. Two
other members of the Cabinet were
present-Secretaries Root and Gar
field. The President in conversing
with several Senators told them that
he was very well satisfied with the
accomplishments Of the congressional
session.
An hour after his arrical at the
Capitol, the President had signed all
the bills placed before him, including
the public buildings, the general de-
ficiency and the government en-
ployes' liability bills.
The President applied a "pocket
veto" to the bill to compensate in
ventors for inventions used by the
government.
Last Day in House.
Washington, Special.-Having con-
cluded its labors for the session the
House Saturday night shortly after
9 o'clock adopted a resolution to ad-
journ sine die at 10 minutes before
midnight. The news that the cur
rency bill had passed the Senate
quickly reached the House and evok-
ed great applause. From that time
on business moved with rapidity
that signifed a speedy termination
of the first session of the Sixtieth
Congress. The conference report on
the public buildings bill, which had
been held up pending action on the
currency question, was quickly
brought cut and agreed TO. This ac-
tion was Immediately followed by the
adoption of the conference report on
the general deficiency bill, thus clear
ing the decks of all important pend
ing legislation.
just before adjourning Mr.. Tawney
gave a resume of the work of the ses-
sion. Mr.. Tawney stated the total
appropriations for the session to be
1851 ,OSS,6O7. He said the total rev.
enues of the so,olnment estimated to
Congress by the Secretary of the
Treasury, are placed at $S7S,123,O11;
that in addition to the authorized ex-
penditures of $S51, ,OSS,6O7 for the
operation of the government during
the next fiscal year, appropriations
are also made as follows: Deficiency
acts, exclusive of So, ,466,75O for pub
lie buildings authorized at this ses-
sion, $44, ,529,223; for requirements
of the sinking fund $5S,OOO,OO0; for
redemption of national bank notes
$25,O0O,0OO; for construction of the
Panama canal (bonds to be issucd)
$29, $4,000; for miscellaneous and
special objects. $1,O0O,O00, including
$25O,OOO for the relief of storm and
flood sufferers in Southern States,
and 100000 for the payment of
claims of the Roman Catholic church
in the Philippine Islands; making
grand aggregation for the next fiscal
year of $1,OOS, S,sO4,s94.
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