The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-03-12
CONGRESS
Resume of the Weeks
Proceedings.
Proceedings.

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Washington, March 8. - The ship
subsidy bill, previously passed by the
senate, was defeated in the house of
representatives yesterday by the mar
row margin Of three, the vote result
ing 172 to 175. The opponents of the
measure wildly cheered.
I, A dramatic feature Of the roll call
was the appearance in the hall Of Rep
resentative Goldfogle Of New York in
an invalid chair. he having been
brought from a hospital where he had
undergone an operation on his knee
cap, in order that he might record his
name against the bin.
Conference reports on the agricul-
tural. rivers and harbors and public
building bills were agreed to. and the
sundry civil bill went to conference.
The penal code bill on q conference
report was before the senate during
almost the entire day and was sub
1ected to filibustering tactics on the
part of the minority that resulted al
most in no progress being made upon
1t. The general deficiency bill was
passed. carrying appropriations
amounting to,'more than $19.000.0O0.
Washington, March 4.-Never has q
congress expired more peacefully than
the Sixtieth congress. The Democrat
ac filibuster against the penal code
bill was drawn to close yesterday
by an agreement eliminating from the
measure the Objectionable features
authorizing the use Of troops at cleo
ton places, and the measure was
passed without actually changing the
law now On the statute books.
The conference report on the legis-
1ative. executive and judicial appro-
Driation bill was agreed to. The con-
ferees eliminated all salary increases
in dispute except that Of the salary
of the president, which was fixed at
$4,000.
At $3.50 o'clock the senate took q
recess until $3.50 o'clock.
Reassembling at $3.50 o'clock, the
senate disposed of the conference re-
ports on the sundry civil and general
deficiency appropriation bills at 1920
o'clock and took a recess until $3.50
o'clock today.
On the eve of final adjournment the
house of representatives yesterday
transacted it's business with facility
unusual for dying congress, al
though at times there was much con-
fusion. which the speaker had much
difficulty in controlling. With scarce
ly any debate the conference report
on the military academy. legislative,
executive and judicial and penal code
bills were agreed to.
The bill amending the copyright
laws of the United States in regard
to canned music" was passed, as
were also large number of private
bills.
Having practically wound up the
consideration Of all other pressing
business, the house at 6:15 p. m. took
a recess until 10 o'clock.
Shortly before o'clock Mr.. Tawney
presented the conference report on
the sundry civil bill, which was
agreed to after brief discussion.
At 1903 a. M. the house further re-
cessed until 10 o'clock Thursday
morning.
Washington, March 5.-The Sixtieth
congress came to an end at noon yes
terday. and it glided into the Sixty
first so tmperceptibly that the change
was scarcely noticeable.
The senate VIII meet at noon to-
day to consider President Taft's nomi.
nations. but the house will not con-
vene again until the beginning of the
extra session Of congress, to be call
ed for the 18th inst.
The senate met at 9:4O a. M. but
the proceedings were confined to the
most formal work, mainly adoption of
the complete report of the conferees
on the pension appropriation bill, the
last OF the great supply measures
which the house also passed within
one hour of adjournment.
Utterly lacking in all the stirring
incidents usually marking the closing
of congress, the house at 1882
o'clock was declared by Speaker Can
non to be adjourned without day.
During the session Chairman Taw.
ney of the appropriations committee
In the house. said that appropriations
during the last eight years, Including
the fiscal wear 1o10 uo,o oouoI ~ IN
O07 ,S39,1S3, and declared that at the
end of the present fiscal year there
will be a deficit of $15O.00O,00O. He
severely criticised the executive
branch for submitting estimates of
expenditures far In excess of esti.
mates Of receipts.
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