Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-16

ings have recently been upset.
One of which was to the effect
that Congress adjourned on the
18th of March at 10 M. sharp, even
if it was necessary to stop the
clock or turn it back an hour OF
so. Many have been the tales told
as to how old Capt. Bassett would
get up in the gallery of the Senate
and turn the hands of the old
clock back unawares to all, except
to those who we're wise. But, &C
cording to the Record the Senate,
at least, did not adjourn this year
according to the time-honored
custom. The following from
The Record, of Saturday however,
will show that there was important
business about to be considered:
Mr.. Depew. Mr.. President
The vice-president. Will the
Senator from Rhode Island Yield
to the Senator from New York?
Mr.. A!drich. I yield.
Mr.. Depew. I introduce a joint
resolution for reference to the
Committee on Privileges and. Elec-
lions.
The joint resolution Is. R. y
proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States
respecting the commencement and
termination of Congress was read
the first time by its title and the
second time at length, as follows
Resolved by the Senate and the
House of Representatives of the Unit
| ed States of America in Congress as
sembled (two-thirds of each House
concurring therein), That the follow
ing Amendment to the Constitution of
the United States be proposed for rat
itication by the legislatures of TIE sew
eral States which, when ratified by
legislatures in t~hree-fourths of the
several States, shall be valid as a part
of the said Constitution, namely:
That the sixty-second Congress and
the term of office of the President and
Fice-President shall continue until the
last Wednesday of April 1913 at noon
and the last Wednesday of April al
noon shall thereafter be substituted
for the 4th day of March as the com.
mencement and termination of Con-
gress and the terms of the President.
Vice-President, Senators, Representa-
tives, and Delegates in Congress.
Mr.. Lodge. Mr.. President.-
The Vice-President. Will the
Senator from Rhode Island yield
to the Senator of Massachusetts,?
Mr. Aldrlch. Certainly.
Mr.. Lodge. This is an extraor-
binary session of the Senate; the
House is not in session; and GER
tainly it has never been our prac.
tice at an extraordinary session
of the Senate to introduce general
business to which the assent of
both Houses is required.
Mr.. Beverage. Let the joint
resolution be referred IN any
event.
Mr.. Aldrich. Let it be referred.
MI. Lodge. It would be referred
to the committee, of course, in any
event.
Mr.. Cullum. It ought not to
have been introduced.
Mr.. Depew. All l ask is that it
be referred to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections.
Mr.. Lodge. have no objection,
of course.
The Vice-President. The Joint
resolution will be referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions.
The other of these understand
ings was to the effect that The
Record, that great Illuminating
national daily, our beloved con-
temporary, would discontinue It's
visitatlons when the wind would
cease to blow, or Congress ad-
iourn. But this too has failed us.
The Record is coming right along.
We cannot account for it on any
other theory except that there
was some slight over-draught.