Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-08-06

! tnlilk tnat ought To adjourn con
gress before | sign it,
The announcement had been mad,
by Mr Aldrieh on the theory tha
nothing stood in the way Of adjourn
ment. There having been grear
deal of talk about the possibility "
the significance the presidents jocu-
lar query held
u certainly do not" hastily replied
senator Aldrich
The delay in laying the tariff bill
/ before the president was due to Rep
resentative Payne's desire to person
ally convey the document to the presi-
dent
After attaching his name to the gen
eral tariff biH, Mr. Taft signed the
Philippine tariff bill.
The president picked up a mother
of pearl pen which had been sent him
from the Philippine islands to be used
in signing this measure. He wrote his
name with flourish which was not
in evidence when he signed the gen
ieral tariff bill
The president left the capitol at
$50 to return to the White House,
through driving storm
The signing of the bill had been
preceded by a busy day both in the
house and senate.
Meeting at 10 o'clock the senate
devoted four hours to final debate on
the measure. At O'Clock the vote was
taken on the adoption of the confer
ence report. The senate then adopted
Mr.. Aldrich's concurrent resolution
providing for reduction of the duties
on various manufactures of leather to
meet the views of western senators
who had been defeated in their ef-
forts to obtain protection for hides.
Six o'clock was agreed upon by the
two houses as the hour for final ad-
journmvnt. Senators loitcred about
until the arrival of that hour,
A resolution offered by Mr. Culber-
son expressing the appreciation OF the
senate for the able and impartial man
ncr in which the vice president had
presided over the session, Of that body,
was adopted
Mr.. sherman thanked the senate for
the courteous treatment eXtended to-
him at all times Wishing the sena
tors a happy return to their homes, heI
declared the extraordinary session of
the 6lst congress adjourned without
day
The house devoted the last day of
the special session to perfecting thol
tariff bill and transacting mass of
routine business.
Speaker Cannon announced his COM
mittee appointments and they were re-
ceived with varying degrees of satisfac-
ton.
The concurrent resolution amend
ing the leather schedule of the taflii
bill. was adopted without dissenting
vote. The McCumber- McLaurin reso-
luton. revising the drawback pro-
vision and placing cotton bagging on
the free list, previously adopted by
the senate had no such good luck ON
the claim that it was not in order. II |
was consigned to the committee on
WAYS and means
A half hour remained before the APP |
pointed hour of adjournment and thel
time was dragging SO heavily That hyI
direction of the speaker the hands ot
the clock were set ahead - minutes
Before adiourning the house, speaker
cannon thanked the members for thelr
service during the session.
The speaker said
"Renrcsenting as we do in the ag-
gregate. ninety millions of people,
scattered as the population is from the
Atlantic ocean to the Golden Gate ana
from the northern boundary to the
southern boundary. producing as We
do. onc-third of AN the products "'
all the civilized world. it is nut nat
pral when the chosen representatives.
of the great body Of the people come
together with varying interests WIN
virilc constituencies. that they shou'o
diesoree as to the proper policies th't
should govern the cnaCtmfh' "i
t,tion ont of that disagreement
come compromises. Legislation IS I'M
possibIe except by the vote or i''"
ioritv and the majority cannot "H''
without compromise
..-he majority is responsible li'h'
ti,,,e 10 time for our legislation.
b,,.a nerformcd our duty % the ~
80 opr ability. At times tho cohles'
,,,,.. bren warm but there IS one s'o'
ching a bout representing the Amer ''"'l
.,t,+i,r when the contest is over
ana the legislation is complete "'
loss il is quite objectiona bic me p,'l','
NJ the country conform +" ih' pi'i''
sons of tho legislation and we NOV
II thank YOU and as the hour h"s
..,,.,d Cor adjournment. wishing you
a safe journey to your homes ne"lln
and a safe return. nothing is lei' i"'
mo. under the provisions oi the con
nnrren, resolution. but 20 declare inc