New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-11

Congress Passes Measure and
Promptly tdjouTnsl
FINAL VOTE N The SENATE
Seven Republicans Repud / /
Conference Report

Conference Report.
Washington, Aug. THE tariff has
been revised and the extraordinary
session Of congress has been brought
Ito close. Both houses adjourned
zine die officially.
The conference report on the bill
was agreed to by the senate by a
vote Of ~ to 81. when the vote was
taken, and soon afterwards the con-
current resolution making certain
changes in the leather schedule was
adopted by. both houses. On the final
vote on the conference report in the
senate seven senator's lined up with
the Democrats against approval. They
were BristoW (Kan.), Clapp and Mel
son (Minn.), Cunlmins and Dolliver
(Ia.), La Toilette (Wis.) and Bever-
idge Ind.).
Following closely upon this action
the senate adopted MI. Aldrich's con-
current resolution providing for re-
duction of the duties on various
manufactures of leather to meet the
views of Western senators who had
been defeated in their efforts to OBJ
tain protection for hides.
Senator McCunlber's resolution pro-
viding additional rebate regulations
for the bill, amended at the instance
l. NJ a, IN To DO
vision for free cotton bagging, was
adopted without division.
After this action there remained
nothing for the senate to do except
TO await the signing of the measure.
ecnators Aldrich and Daniel were op-
pointed the committee to wait on the
president In conformity with the GUS
tom Of informing the chief executive
that the congress had concluded It's
business and was ready to adjourn il
he had no further communication to
make
Waiting fer the End.
Six o'clock was agreed upon by the
two houses AZ the hour for final adj
journment Senators loitered about
until the arrival Of that hour. Demo
Gratis and Republicans, regular and ir-
regular, formed little social groups
with no indication OF hostility. s.
q resolution offered by Mr.. Culbsr-
son. expressing the appreciation Of the
senate for the able and impartial man
Aer insWhich the vice president had
/ bresiasA over the sessions Of that
bo1y. was adopted. Ttss 8
IN especially happy language Mr..
sherman. thanked the senate for the
courteous treatment which had been
extended toward him at all times.
Concluding his remarks by wishing
the senators happy return to their
homes, he declared the extraordinary
session of the Sixty-first congress adj
journed without day" A burst Of
applause was accorded the vice presi-
dent as he laid down the gavel of lis
authority.
/ With it's members nearly exhausted
from the heat and the arduous labors
of the past four months, the house of
representatives devoted the last day
Of the special session to perfecting the
tariff bill and transacting mass of
routine business. Speaker Cannon an.
nounced his committee appointments.
and they were received with varying
degrees Of satisfaction.
i Leather Schedule Amended.
The concurrent resolution amending
the leather schedule of the tariff bill
was adopted without dissenting vote
d after it had been discussed for little
over half an hour. No such good
luck, however, befell the McCumber.
McLaurin resolution revising the
q drawback provision and replacing cot
ton bagging on the free list. which had
previously been adopted by the sen.
ate. On the claim Of Chairman Payne
that it was not in order 1t was con,
signed to the committee on ways and
4 means.
It was but q few minutes before 5
O'clock when Mr.. Payne's resolution
q fixing S p. nj. as the hour for adjourn.
ment sine die was adopted.
I While the committee appointed to
notify the president that the house
was ready to adjourn was performing
that duty there was such an exodus
of members from the chamber that
the attendance dWindled away to a
mere eorporaPs guard.
A half hour remained before the
! appointed hour Of adjournment and
the time was dragging SO heavily thai
by direction of the speaker the hands
Of the clocks were set ahead twenty
five minutes.
Before adjourning the house, Speak
er Cannon, with the members STANDING
8 with their hats in their hands, made
q neat speech In which he thanked
!. them for their service during the spe
cial session. Upon its conclusion, hi
got round Of applause from boil
J sides.