Arizona republican., 1909-08-06

Washington. Aug. 5.-The tariff has been revised and the extraordinary session of congress is ended. Both houses adjourned at o'clock tonight The conference report was agreed to by the senate 47 to 31 at pm. and soon after the concurrent resolution making certain changes in the leather schedule was adopted by both houess.
 President Taft arrived at the capitol at 4:45 and entered the presidents room. His appearance there for the first time since being president, caus- ed the congressman to form in line to be received by him.
 At six minutes past five, the Payne tariff bill as the measure will be known, was laid before the president. picked up a pen supplied by Chairman Payne which had been used by both the vice president and the speaker in signing the bill, and attached his sig nature. After writing William H. Taft" the president added Signed five minutes after five o'clock August 5th, 1909.-W. H. T."
 With the president at the time were Secretary Knox, Secretary Macveagh, Attorney General Wickersham, Post master General Hitchcock. Secretary Nagle, Secretary Wilson. Senator Ald- drich. Representative Payne and num- erous senators and representatives.
 As the senators filed. into the rooms the president had something of a per sonal nature to say to each and good nature appeared to be overflowing- Senator Taliaferro of Florida, in d plaintive tone said: MT. President. surely you are not going to sign that bill with that pineapple paragraph in it2" He referred to the fact that he had gotten the duty increased on pine applies in the senate but the advance was eliminated in the conference.
 What would you have me to do? Shall I strike out pineapple altogether or just write in a rate tO suit you2' asked MT. Taft. laughingly.
 A short time afterward Senator Fletcher of Florida was telling the president good bye The Floridan was dismissed with Good b.-e, old pine apples. take care of yourself"
 The president tried to mollify Sen ator Warren for his disappointment over free hides and he greeted Senator Heyburn. who said on the floor today that no rate in the bill was too high to suit him. with a How are you, old High Tariff?"
 When the committees of the senate and house. appointed to inform the president that the extraordinary ses- sicn was ready to adjourn called at the presidents room the bill had not been signed.
 Well, I have not signed the bill yet" said the president. Do you think I ought to adjourn congress be fore I sign it?" The announcement had been made by MT. AIdrich on the theory that nothing stood in the way of adjournment. There had been a good deal of talk about the possibility of a veto. Every one in the room caught the significance of the presi- dents jocularity.
 T certainly do not" hastily replied AIr Aldrich
 The delay in laying the bill before the president was due to Representa- tive Paynes desire to convey the doc ument to the president personally.
 After signing the general tariff bill Mir Taft signed the Philippine tariff bill The president picked up a moth eT-Of-pearl pen which had been sent him from the Philippine Islands to be used in signing this measure. He wrote his name with a flourish not in evil dence when he signed the general tar if bill The president left the capitol at $50 to return to the White House through a driving storm.
 The signing of the bill had been pre-