Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-06
Both Houses
Congress Adjourn
CONFERENCE REPORT OF TARIFF
BILL PASSED BY SENATE.
PRESIDENT AppEHDs SIGNATURE
First Appearince in Congress Since
His Eleotion-Pen Used in Signing
Goes to- Congressman Payne.


Washington, Aug. 5.-The tariff has
been revised and the extraordinary
session of congress has been brought
to a close. Both houses adjourned sine
die officially at o'clock tonight, but
as a. matter of fact adjournment was
taken in the house at 5.3S p. M and in
the senate at 5.5S p. m.
The closing hours of the session were
most uninteresting.
The conference report of the tariff
bill was agreed to by the senate by, a
vote of AZ to 81 at 2 p. m, and soon
afterward the concurrent resolution
making certain changes in the leather
schedule was adopted by both houses.
President Taft at Capitol.
President Taft arrived at the capitol
at 4.45 p. m. and entered the room set
aside for the president on the conclud-
ing day of a session of congress. His
appearance there, the first since his in
cumbency as president, caused menf-
bers of congress to desert the two
chambers and form in line to be re-
ceived by him. There, was constant
procession of Misunderstanding statesmen
through the presidents room, from the
time of his arrival until his departure
at $50 o'clock.
Tariff Bill is Signed.
Just as the hands of the gold clock
in the presidents room reached six
minutes past 5 the Payne tariff bill,
as the measure will be known, was
laid before the president he picked
up a pen supplied by Chairman Payne
of the house ways and means commit
tee and which had been used by both
the vice president and the speaker in
signing tae bill, and attached his sig
nature. adding Signed. five minutes
after 5 o'clock, Aug. 5th, l909.-W. H.
Bending over the president as he af-
fixed his signature were Secretary
General Wickersham, Postmaster Cen
eral Hitchcock. Secretary Nagel and
Secretary Wilson. Standing about the
table were Senator Aldrich, Represent
ative Payne and many other members
OF the senate and house. Mr. Payne
stood with hand extended awaiting the
pen with which the bill was signed. He
took it with boyish glee. Another pen
was handed to the president and ne
wrote the word Approved and handed
the pen to Representative Langley of
Kentucky. M
When the committee of the house
and senate appointed for the purpose of
informing the president that the ex-
traordinary session of congress was
ready to adjourn called at the presi-
dents room the tariff bill had not been
signed Senator Aldrich. who acted as
spokesman. 50 announced.
Jocular Talk of Veto.
well / have not signed the bill
yet" said the president sDe. you think
ought to adjourn congress before
sign it?' ~ -
The announcement had been made by
Mr.. Aldrich on the theory that moth
ing stood in the way of adjournment.
There having been a great deal of talk
about the possibility of a veto, every
body in the room caught the signifi-
canoe of the presidents jocular query.
Il certainly do not" hastily replied
Senator Aldrich, and he joined in the
general laughter.
The delay in laying the bill before
the president was due to Representa-
tive Payne's desire to convey the doc
ument in person. Mr.. Payne did not
arrive until after o'clock
Previous to that time the president
signed a number of measures of COM
paratively small Importance and i'm
mediately after attaching his name 10
the general tariff bill he signed the
Philippine tariff measure. The presi-
dent picked up a handsome mother OF
pearl sent to him from the Philippine
Islands to be. used in signing this
measure. The president knew at once
that the measure being placed before
him was the Philippine tariff bill. A
broad smile of satisfaction overspread
his fae and he wrote his name with
a flourish not in evidence when he
signed the general tariff bill.
When the president arrived at the
capitol the sun was shining brightly,
but soon after he entered his room
just off the senate chamber the skies
darkened, heavy black clouds rolled up
and the electric lights had to be turned
on.
of for Beverly Today.
81 must be going, for we are off to
He left the capitol at $50 o'clock to
return to the White House.
In the senate Mr. Sherman thanked
the members for the courteous treat
ment extended him at all times. Con-
Guiding his remarks by wishing ;He
senators a happy return to their homes
he declared the extraordinary session
of the Sixty-first congress adjourned
without date" A burst OF applause
was accorded the vice president as he
laid down the gavel at 5.5s D. m.
Then the senate adjourned sine die.
In the house Speaker Cannon an
nounced his committee appointments
and these were received with varying
degrees of satisfaction.
1t was but a few minutes before 5
O'Clock when Mr.. Payne's resolution
fixing 6 p. m. as the hour for sine die
adjournment was adopted.
Before adjourning the house Speaker
Cannon, with the members standing
with their hats in their hands. made
neat speech in which he thanked
them for their service during the spe-
cial session, Upon its conclusion he
got round of applause from both
sides.