Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-06
TARIFF BILL PASSED.
Continued from Page One.)

Sherman thanked the Senate for the
courteous treatment extended him al
all times. His life in the Senate he
said had been made a continual pleas
ure by the consideration shown him at
all times.
Concluding his remarks by WISHING
the senators a happy return to Their
homes, he declared the extraordinar,
session OF the 61st Congress adjourned
Without day A burst of applause
was accorded the Vice President as he
laid aside the gavel of his authority
and at 5.5S p. NJ. two minutes in ad-
vance of the time fixed the Senate ad-
journed sine die.
With its members nearly exhausted
from the heat and the arduous la.
"or of the past four months, the Hous
devoted the last day of the special ses
sion to perfecting the tariff bill ant
transacting mass of routine business
speaker Cannon announced his com.
nittee appointments and these wert
'eceived with varying degrees of salts
action
The concurrent resolution amendint
he leather schedule was adopted with
discussed for little over half an hour
No such good luck, however, befell tn,
McCumber- McLaurin resolution-revis
ng the drawback provision and plac
ing cotton bagging on the free lis
which had previously been adopted b,
he Senate. On the plea of Chairman
Payne that the resolution was not il
order it was consigned to the commit
ee on ways and means. 1t was blu:
4 few minutes before S o'clock whel
Ntr. Payne's resolution fixing 6 p. M
as the hour for adjournment sine die
was adopted. Before adjourning the
House the Speaker, with the members
standing with their hats in their hands,
made neat speech. in which he thank
ed them for their service during the
special session. Upon it's conclusion
he got a round of applause from both
sides.
The Speaker said:
81 desire to thank the members o
The House of Representatives for tho
efficient and faithful and in my Judge
ment wise service during this specia
session Of Congress.
Representing. as we do. in the az
gregate, 9OOO0.00O of people. scattered
as the population is. from the Atlantic
ocean to the Golden Gate. and from tho
northern boundary to the southern
boundary, producing, as we do, one
third of all the products Of the civil
lied world, it is but natural. when the
chosen representatives of the great
Jody of the people come together will
varying interests, with virile constit
uencies that they should disagree as tc
the proper policies that should govern
the enactment of legislation.
"Out of that disagreement comes
compromises. Legislation is impossi
BILE except by the votes of a majority,
and the majority cannot agree with
out compromise.
THE majority is responsible from
time to time for our legislation. We
nave performed our duty to the best
of our ability. At times the contests
havebeen warm.b but there is one good
thing about representing the American
population. When the contest Is oven
ana the legislation is complete, unless
1t is quite objectionable, the people O.
The country conform to the conditions
Of the legislation and we move on. Ant
as representatives., whatever the con-
test may have been, the feeling passes
away when the contest is over.
II thank you and as the hour has ar
rived for adjournment" concluded the
Speaker, wishing you safe journey
to your respective homes, health and
safe return, nothing is left for me
Under the provision of the concurrent
resolution but to declare the first SEES.
sion of the 61st Congress adjourned
without day."
The actual time of adjournment was
5.3S P. NJ. The members appeared too
tired to indulge in the usual hilarity
which marks the close of session and
they filed solemnly out, exchanging
here and there good bye and best
wishes for a pleasant vacation.