Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-13
Congress Passes Measure and
Promptly Adjourns
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FINAL VOTE IN The SENATE:
Seven Republicans Repudlate
Conference Report.

Washington. Aug. 6.-The tariff has
been revised and the extraordinary
session of congress has been brought
to q close. Both houses adjourned
sine die omoially.
The conference report on the bill
was agreed to by the senate by a
vote Of A 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 senators lined up with
the Democrats against approval. They
were Bristow (Kan.), Clapp and Mel
son (Minn.), Cummins and Dolliver
(Ia.), La Toilette (Wis.) and. Bever-
idge (1nd.).
Following closely upon this action
the senate adopted Mr. Aldrich's con
current resolution providing for a 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
Of Senator McLaurin to include q pro-
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.
Senators Aldrich and Daniel we're 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 if
he had no further communication to
make.
Waiting for tho End.
Six o'clock was agreed upon by the
two houses as the hour for final adj
journment. Senators loitered about
until the arrival of that hour. Demo
Gratis and Republicans, regular and IT.
regular, formed little social groups
with NO indication of hostility.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Culber-
SOL, expressing the appreciation of the
senate for the able and impartial man.
ner in which the vice president had
presided over the sessions of that
body, was adopted. +
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 senator's a happy return to their
homes, he declared the extraordinary
session of the Sixty-frst congress adj
journed "withouI day." A burst Of
applause "a accorded the vice presi-
dept. 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 a mass of
routine business. Speaker Cannon an
AAOuA4NCO III NOAAuAAISCO appointments,
and they were received with varying
degrees of satisfaction.
Leather Schedule Amended.
The concurrent resolution amending
the leather schedule Of the tariff bill
was adopted without a dissenting vote
after it had been discussed for little
over half IN hour. No such good
luck. however, befell the McCumber.
McLaurin resolution revising the
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 it was con.
signed to the committee on ways and
means.
It was but q few minutes before 5
o'clock when MI. Payne's resolution
fixing 6 p. m. as the hour for adjourn.
ment sine die was adopted.
While the committee appointed to