The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-06

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Bending over the president as he af-
! fixed his signature were six members
of his cabinet. Standing about the
| table were Senator Aldrich, Represent
| ative Payne and many other members
| Of the senate and house. Mr.. Payne
| stood with hand extending waiting to
! receive the pen with which the bill was
! signed. He took it with a picture OF
| boyish glee overspreading his face. An
| other pen was handed to the president
| and he wrote the word Approved" !"
and handed the pen to Representative
/ Langley of Kentucky.
In the Presidents Room.
| A number of interesting incidents oc-
/ Cured in the presidents room pending
| the signing of the tariff bill As the
| senators, one after another, filed into
| the room the president had something
of a personal nature to say to eacn
and good nature appeared to be over
flowing
nature to mollify Senator Warren for
his disappointment over the abolition
| of the duty on hides and he greeted
! Senator Hepburn. who said on the moor
/ that no rate in the bill was too high -
| suit him. with a How are you' O'Au
! IN ike manner other senators and
members of the house were twltted py
/ the president on their predictions OF
| characteristics.
and house appointed for the purpose OF
| informing the president that the extra
| ordinary session of congress was reauy
| to adjourn called at the preslue@nt @
room the tariff bill had not beeh
signed. Senator AIdrich. who acted as
spokesman. made this brief ana 1orIIlal
announcement. -, .,+ ,,
wen I have not signed the bill yet
said the president. edo you think that
ought to adjourn congress before
l sign it?"
The announcement had been made by
M AIdrfch on the theory that nothlns
s+ood in the way of adjournment
There having been a great deal OF Ld- LdIE-
about the possibility of a veto Giss
body in the room caught the SlSIlII-
canoe of the presiden4ts Den b59etiiV 59efi%i repiied
Senator AIdrich. and he Joined in the
general laughter.
PAYNE Caused Delay.
The de1av in laying the tariff bill
before the president was due to KEEP
resentative Payne's desire TO person.
aIlv convey the document TO the pres
iden+. Mr.. Payne did not arrive at
+be rresideut's room with the Dill un-
til after five o'clock
Previous to that time the president
signed a number of measures OF COM
Darativelv small Importance, and I'M
mediateIv after attaching his name to
the general tariff bill, he signed the
Philippine tariff measure. The pres1-
dent picked up a mother or pearl pen
which had been sent him from the
/ Philippine islands to be used in sign
ing this measure. A broad smile of
satisfaction oVerspread his face and
he wrote his name with a flourish,
which was not in evidence when he
signed the general tariff bill.
Il must be going, for we are off
to Beverly tomorrow, said the pres
ident.
With its members nearly exhausted
from the heat and the arduous labors
of the last 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 announced his COM
! mittee appointments and they were
/ received with varying degrees of sat
/ isfaction. The concurrent resolution
amending the leather schedule of the
/ tariff bill was adopted without a dis
| senting vote. after it had been dis
/ cussed for little over half an hour.
! No such good luck, however, befell
4 the McCum ber-McLaurin resolution
/ revising the drawback provision and
placing cotton bagging on the free
list which had previously been
adopted by the senate.
On the claim of Chairman Payne
that it was not in order, it was con-
signed to the committee on ways and
means
Before adjournment of the House
Speaker Cannon. said:
desire to thank the mem bership
Of the house of representatives for eff
tlcient and faithful. and in my judg-
ment, wise services during this special
session of congress
1T is but natural when the chosen
representatives of the great body of
the people come together with vary
ing interests. with virile constituent
cles, that they should disagree as to
the proper policies that should govern
the enactment of legislation. But of
that disagreement comes comprom-
lses Le@islat tion is impossible evoo-,+