The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-06

think that | ought to adjourn congress
before | sign it?"
The announcement had been made
by Mr.. Aldrich. on the theory that
nothing stood in the way OF adjourn
ment. There having been great deal
of talk about the possibility of veto.
everybody in the room caught the sig
nificance Of the Presidents jocular
query.
81 certainly do not" hastily replied
Senator Aldrich
The delay in laying the bill before
the president was due TO Representa-
tive Payne's desire TO convey the doc.
ument to the president
After attaching his name to the gen.
eral tariff bill, Mr.. Taft signed tho
J Philippine tariff bill
The president picked up mother
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. which
was not in evidence when he signed
the general tariff bill
The president left the capital at
. o.; so to return to the White House
through driving storm.
The signing OF the bill had been
| preceded by a busy day both in the
house and senate.
Meeting al 10 o'clock, the senate
| devoted four hours TO final debate on
the measure, At 2 o'clock the vote
was taken on the adoption of the CON
ference report The senate adopted
Mr.. AldrichS concurrent resolution
providing for a reduction OF the du-
ties on various manufactures of leath.
er TO meet the views of western sen.
ators who had been defeated in their
efforts to obtain protection for hides
Senator McCumber's resolution pro
yidlng additional rebate regulations
for the bill, amended at the instance
OF Senator McLaurln, to include a
provision for free cotton bagging,
was adopted without division.
Sly o'clock was agreed upon by the
two houses as the hour for final ad-
journment. Senators loitered about
until the arrival of that hour
resolution offered By Mr. Culber.
son. expressing the appreciation of
the senate for the able and impartial
manner in which the vice president
had presided over the session of that
body. was adopted
Mr.. Sherman thanked the senate
for the courteous treatment extended
TO him at all times. Wishing the sen.
ators happy return TO their homes
he declared the extraordinary session
OF the siXty.first congress adjourned
without delay.
The house voted the last day of the
special session to perfecting the tariff
bill and transacting a mass OF routine
business Speaker Cannon announced
his committee appointment, and they
were received with varying degrees
of satisfaction.
The concurrent resolution amending
the leather schedule of the tariff bill
was adopted without a dissenting
voice. The McCumber- er-McLaurin res
olution, revising the drawback pro,
vision and placing cotton bagging on
the free list. previously adopted by
the senate had no such luck On the
claim OF Chairluan Payne that IL was
not IN order, 1t was consigned to the
committee on ways and means.
half hour remained before the
hPpplulNu upuI Ol dulOnIumGul and
the time was dragging so heavily that
by direction Of the speaker. the hands
OF the clock wore sci ahead % min.
utes
Before adjourning the house, Speak.
or Cannon thanked the members for
their service during the session.
The speaker said;
Representing as we do in the aG-
gregate ninety millions Of people.
scattered. as the population is. from
tho Atlantic ocean TO the Golden Gate
and from the Northern boundary TO
tho Southern boundary. producing as
We do one-thrd OF all the products of
all the civilized world. It is but natural
when the chosen representatives OF tho
great body OF the people come TO.
Eether with varying interests, With
yerlle constituencies, that they should
disagree as 10 the proper policies thar
should govern the enactment of leeis.
lation. out of that disagreement comes
compromise Legislation is impossi.
bic except by the vote OF majority