Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-06-29
USUAL HILkRITY
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Congressms1 DIsperse as So
ber|y as Church Congregation
The GORE BRIBERY CHARGES

lHt GURE BRIBERf GHAkGES
Resolution Of Inquiry Adopted by
House-Pubic Buildings Bill,
| Veto of Which Had Been Feared, Is
Signed by Taft-cannon Says He
Owes No 'One an Apology and Re-
turns Home Without Malice
Washington, June 27.-The beacon
light in the cupola Of the Capitol was
eXtinguished at II o'clock Saturday
night, signal to Washington that the
end of the second session of the
Sixty first congress was at hand. At
that hour, as previously fixed by joint
session, Speaker Cannon, in the
house, and Vice President Sherman,
in the senate, officially authorized the
adjournment.
At 10 o'clock the president came to
the Capitol for the purpose of signing
bills that had been made ready during
the afternoon and evening.
He went to the presidents room, at
the rear Of the senate, accompanied
} by most of the members of his cabi-
net and by Secretary Norton. Sena-
tors and representatives fiocked thith-
) er, not alone to see that private meas
ures obtained his official sanction, but
to exchange a social <aOrd.
The last senate speeches had to do
| wit 1cfn CT re q
! the appropriations of the session. The
respective party leaders place stress
upon these statements, which invari-
ably take on a political hue.
Thereupon Vice President Sherman
started upon felicitious little speech,
thanking senators for their courteous
. consideration, and, bringing his gavel
down, declared the senate adjourned.
Then, just when spectators in the
: house and galleries were eager for
, the customary fun to begin, Repre-
sentative Mcclure of Oklahoma arose
to a question Of personal privilege.
He had been implicated in the charges
made by Senator Gore in the senate,
of bribery, IN connection with certain
. Indian matters in his state. Chair
= man Tawney of the appropriations
committee had announced to the house
earlier that it was Mcclure who had
! offered to the deficiency bill the
, amendment in which Gore had found
his joker.
Mr.. Mcclure consumed consider
able time making a statement He
then offered a resolution, asking for
o its Immediate adoption, providing for
a the appointment of a subcommittee
e of the Indian affairs committee to
e make an investigation, not only Of
4, the particular case under considera
4 ton, but of all matters anywhere in
d the country affecting the Indians.
Representative Carter of Oklahoma
: offered a much more specific resolu-
. ton, directing an inquiry into the
S particular charges aired in the SEN
e ate, and, after some amendments had
, been added, this resolution was unani-
II mously adopted.
I. Business engaged the attention of
=, the house up to the last minute
Usually there is a great demonstration
e of singing and waving of flags in the
d final hours, but the statesmen, anx-
ious to return to their homes as
S speedily as possible and attend, to
S their political fences, were not dis
n posed to be gay. They dispersed as
S soberly as a congregation at church.
n There had been rumors all day that
q the president would veto the public
buildings bill, carrying SIS, 900, GOO.
These disquieting reports were not
entirely stilled until few minutes
before adjournment, when the bill
with the presidents 80. X" was re-
ceived from the White House
At the very-last moment the white
dove of peace 1uttered into the cham
Der, which has been the scene of
stormy meetings during the session
1t. settled directly over the speakers
6 rostrum, and Uncle Joe" Cannon
: made short speech, full of senti-
: ment and good wishes.
1 Referring indirectly to the March
+. insurrection, the speaker said he was
a going back to Danville without malice.
He owed no one, either as speaker OF
as member, an apology, and no
I other member owed one. He wished
the members good luck and good
health, and hoped to see them all
back the first Monday in December.
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