Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-05

Cannon, shouted above the general
roar of confusion a challenge to the
effect that but for the speakers gray
hairs he would carry the wordy dis
agreement to a more serious conclus-
ion.' Speaker Cannon, his sparse gray
hair bristling with rage, declared,
with vicious blow of the gavel on
the desk, that no member need let his
gray hair be bar to anything they
had to offer. The house stood up and
cheered. w..
In the senate a, ,flibuster conducted
by Owen of Oklahoma, threatened the
final approval of four of the great ap-
preparation measures up to within half
an hour of the time for adjournment.
Senators of both parties appealed in
vain to Owen to stop talking and let
the supply bills go through.
The senator said he had set out to
talk to death the resolution APPROX
ing the constitution of New Mexico
and comforting upon that territory the
last rights of statehood.
So it was when President Taft ar
rived at the capitol at 1O:3O to sign
the last of the bills rushed through
in the closing hours, and he found
statehood holding the senate at
standstill and the tariff board bill alb.
solutely blockading the progress of
the house. The president was appeal
ed to by the senate leaders to use
whatever influence he might have
with Owen. The senator declined to
see the president. He said Arizona
must come in jointly with New Mex.
leo and have her referendum and re.
call" constitution approved at the
same time, or the appropriation bills
would fail. Both filibusters accom-
plished their immediate purpose. The
senate did not approve the constitu-
lion of New Mexico, and the house did
not pass the tariff board bill.
When the filibusterers had been
brought to a close, the time remain
ng was too short and the time honor
ID custom of turning back the clock
vas resorted to.
Thrice in the house the hands of
wo clocks were set back, each time
fifteen minutes. The senate resorted
0 this parliamentary device but once.
That time their hands were pushed
'ack full half hour.
All of the big appropriation bills
nally managed to squeeze through in
ime to secure the approval OF the
resident.
The work of whipping these meas
res into final shape, and engrossing
lem upon parchment as permanent
Tvs of land, taxed to their utmost
le wonderful system at the capitol,
nd at the government printing office.
light of the bills carrying more than
7O0,0OO,0OO were rushed through in
le last forty-eight hours of the ses.
on.
When the excitement and uncertain.
, as to the fate of the appropriation
ills had died away and the vice pres
lent's gavel had fallen in adjourn
ent of the senate, the news flew
trough the corridors that Senator
alley of Texas had resigned. 1t was
lid that he was unified" over the ac-
on of his democratic colleagues in
It following his leadership during
e last few days. The rumor was
scredited at first but when it was
'nfirmed by the senator himself, the
nsation in the senate wing soon
read to the house and for time
e vicisitudes of the old session and
eculation as to the new were lost
ght of entirely in the discussion of
is new development.
The tumult of the closing hours of
e session following all night sittings
th in the senate and in the house,
ed away as the last of the appro-
iation bills had been disposed of
ID in both branches of congress
ere were the usual scenes of non
rtisan fluctuations.
The galleries, crowded to the doors,
atched tie quick transition from
arls and heated words to smiles and
ndshakes and expressions of good
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