The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-03-05
CONGRESS ENDS
SESSION. AFTER
LIVELY FIGHTS
APPROPRIATION BILLS PASSED
AND RECEIVE SIGNATURE
OF PRESIDENT.
Taft Announces Definitely That Call
viii Shortly Be Issued for spe-
ciaI session-UncIe Joe Cannon is
Cheered.

Washington, Maroa 5.--The Sixty
first congress came to an end today
by constitutional limitation. Despite
the peril that threatened some of the
big appropriation bills almost up to
the last moment, all finally got
through and received the signature
CT the president
President Taft definitely announced
just after noon he would certainly call
proclamation will probably be issued
today, and the date will probably be
set for April A.
The close of the session was excit-
ing in both houses. The tilibuster in
the house was successful in killing
the tariff board I'll. The Canadian
reciprocity agreement died in the sen
ate, the Mccall bill embodying its
provisions i'aving passed the house
only. The filibusters in both houses
lasted until within a lAre half-hour
Of adjournment Much bitterness of
feeling was exhibited, and finally the
blockade gave way and the sessions
on both sides ended with the usual
felfcit2t!ons, though the certainty of
an extra session hung cloud-like over
the final moments in the house.
The venerable Speaker Cannon to-
day laid down the gayel probably for
the last time, after complimentary
remarks by his successor to be,
Champ Clark, of Missouri, who led
the unanimous cheers of the house
for Uncle joe"
The last I'LL creating a permanent
tariff board passed senate this morn
ing amid turbulent scenes, the fight
to kill tke measure being one of the
most spaGutculaT of tfis speetaetlaf
session.
Senator Gore of Oklahoma, vainly
sought to offer the Canadian reciproc-
ity agreement as a rider, but the
tariff Hoard bin passed to third read.
ing, and he was defeated.
Mail Probe Dropped.
pointment of a commission to inves-
tigate all facts pertaining to second
class mail matter was dropped from
the postofiice appropriation bill before
it was finally passed, the house re-
fusing to concur in the senate amend
ment.
Navy Appropriation Increased.
Over the protest Of Chairman Foss,
Of the naval affairs committee, the
house agreed to the senate amend
ment to the naval appropriation bill,
increasing the limit Of cost for col
liers and lAttleships authorized in the
bill.
Mr.. FQss said the senate amend
ment raising the possible cost of bat
tleships to $6,400,000 and of GOLFERS
to S .200,00 were to enable the de-
partment to have the ships lulr at
the government navy yards, if desired.
He said he believed it poor economy
to do this, and that battleships now
under construction in the navy yards
We're costing more than those built
by private concerns.
Ont of the smoke of tle closing Rat
tie in congress emerge these results
Of larger interest:
Provision Of $1,000 600 for fortifica.
ton Of the Panama canal.
Provisions for two new battleships
RecodiGcation of the judicial code
no Il ,l g., ~,
amelioration of the laws delays
Creation of forest preserves in the
Southern Appalachian and White
mountains
Providing for the construction OF
embassy and legation buildings
alroad.
Requiring inspection Of Locomotive
boilers
Negative Results.
Failure Of Canadian reciprocih
agreement and consequent certainty
Of an extra session.
Failure of the permanent tariff
board senate, Tut was killed by fill
buster in the house.
Fdliufe ol lHe resolution 10 duni
to statehood Arizona and New Mex
leo. killed by ilibuster in the senate
Failure Of the proposal to increase
the rate Of postage on adYertisin-
sections OF lIrge magazines, but !
/ commission was provided for to inyes
/ tigate the subject.
Failure Of the resolution providn;
for direct election OF United State.
senators.
Failure of the general age pension