The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-08-23
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF
CONGRESS COMES TO A
HAPPY CLOSE,
EVERYBODY IS HAPPY
President Taft, After Sending in His
Veto Of tho Cotton Bill, Goes to tho
Capitol to See tho End--Everybodv
Shakes Hands With Everybody Else
and Then It's All Over.

washington. Aug. 22-The first ses-
sio'i Vi the Sixty-Second congress end
ca today and Immediately the de-
parture of members began. President
Iaft joined with the several hundred
tired legislators In leaving. and tonight
Official Washington, comparatively.
was deserted
Every outgoing train bore senator's
ana representatives homeward after
an extraordinary session that stretched
over III days and set the Iiyeliest
pace of any legislative session In wears
Thei adjournment was featureless.
despite the strenuous activity that had
gone before. The president vetoed
the cotton tariff revision bill. lust as
he had vetoed its predecessors, the
wool and the free-list bills. The veto
went only to the house, in accordance
with custom. and there It's reception
was marked by democratic laughter
and republican applause.
Democratic Leader Underwood, amid
demonstration, formally thanked the
few republican members who voted
with the democrats to pass the tariff
revision bills. Democrats ran across
the aisles to shake hands with repub-
lican insurgents. The cheering and
pounding of desks on the democratic
side was protracted.
AS soon as he could be heard, Mr..
Underwood announced that as the
democrats did not have the two thirds
majority necessary to pass the bill
over the veto, he would merely move
the printing of the veto and accom-
panying papers and their reference to
the ways and means committee, of
which he IL chairman. The house
agreed to this fixed course. With
the committee the matter will rest
until the whole subject of tariff re-
vision Is renewed at the regular ses-
sion of congress In December.
Everybody Happy.
Everybody was In n happy mood In
both houses, but the usual vaudeville
proceedings that feature the few min
ntes following an adjournment of the
house were missing. The nearest ap-
proach was the singing of Aud Lang
Syne' by group of younger members.
But their chorus did not inspire a
common chorus The galleries In
both the house and the senate were
crowded.
President Taft spent half an hour at
the capitol, making 1t a social affair
as well as business one. Occupying
the presidents room, in the rear of the
senate chamber. he was greeted and
cheered by senator's of all shades of
political complexion. as well as by
representatives who drifted over from
the house to meet him. Vice Presi-
dent Sherman was one of the first to
shake hands
The president later busted himself
with the task OF signing the eleventh.
hour measure, approving all that We're
presented.
In the Senate.
The senate spent a restless day.
Within 35 minutes after It had con-
vened 1t took recess until 2 o'clock to
await the action of the house on the
belated veto of the cotton bill. Then
came an executive session to consider
two minor nominations and another
recess until 2:45 o'clock. Senators
gathered in the aisles of the senate
chamber during this recess and ex
changed parting sentiments. Pro-
Continual on papo Siyl