Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-09
CONCRESSADJOURN
WORK UNFINISHED
PRESIDENT TAFT WATCHES
CLOSING SCENES, THEN
CALLS EXTRA SESSION.
TARIFF BOARD BILL PASSED BY
SENATE, is DEFEATED IN
THE HOUSE.
Stormy House Fiibuster a. Close oil
the Session Forces Withdrawal
Of Taft Bill.

The siXty-first congress came to q,
end Saturday by constitutional limi
tation Despite the peril that threat
ened some OF the big appropriation
bills almost up 70 the last moment
they all finally got through and re-
ceivei the signature Of the president
The last bill signed by the speaker
of the House was the ostet!ice ap.
preparation act
Consideration of immediate state
hood for New Mexico and Arizona
held up the business Of the Senate
for two hours and threatened to de
feat several big appropriation bills.
The Senate had under consideration
the resolution formally approving the
New Mexico constitution.
Senator Owen insisting that the
Arizona constitution should be ap-
proved at the same time, held the
foor against all efforts TO displace
him until the Senate lenders agreed
to couple Arizona with New Mexico.
After the two propositions had
been coupled however the Senate
voted down the resolution. - TO 80.
II was asserted later that this does
not mean Mexico cannot lie admit
ted by action OF the president
Tariff Beard Bill Passes.
Amid turbulent scenes the Senate
ell the tariff board bill BY vote
OF sc to % The end of the long
fight for this board. strongly recon-
mended nv President Taft came amid
stormy scenes.
The bill provides fer the removal
Of TIE tariT ont of politics IL places
inquiries into tariff matters into the
hands OF commission or experts.
who Will investigate one schedule az
time from purely scientific point
of view ard report to congress as TO
what duties should be lowered or in
creased.
Tariff R2ara's Death.
TIE tariff board bill passed by the
Senate was withdrawn and eliminat-
ell by the House. after one Of tho
most rictous filibusters seen in thai
body fer wears The Withdrawal was
formally made by Republican reader
PAYNE
The ministers bean With the fret
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limiting debate The Democrats oh
iected to the consideration Of the
measure and started series of roll
calls which defeated the measure
All appearance of order was fire.
oneutly lost in the House. Speaker
! Cannon repeatedly ordered the ser
eeant-at-arms TO drive members back
into their seats. Democrats clamorec
FOR the recognition they claimed was
denied them, and the Republican lead
els adopted every possible eXpedieni
to head off the filibuster
The deficiency appropriation bill
was saved by a parliamentary move
unexpected by the Fitzgerald forces
| Chairman Tawney OF the appropria
/ tons committee was recognized By
| Speaker Cannon between the frs
! and second calls Of the roll on one
/ Of the Democratic motions. Through
! this means he had the conference
| report up for consideration before
! TIE Democrats could head it off ant
the defeat of the bill BY the time
limit was avoided
The House at 1885 p. m. adjourned
sine die, following speech b,
Speaker Cannon, in which he dis
cussed the policy he had sought Il
observe in presiding over the lower
House OF congress. The speaker ex
pressed the faith that the next House
will observe fair play under the con
stitution.
Speaker Cannon in his farewell
speech said he would be glad 10 serve
under the general rule" Of Speaker
To be Clark, following adjournment
Members Of the house Joined ii
chorus singing America" and othei
| natrio} u songs