The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-08-31
GENERAL NEWS Of NATIONAL HAPPENINGS

Washington, Aug. 22.-The firs'
s, session of the Sixty-second congress
! ended today and Immediately the de
parture of members began President
Taft left with the several hundred
tired legislators and tonight officis
Washington was almost deserted.
Every outgoing train bore senators
and representatives homeward aftel
an extraordinary session that hae
STRETCHED over 121 days and set the
liveliest pace of any legislative SEES
sion in recent years.
The adjournment was featureless,
despite the strenuous activity that has
gone before. The president vetoed
the cotton tariff revision bill, just as
he had vetoed its predecessor, the
wool and free list bills. The veto
went only to the house, in accordance
with custom, and there its reception
was marked by Democratic laughter
and Republican applause.
Democratic Leader Underwood,
amid a demonstration, formally
thanked the few Republican members
who had voted with the Democrats to
pass the tariff revision bills. Dem
ocrats ran across the aisles to shake
hands with Republican 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 is chairman. The house
agreed to this fixed course.
With the committee the matter will
rest until the whole subject of tariff
revision is renewed at the regular ses-
sion of congress in December.
Everybody was in happy mood in
both houses, but the usual vaudeville
proceedings that feature the few min
utes following an adjournment of the
house were missing. The nearest ap-
proach was the singing of "Auld Lang
Syne" by group of younger men,
Ders, but their chords did not inspire a
common chorus. The galleries in both
The house and senate were crowded.
President Taft spent half holiday |
1t the capitol, making it social as
veil as business affair. Occupying
he presidents room in the rear of
he senate chamber, he was greeted
md cheered by senators of all shades
# political complexion, as well as by
representatives. who drifted over from
he house to meet him.
The president busted himself later
nth the task of signing eleventh
our measures.
Senator Wood, of Oklahoma, pre-
ipitated the fastest legislative work
the closing hours. He asked for
he passage of bill authorizing Rod
ian Wanamaker and others to con-
,ruct in the entrance to New York
arbor permanent memorial to the
orth American Indians. The bill had ,
assed the house, but the senate took
, action on it, but carried it away to
lie vaults. With fewer than IL min 1
'es remaining, hurried search was I
ade. The bill was found and sent
Ick to the house by messenger, who |
st no time on the journey. 8
At 8 O'Clock officially, or 8 :O2 by
e correct time, while the vice presi-
mt was in the midst of his farewell
marks to the senate, the clerk of the !
use appeared in the door of the SEN
2 with the bill, signed by Speaker
ark. The signal of the clerk and
9 fiuttering of the completed bill at
e head of the aisle did not stop the
Il of the gavel, however, and the
i will rest unsigned by the vice
esident and the president until next
,cember.
In the closing hours of the session
the house, Representative Kinkead,
New Jersey, amid Democratic ap-
ause, made a speech, advocating
independence, and said
congress soon would carry !
t the promises of the United States
the islands.
Both Vice President Sherman and
,eaker Clark delivered valedictories, /
pressing appreciation, extending s
on the good will {
'own in strenuous session, and be-
,eaking health and happiness during
lie recess.
The session record of measures in
-oduced is IA, 038 bills and 485 reso-
ltions in the house, and 1926 bills
nd 58 resolutions in the senate.
My few of these were passed.
Washington, Aug. 21.-Senator La
gillette, of Wisconsin, in a speech in
he senate today, came out openly in
avor of government ownership of the
of Alaska and of government
ontrol of the natural resources of the
erritory.
THE sensible and practical thing
o do" he said, sis to create a board
f public works for Alaska, to be APP
'ointed by the president and confirmed
~ the senate, similar to the Isthmian
ANAL commission This board of pub
ic works should then undertake, not
merely to build a railroad from Con-
ROLLER bay to the coal fields, but to
acquire all the railroads in Alaska