The Yale expositor., 1911-03-09
CONGRESSADJOURNS
WORK UNFINISHED
PRESIDENT TAFT WATCHES
CLOSING SCENES, THEN
CALLS EXTRA SESSION.
TARIFF BOARD BILL PASSED BY
SENATE, is DEFEATED IN
THE HOUSE.
Stormy House Filibuster at Close Of
the Session Forces Withdrawal
Of Taft Bill.

The siXty-first congress came TO IN
end Saturday by constitutional limi
tation. Despite the peril that threat
ened some of the big appropriation
bills almost up to the last moment
they all finally got through and re-
ceived the signature of the president
The last bill signed by the speaker
Of the House was the posto1iice APP
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.
Senate; owen insisting that the
Arizona constitution should be APP
proved at the same time. held the
floor against all efforts 10 displace
him dnti the Senate leaders agreed
to couple Arizona with New Mexico.
After the two propositions had
been coupled however the Senate
voted down the resolution, 40 to 80.
II was asserted later that this does
not mean Mexico cannot be admit
ted by action OF the president.
Tariff Beard Bill Passes.
Amid turbulent scenes the Senate
passed the tariff board bill by q vote
of SO to %. The end Of the long
fight for this board, strongly recon-
mended by President Taft, came amid
stormy scenes.
The bill provides for the removal
of the tariff out of politics. 1t places
inquiries into tariff matters into the
hands of a commission of experts.
who will investigate one schedule at
a time from a purely scientific point
of view and report to congress as to
what duties should be lowered or in.
creased.
Tariff Boards Death.
The tariff board bill passed by the
/ Senate was withdrawn and eliminat.
ed by the House after one OF the
most riotous flibusters seen in thai
body for years The withdrawal was
formally made by Republican leader
Payne
The filibusters began with the first
movement to put through the tariff
board measure under an agreement
limiting debate. The Democrats OBJ
iected to the consideration of the
|; measure and started a series of roll
calls which defeated the measure.
All appearance of order was fire.
qneutly lost in the House. Speaker
Cannon repeatedly ordered the ser.
geant-at-arms to drive members back
into their seats. Democrats clamored
for the recognition they claimed was
| denied them, and the Republican lead.
els adopted every possible eXpedient
to head off the iilibuster.
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 first
and second calls of the roll on one
| of the Democratic motions. Through
| this means he had the conference
report up for consideration before
| the Democrats could head it off and
| the defeat of the bill BY the time
limit was avoided.
The House at 1885 p. m. adjourned
sine die. following a speech by
Speaker Cannon, in which he dis.
cussed the policy he had sought to
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 to serve
under "the general rule" Of Speaker
to-be Clark, following adjournment.
| Members OF the house Joined in
chorus singing America" and other
| patriotic songs.