The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-25
EXTRA SESSION OF
CONGRESS CLOSES
Understanding Regarding Close Design
to Accord President Opportunity
to Return Bill.

Washington, D. c., Aug, 22.-The
extra session of congress passed into
history at O'Clock this afternoon. The
democratic caucus of the house at a
meeting last night agreed to the Pen
rose resolution which passed the SEN
ate, prescribing that hour as the date
of final adjournment. This action,
carried out through resolution pass
ed by the house at a session last night,
put into effect an understanding reach
ed in the afternoon between party lead
ers in both houses.
The resolution carried unanimously
in the house. 1t directed the appoint
ment of three members of the house
to join with three members of the sen
ate to notify the president that con-
gress was ready to adjourn, The com
mittee appointed on the part of he
house consisted of Representative Tn
derwood of Alabama, Dixon of Indiana,
democratic member of the ways and
means committee, and Mann of Illinois,
republican leader of the house.
President Taft's veto was placed be-
fore both houses of congress when they
convened at noon today. Immediately
upon its receipt, Democratic Leader
Underwood moved its reference to the
ways and means committee, of which
he is the chairman, and there it will
lie undisturbed until the regular ses-
sion of congress in December.
Congress could have adjourned last
night, but the adjournment under
standing was designed of an opportun-
ity to present his veto of the cotton
bill before the curtain was rung down
on a session replete with tariff revision
activities.
The senate marked time on the
house. Twice it took recesses during
the afternoon with view of having
the senate in session so that as soon
Vice President Sherman might sign it
and send it to the White House. The
presiding officers of the two houses
can sign bills only when their houses
are in session.
Between els p. m, and o'clock
the democratic representatives met to
carry out promise of Leader Under
wood, that the matter of adjournment
would be submitted to caucus. AS the
result of the caucus action, the senate
resolution for adjournment was put
through and the house then proceeded
upon miscellaneous legislation to clear
the calendar of its flatsam and jetsam.
Meantime, the presidents vetoes had
been prepared and would have been
sent to congress at o'clock last night
if both houses had returned in session,
but the senate at 636 p. M, adjourned
until today noon
At the night session Minority Leader
Mann for more than an hour conducted
a single-handed filibuster against an
effort of Representative Wilson CT
Pennsylvania to suspend the rules and
consider a resolution providing for the
investigation of the Taylor system Of
scientific shop management, which is
being introduced into the government
works.
Mann finally permitted the resolI-
tion to pass after slight amendment.
1t authorizes the speaker to appoint
a committee of three to conduct the
inquiry.
Before the filibuster began several
minor bills were passed, including an
bill authorizing the secretary
of the interior to withdraw from the
treasury and deposit in banks in Okla
homa funds of the Kiowa, Comanche
and Apache Indians and bill authoriz-
ing the secretary of the interior to
make per capita payment to enrolled
of the Choctaw, Chickasaw,
Cherokee and Seminole Indians en-
titled to share in the funds of the FIVE
civilized tribes.
A bill was passed extending until
March, 1912, the Burton law govern
ing the diversion of the waters of
Niagara Falls