Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-08-26
NOT A QUORUM PRESENT
MANY MEMBERS or BOTH HOUSES,
GROWING WEARY, HAVE
GONE HOME
DEFICIENCIES BILL is PASSED
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT is
REACHED LEAVING OUT
STATE CLAIMS

Washington, Aug. 26. The second
session Of the sixty-second congress
adjourned both houses at 4:3O p. M.
today. The double deadlock that had
held it over Saturday and into an ear
lily morning Sunday session dissolved
when it met today.
Without a roll call Senator La Fol
lette won his fight to force the SEN
ate to pass the Penrose resolution d.
recting an Inquiry into the ArchboId-
Penrose4Roosevelt controversy. involv-
ing Standard Oil contributions to the
republican campaign Of 1904, and cor
respondence or financial transactions
between Mr. Archbold, George w Per
kins. Colonel Roosevelt and members
of congress.
The committee which is directed by
the resolution to make the inquiries,
however, viii not begin before Oc-
tober.
The general deficiency bill upon
which there was second filibuster
| in g attempt to forge the house, to
aslcalbt- -the- seaate's amendments lto
pay certain claims Of oregon. Virginia,
Maryland and Texas. was finally
agreed upon with the understanding
that the bill be passed this year, with
out the claims and that they be in
cluded next year. And thus the SEES
sion came to a close without voting
quorum in either house.
President Taft at 4:1O o'clock sign
ed the general deficiency bill.
Senator Chamberlain today aban-
doned his filibuster against the ad-
iournment Of congress on the provi-
sion that the general deficiency bill
carrying state claims in which Ore
gon has an interest, go over until De
cember. The house is believed to be
agreeable to that.
Senator La Follette's filibuster to
force a vote on the Penrose resolution
was then the only apparent obstacle
to adjournment today.
TT 1t Is decided to let the bill go
until winter will consent to an ad-
Iournment" said Mr. Chamberlain. Il
will not consent, however, to its pass
age without the state claims"
Maryland, Virginia and Texas also
are interested. Senate leaders began
conference just before noon to find
! way to bring the session to a speedy I
md.
The general deficiency bill carries
lbout $6,O00,OO0 The governments
'ther creditors for that amount, In
'luding merchants in many cities who n
ave advanced supplies to the army t
nd navy, will have to wait until De g
ember for their pay, Il the measure q
3 held over. g
Neither the house nor senate as h'
rululcN uIA tlAut duu uo1bnSr uAh6t6F- ~
q quorum It was said that only 46 2
enators were in the city, lacking two &
quorum. One Of those, Senator @
Ieyburn, was reported ILL.,
The first tilt in the senate was over al
ne reading Of the journal Of Satur- II
ay's all night session. Senator La Y
GILLETTE insisted on it's being read in b.
Ill. te
After repeated conferences, senate W
saders announced an understanding fl
' which the senate was to recede th
rom its demand for the immediate cl
ayment Of the contested state
laims," in the general deficiency bill,
ut provided that the claim be inclnd.
in the next general deficiency bill. W
Senator La Toilette finally got the III
enrose resolution before the senate, Iat
nd, following its perfection with sew. "a
raj minor amendments Senator Bail q,
y spoke against 1t on the grounds Of III
nconstitutionality he had advanced II,
aturday This brought La Follette's a.