Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
Filibuster Which Delays Ad-
journment Ended When
Senator Wins Point in
Roosevelt-Archbold Case.
SESSION TO END
LATE IN AFTERNOON
Resolution Adopted Calling
for Adjournment When
Chamberlain Drops Fill
buster; LaFollette Wins.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 2s.-
At 1925 the senate adopted 4 con.
current resolution to adjourn con-
grees at 4:30 o'clock. II was sent
to the house, where there was
little doubt Il would be speedily
agreed upon.
Immediately upon the passage of
the resolution the senate went Into
executive session.
The house lost no time adopting
the resolution to adjourn sine die
at 4:30 o'clock. Both houses then
marked time for tho ensrossment
Of tho general deficiency bill and
President TAFT waited In his room
At the capitol to sign II.
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Washington, D. c., Aug. 26.-With
Senator LaFollette holding the threat
Of filibuster which would indefinitely
prolong the session OF congress, the
senate today passed without a roll
call the Penrose resolution to have
the Clapp committee investigating
campaign funds inquire into Cores.
pondence or financial transactions 3D.
tween John D. Archbold, Geo. w. Per.
kins, Col. Theodore Roosevelt and
members Of congress-"
The scenes Of Saturday night and
early Sunday morning. when every
parliamentary usage was put forth to
keep the Penrose resolution from com.
ing to q vote, were In no way repeated
today,
Leaders OF both sides declared this
forecast an adjournment probably to-.
night. The only other possibility Of
delay was on the general deficiency
bill. but leaders have reached an
agreement to leave the disputed
state claims" out of the measure rn-
til next session, which was expected
to be fulfilled.
This was said to be agreeable to the
house. Senator Chamberlain, who had
threatened to keep congress In session
unless the claims we're included In tho
| bill this year, gave way to this plan.
ness under consideration and only
waited on the senate.
To Probe Primary Expenses.
AS finally amended the resolution
authorized the Clapp committee to
probe the following points:
The statement Of Senator Penroso
made in the senate regarding the
Standard OIL Co.'s campaign contribu.
tions, to republican national commit.
teeman of 1904.
Expenditures and contributions in
the campaign for presidential nomina-
tions this year.
Financial transactions and CORES
pondence relating thereto between
John D. Archbold and members OF the
senate and house. II
Financial transactions and cores.
pondence relating thereto between
Geo. w. Perkins, Col. Theodore Roose.
velt and members of the senate and
house.
| The house took a recess at 2:26
O'Clock until 1926 on the theory that
the senate then would be caught up
and an adjournment soon would fol-
low.
The Penrose resolution to extend
the inquiry Of the Clapp committee
investigating campaign funds into cor.
respondence on financial transactions
between John D. Archbold, Geo. w.
Perkins, Col. Roosevelt and members
Of congress passed the senate today
without roll call.
Senator LaFollette finally got the
Penrose resolution before the senate
and following its perfection with sew
eral minor amendments, Senator
Bailey spoke against it on the grounds
Of unconstitutionality he had advanced
Saturday. This brought LaFollettes
fight for record vote on an investiga-
tion Of the Archbold-P Penrose. .Roose.
welt controversy directly before the
| senate.
After repeated conferences senate
leaders announced an understanding
by which the senate was to recedo
from It's demand for the immediate
payment Of the contested state
claims' In the general deficiency bill,
but providing that the claims be in-
cluded In the next general deficiency
bill.
| Neither house nor senate assembled
| on time and neither mustered quo
rum. 1t was said only 46 senator's were
In the city, lacking two OF quorum.
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