The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-29

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Sc, or $7,046,788 less than 1912, and
So, GOO, 0o0 below the estimates.
session of the Sixty-second congress-
adjourned both houses at 4:30 p. m,
Monday.
The double deadlock that had held II
over from Saturday and into an early
morning Sunday session dissolved when
it met today.
Without a roll call, Senator La Fol-
iette won his fight to force the Senate
to pass the Penrose resolution directing
an inquiry into the Acknowledgements
Roosevelt controversy, involving
Standard Oil contributions to the re-
publican campaign Of 1904 and CORE
spondence or financial transactions be-
tween Mr.. Archbold, George w. Per-
kins, Colonel Roosevelt and members OF
congress.
The committee which is directed by
the resolution to make the inquiry
however, will not begin before Octo-
Der.
The general deficiency appropriation
bill upon which there was a second fill
buster in an attempt to force the HOUSE
to accept the Senate to
pay certain claims of Oregon, Virginia,
Maryland and Texas, vas finally agreed
upon with the understanding that the
bill be passed this year without the
claims and that they be included next
year.
And thus the session came to a close
without a voting quorum in either
house.
The scenes of Saturday night and
early Sunday morning, when every par
liamentary usage was put forth to KEEP
the Penrose resolution from coming
to a vote, were in no way repeated
today
" J.N.lo-.. ~ Ho4h ci1nc In11o rod this
forecasts adjournment probably to-
night. The only other possibility of de-
lay vas the general deficiency bill, but
leaders had reached an agreement to
leave the disputed state claims" out OF
the measure until next session, which
was expected to be fulfilled.
Chamberlain Gives Way.
This was said to be agreeable to the
House. Senator Chamberlain, who had
threatened to keep congress in session
unless the claims were included in the
bill this year gave way to this plan,
The House practically had no business
under consideration and only waited on
AS finally amended, the resolution
authorizes the Clapp committee to
probe the following points:
The statement of Senator .Penrose,
made in the Senate regarding the
Standard Oil company's contributions
1904.
Expenditures and contributions in the
campaign for presidential nominations
this year; financial transactions anc
eorresp0ndense relating thereto be:
of the Senate and House.
Financial transactions and cores.
pondence relating thereto between
George w. Perkins, Col. Theodore
Roosevelt and members of the Senate
and House.
The House took a recess at 2:2s
o'clock until 1925 on the theory that the
Senate then would be caught up anc
an adjournment so2n would follow.
On motion of Senate Warren, the
Senate receded from it's amendments
to the general deficiency bill. thus meet
ing the demands of the House and re-
moving the last apparent obstacle tC
adjournment.
This action struck from the bill the
claims Cf Oregon, Virginia, Maryland
and Texas and provision Tor on
months extra pay for employees at The
capital.
Senator Chamberlain. explaining his
assent to the program, said he had beer
prevailed upon to withdraw his oppo
sition because of the numerous jus
claims in the bill which would remain
unpaid if ne persisted.
L ithdra my opposition very re
l~uctantly," he said, for I believe tina
the claim OF my state. which has beer
refused in this bill, is e~minently JUS
and right
Bill To Go Over.
Senate leaders began a conferepc
just before noon to find a way to brinl
the session to a speedy end. The gen
eral deficiency bill carries about SC,
OOO, 600. The governments other cred
itors FOR that amount including mer
chants in many cities who have ad
Vanced supplies to the army and nav
Will have to wait until December 70
their pay if the measure is held ovel
Senate Leaders Agree.
After repeated conferences. Senat
leaders announced an understanding b,
which the Senate was to recede from
it's demand for the immediate paymen
of the contested state claims in tn
general deficiency bill, but providin,
that the claims be included in the mex
general deficiecV bill.