Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-29
CONGRESS PASSES
PEACEFULLY AWAY
Shout Of Joy from Handful Of
Members on Adjournment
sine Die.
THEIR DIFFERENCES SETTLED
Call for a Quorum in Either House
Would Have Forced Return
of Embarrassing
Situation.
THEIR DIFFERENCES SETTLED

washington Aug 2s.--sobered by the
emba IRA ssments of Saturdays all-night
session of flibusters and disagreements,
Congress adjusted its differences to-
day. invited President Taft up to the
capitol once more and at 4:30 o'clock this
afternoon wrote "dnis" after the proceed
ings of the second session of the sind Con-
rress.
Tho end was marked with return q:
harmony and an end OF llbusters Sena-
tor La Toilette. demanding action on the
penrose campaign fund resolution found
all opposition smoothed away In front of
him. and the resolution passed almost
discussion.
Senators Chamberlain Martin. Swanson
and Culberson, after fighting bitterly for
The nayment of the State claims" embod
led in the general deficiency bill, yielded
TO the urgings of their colleagues and per-
mitted the Senate to yield to the demands
of the House, and strike these claims
from the bill. In return for this conccs-
sion, however, they received the promise
OF support next winter, when the claims
again will be pressed for payment
With thosqfT Id claims. amounting In all
TO 100000. went the extra months pay
for congressional employees. which the
Senate demanded and the House refused
TO give.
In the last half-hour of the session.
while President Taft waited In his special
room to sign the measures of the dying
Congress. an attempt was made to rush
through a special resolution giving the
employees the extra month" but the
House again blocked it
PAY FOR ARMY APPROPRIATED
The President signed the general
deficiency bill at 4:l0 o'clock, making GER
tain the payment of the s, 500, Ooo deficiency
IN army pay, the $4,000 for the Gcttys-
burg memorial celebration next year. the
$4,000 for extension Of customs work
and scores of other important payments
that hinged on the passage of the bill
The last measure to which his pen was
put was bill dlsposing of lands in the
Colville Indian reservation. The session
tust "fzzled ont" in the Senate, to use
the words of one observer. A comparative
handful of members occupied their seat.
and a call for n quorum in either th'
House or Senate would have forced a re
urn of the embarrassing situation of las
week.
wild outburst of applause greeted
Speaker Clark's announcement of adj
journment as his ravel fell in the House
The floor Immediately became an ami
mated scene. members bidding cac'
,thcr goodbye and shaking hands Jus
before ne announced the adjournment
Speaker Clark addressed he House
''As the hour of adjournment ap
proaches." he said, the speaker desire
to congratulate the House on reachin.
the end of one of the LONGEST and mos
laborious sessions on record. Congress
has been actually in session more day
since December than any Congress tina
tver sat. The speaker desires to thanl
all members of the House on both side
of the big aisle, which separates H.
politically, but not as friends and patriots
for the uniform courtesy with whicl
they have treated the speaker. | mop,
that we will all reach home safely, al
have enjoyable vacations and will al
return refreshed and invigorated. fol
Dur work next winter"
TWENTY SENATORS ON FLOOR.
While waiting for adjournment tim:
In the Senate late in tho day. there
were an even score of senators on the
floor When a resolution for 1journ
ment at 1870 o'clock was put through
recess was taken until 40 Their
began a Commute wait.
Senator Nelson Of Minnesota awokt
he Senate for moment to thank tha
presiding officers OF the session, Sen
ltors Gallmger and Bacon. Senator
shively had passed a resolution thank
ing Vice president sherman for hi:
conduct as presiding officer
Then at 4:3o o'clock Senator Calm
ger, In the chair. arose and declared
..,e session adjourned sine die. ana tn
remnant of the Senate wander GU
II the chamber.
After :ecessing from 2:25 to BE-
o'clock the House transacted littl
business 1t passed a bin of Repre-
sentative Carin of Virginia. demo
crat. fixing penalties for the breakin'
Of seals on cars in Interstate com
mercc, adopted the concurrent resolu
tion on adjournment and then proceed
I'd to blocl, all other attempts az leg
station.
A resolution providing for an extr
months pay Tor employees Of the senat
died n natural death without considera
ton. The resolution Vas n substitute 70
preceding one that would have provide
the extra months Pay for employees o
both Senate and House. The House den,
ncrats had gone on record as opposed I
such legislation.
President Taft signed the Panama cana
bill Saturday night, afterward sending t
Congress a memorandum suggesting III
ACCESSIBILITY Of the passage OF "A resolutlo
which would declare that this measur
was not considered by this government
violation Of the treaty provisions regard
ing the canal