The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-26
EVERYBODY ANGRY
BECAUSE CONGRESS
FAILS TO ADJOURN
House Declines to Yield in
Deadlock Over General
Deficiency Bill
TAFT IS MAD ALL
THE WAY THROUGH
After All Night Session Mem
bers Go to Their Homes
Determined to Not
Give Away

WASHINGTON. August 24.-AlI
definite plans for the adjournment of
congress are off The session which
was to have ended last night still ex-
lists, given new life at the break OF
dawn on this Sabbath Day. The SEN
ate and house are deadlocked over
the general deficiency appropriation
bill. the house is bitterly unyielding;
nlibuster within q rilibuster is on
in the senate-and no member of
either body knows today when the
second session OF the sixty second
congress will adjourn sine die.
IL the telnpers OF senators and MEM
bers Of the house cool today the end
may come tomorrow. Il may be two
days hence: it may be week or more.
4 congress has never faced such a
complicated deadlock as that which
early today demonstrated the truth
OF the axiom that the best laid plans
Of men oft go awry.
The house adjourned at 4:24 O'Clock
this morning until noon Monday. The
senate adjourned at 4.3S until the same
hour All night the two bodies had
fought over four amendments 10 the
general deficiency bill. the last OF the
annual appropriation measures.
These amendments concern the
claims OF the state of Oregon, Mary
lands, Virginia, and Texas. against
the United States government. Some
of the claims are more than a hun
dred years old. They amount in the
aggregate 70 about 100000.
Refuse 10 Yisld.
The senator's from these States say
adjournment cannot be taken unless
the deficiency bill provides for these
claims. and also for an extra months
pay for the employees OF the house and
senate. The house. by practically
unanimous vote asserted in the early
morning hours today that II would
never yield.
The decision OF the house leaders
and the senators who are conducting
a filibuster is unchanged at this hour.
The bitterest Of feeling prevails. The
situation is dramatic and upprecedent-
ed from a legislative standpoint.
As daybreak came today. taxicabs
and automobiles whirled mp to the en-
frances OF the senate and house. Sem
ators and congressman. 1nuttering an
grily entered the machines and gave
curt orders TO be taken home. Many
of them expected TO leave Washing
ton last night: they had railroad
transportatio ton in their pockets and
they were sore and disguised lot.
Few spoke and probably nobody
smiled
Taft Angry. Too.
Tie president OF the United States
left tie senate wing OF the capitol
at Az A. NJ. He had waited all night
the agreement on the general deli
cheney bill A special train stood ar
the union station prepared 10 take
the president to Be> eriy. The order
for the train was cancelled. Mr. Taft
was angry. too.
Anticipating that congress would
adjourn Saturday afternoon, the presi
dent first arranged to leave for Bev-
erly at $50 o'clock The conferees
OF the remaining supply bills Were
still cajoiing and threatening each
other Then the president planned 10
go at 1910 A. NJ, He sat impatiently
in the marble room when that hour
arrived, Another train left. at 1880,
but IL left without the president. hts
secretary and secret service men.
When the hour OF 4,15 arrived Mr.
Taft climbed rather deJectediy into
the White House automobile. and re
turned TO the White House. A few
minutes later the senate and house.
hopeiessIy deadlocked adjourned until
Monday.