Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-27
DOUBLE DEADLOCK|N
CONGRESS IS BROKEN
AND SESSION CLOSES
Senate and House Pass General
Deficiency Bill and Adjourn
Sine Die.
LA TOILETTE WINS HIS POINT
Resolution to Continue Archbold-
Roosevelt Inquiry is Passed.
GOES OVER UNTIL OCTOBER
Committee Will Investigate Core.
spondence with congressman.
STATE CLAIMS TO GO OVER
Chamberlain Abnndonr Filibuster on
Condition That They BE In
cIuded in Next Sessions
Bill.
LA TOILETTE WINS HIS POINT
FOES OVER UNTIL OCTOBER
Committee Will Investigate CORE.
spondence with Congressman.
STATE CLAIMS TO GO OVER

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The second
session of the sixty-second congress ad-
journed both houses at 4:30 p. m. today
The double deadlock that had held II
over from Saturday and into an early
morning Sunday session dissolved when
1t met today. 'e,
Without a roll call Senator La Toilette
the Penrose resolution, directing an in
quiry into the Archbold- Penrose- Roose-
welt controversy involving Standard Oil
contributions to the republican campaign
Of 1904 and correspondence or financial
transactions between Mr. Archbold,
| George w. Perkins, Colonel Roosevelt
and members of congress.
The committee which is directed by
the resolution to make the inquiry, how
ever, will not. begin before October.
/ The general deficiency bill, upon which
there was second fillibuster in an at
tempt to force the house to accept the
! senates amendments to pay certain
claims Of Oregon, Virginia, Maryland and
Texas, was finally agreed upon with the
understanding 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 voting quorum in either house
Provision of Resolution.
LAS 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 campaign contributions to the
republican national committee Of 1904.
Expenditures and contributions in the
campaign fund for presidential nomina-
tions this year.
Financial transactions and correspon-
dence relating thereto between John d.
ATchbold and members of the senate and
Financial transactions and correspon-
dence relating thereto, between George w.
Perkins, Colonel Roosevelt and members
of the senate and house.
The house took recess at 2:25 o'clock
until 4:1 on the theory that the senate
then would be caught up and an adjourn
ment soon would follow.
Senate Yields to House.
Oh iIlVtAOh Va 0CuuIOI wal bhC SOiA-
ate receded from its amendments to the
general deficiency bill, thus meeting the
demands of the house and removing the
last apparent obstacle to adjournment.
The measure struck from the bill the
claims of Oregon, Virginia, Maryland and
Texas and provision for one months
extra pay for employees at the capital.
Senator Chamberlain, explaining his as
sent to the program, said he had been
prevailed upon to withdraw his opposi-
tion because of the numerous just claims
In the bill which would remain unpaid If
he persisted.
Il withdrew my opposition very re-
luctantly," he said, "for believe that
the claim of my state which has been re-
fused in this bill is emlnently just and
right"